Facebook is likely to continue to push social content
through its Oculus headsets too, which will be a real boon to those who want to use virtual reality for those kinds of interactions.
As a standalone VR headset, it does not require to be tethered to a computer or a smartphone as the headgear is built to work more like an all - in - one VR tool that offers direct access to VR content
through the Oculus ecosystem sans any additional hardware, though it comes with a physical controller.
Rift owners, meanwhile, can get games
through the Oculus store.
With well over 300 games, apps and experiences available for the Gear VR
through the Oculus store, Google certainly has some catching up to do.
If anything goes wrong (or if you prefer earbuds), you can buy replacements
through Oculus.
The Oculus Rift is compatible with software
through the Oculus Rift store, as well as supporting games through Steam — though, the latter took some «encouragement.»
Featuring compelling interactive environments, newly commissioned video work and an artwork experienced
through Oculus Rift technology, the show has been described as «unmissable» by Dazed Digital, and «utterly thrilling» by Its Nice That.
There's a pattern running
through the Oculus launch line - up; most games are designed for short - burst gameplay, rather than long sessions.
Playing the game requires the Oculus Rift Development headset, which can be obtained
through the Oculus VR website.
I want to support VR, I bought about 50 VR games through steam and maybe 20
through oculus home.
For VR players, Elite Dangerous can be purchased
both through Oculus Home (Rift) and Steam (Vive and Rift).
Gunjack 2: End of Shift is available
through the Oculus Store for $ 8.99 USD.
«You can also request keys (royalty - free) to sell your Oculus PC app on other stores, while making it available to the community
through the Oculus platform.
Today, the studio has announced that the official launch date has been set for 24th May, with pre-orders now available
through Oculus Store.
Guests can sample some of what Chicago offers without leaving the premises by using the hotel's VR Concierge, offering 360 - degree views
through an Oculus VR headset.
With the DIVERGENT SERIES: INSURGENT release, we were given the opportunity to experience the world of dystopian Chicago
through the Oculus Rift and have our reality shattered.
The beta is available
through Oculus Home and SteamVR, and features:
are you playing this game
through oculus home or steam store?
Stand - alone Rift preorders placed
through Oculus begin shipping March 28.
Those who've already ordered a Rift
through Oculus can still take advantage of one of the bundles by checking the order status page and opting into partner offers, according to Oculus.
Not exact matches
While Luckey initially raised capital for his company
through a massive crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter, his company hit its stride in 2014 when Facebook [fortunes - stock symbol =» FB»] announced that it had acquired
Oculus VR for $ 2 billion.
This is done
through the use of 360 - degree video and / or virtual re-enactments of a scene broadcast onto a headset like the
Oculus Rift (which is owned by Facebook (FB)-RRB-, or even using low - tech means like the Google (GOOG) Cardboard viewer, which essentially just holds a smartphone in front of the watcher's eyes.
«
Through our partnership with Xiaomi, both
Oculus Go and Mi VR Standalone represent our first step in delivering that sweet spot between mobile and PC VR,» Facebook vice president of VR Hugo Barra said in a statement.
On the
Oculus Rift virtual reality headset using the Touch controllers, you can reach out and grab objects and pull yourself
through the game - world — often as you climb around on a spaceship.
The
Oculus Rift virtual reality headset is expected to be available in early 2016; to kill time until then, the movies will be available to watch
through Samsung's Gear VR.
«
Through micro-optics and computer vision, we hope to improve the information that can be extracted from optical sensors, which will help take virtual reality to the next level,» Nadav Grossinger, CTO of Pebbles Interfaces, wrote on the
Oculus blog.
Additionally,
Oculus said it is sending one of its Rift VR headsets to the International Space Station
through a partnership with the French Space Agency CNES.
For the World Cup, Coke created a virtual reality experience in which users could move
through a Brazil's Maracana Stadium locker room, go onto the pitch, and play on the field - all via the Facebook - owned
Oculus Rift headset.
Oculus co-founder Palmer Luckey donated $ 100,000 to President Trump's inaugural celebrations
through a shell company seemingly named after a time - traveling vehicle from role - playing game Chrono Trigger.
This is achieved
through the three parts of orbicularis
oculi muscle.
The Netflix film, nimbly directed by Mike Flanagan (
Oculus, Hush, Ouija: Origin of Evil) is notable for a tight screenplay and a watch - it -
through - your - fingers scene of Jessie figuring out a bloody way to get out of those handcuffs.
The game will have VR capabilities
through PlayStation VR, Vive HTC, and
Oculus Rift.
It's hard to overlook some of the recurring themes in his work, beginning with 2011's Absentia and all the way
through the wildly imaginative
Oculus, Hush and Ouija: Origin of Evil.
But active learning now happens
through a variety of content styles including 2D / 3D animation, virtual environments (e.g.
Oculus Rift or Google Cardboard) or interactive video.
Built as a temple to the Gods in 120AD, the clever design includes a single light source flowing
through the central
oculus that was used to measure time with the aid of an internal sundial.
Timing in with the launch of the consumer Rift headset, and updates to its Rift and Platform SDKs,
Oculus announced that it wouldn't restrict developers to just its store — opening up the way for
Oculus and Gear VR titles to be sold
through outlets such as Steam, which will also offer titles for Valve's competing headset, the HTC Vive.
The demo took place on the balcony of the
Oculus Connect 2 hotel, which might have added substantially to the immersion, as I was able to feel the natural wind as I traversed
through the beautiful world that Ustwo games crafted.
Stockholm, Sweden - Mar 20, 2018 - Following the successful release of the debut title Apex Construct for PlayStation VR, VR games developer Fast Travel Games announced today that the immersive action / adventure, built exclusively for VR, is out now for PC players to enjoy
through a simultaneous release on
Oculus Rift, HTC Vive & Windows Mixed Reality.
The company's VP of Product, Nate Mitchell, confirmed today that the system will launch this week to developers
through the next
Oculus PC SDK update, version 1.8.
In Earthlight, players are transported into the body of an astronaut and interact with the world
through a pair of virtual arms controlled
through controllers like the
Oculus Touch, SteamVR Controllers and PlayStation Move or with gamepads with dual analogue inputs.
Destructoid found out
through a Square Enix spokesperson about the
Oculus Rift exclusivity.
Available from the
Oculus store for $ 2 is this virtual tour
through the macabre.
As its own form of a Black Friday deal, if you buy an
Oculus Rift VR headset from GAME right now for # 549, you'll not only get the standard free copy of Lucky's Tale along with it, but now you'll get # 100 of
Oculus Store credit, allowing you to purchase a whole bunch of games
through the store itself.
«We kicked off in this new direction nearly a year ago
through our partnership with
Oculus and absolutely fell in love with the possibilities of this new platform.
Despite the early in the year launch the firm only predicts a combined sell
through of 1 million units with the
Oculus Rift totalling 560,000 and the HTC Vive slightly lower at 440,000.
It doesn't matter whether you're a bleeding - edge PC gamer with
Oculus Rift or PS4 and PSVR combo, a last - gen hanger - on still playing
through blockbusters of the 2005 - 2013 era, or perhaps even a retro enthusiast.
Plus it supports
Oculus Rift use, so you can finally live out the dream of tumbling
through space with ever depleting oxygen.
Crisis on the Planet of the Apes VR will be released
through the usual channels for HTC Vive,
Oculus Rift and PlayStation VR on 3rd April 2018...
And while VR still has its fair share of issues to work
through before it hits the mainstream, many aspects of this series feel like they would be right at home with the
Oculus Rift, from driving to countless activities and mini-games.
Today, CyArk has announced a collaboration with
Oculus on an app called MasterWorks: Journey
Through History, allowing
Oculus Rift and Samsung Gear VR owners to visit some of the sites...