The Best VR Headsets for 2019 – The Oculus Quest
It’s been an amazing year in virtual reality. As we look back at the best VR headsets for 2019, we see the Oculus Quest as the breakthrough device. We finally get full VR in a standalone, …
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Oculus Quest Hand Tracking – A Major Breakthrough for VR
Oculus Quest hand tracking has finally arrived as promised at OC6, and we’re delighted. We had the opportunity to demo this breakthrough feature at the conference this fall. While it’s not perfect, it’s the future of …
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St. Jude’s Moving VR Memorials for Child Cancer Patients
Few health organizations are as remarkable as the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, so it’s no surprise to see their VR memorials for child cancer patients. In the past 50 years, they’ve helped improve the childhood …
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Sandbox VR Raises Millions from A-List Celebs but can it Succeed?
Sandbox VR is one of the latest players on the location-based VR scene. And we get the idea behind it – it’s easy to grasp when you’re living in cramped spaces in New York City. But …
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The End of Google’s Daydream VR Platform
So much for Google’s Daydream VR platform. Initially a promising development in mobile VR, Google has officially killed it off. The new Pixel 4 phones won’t support it, they’ve stopped selling Daydream View headsets, and they …
Is Wearable Skin the Haptic Breakthrough for VR?
Ready for an ultrathin layer of wearable skin? It may be precisely what we need for haptic feedback in our virtual experiences. There’s several haptic solutions coming to the market, from full-body suits to HMD attachments that …
Oculus Connect News – Hand Tracking and Social VR
As expected, there were no major hardware releases at Oculus Connect 6. But we didn’t lack for VR news. The major announcement was that hand tracking will come to the Oculus Quest headset. We can finally …
Oculus Connect 6 – The Next Chapter for VR and AR
We’ll be out in California next week for the Oculus Connect 6 conference on September 25-26. With the speculation on Facebook’s AR initiatives and the next steps for the Quest standalone HMD, it promises to be …
Red Matter on Oculus Quest: Stunning Visuals Set a New Standard
If you’re still on the fence whether mobile VR can meet the standards of high-end tethered HMDs, just stop it. It’s time to come down. Vertical Robot’s port of Red Matter on Oculus Quest is a …
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Plunge into Infinite VR Space with Tea for God in the Oculus Quest
Let’s face it. An infinite VR space is incredibly compelling. Especially when you live within the confines of a small 19th century New York City apartment. I’ve been playing with the proof-of-concept VR experience, Tea for God, …
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Oculus Quest: A New Era for VR
The Oculus Quest is here, promising to be the next generation of VR. We finally get a mass-market headset that’s relatively low-cost, has 6DOF functionality and doesn’t need to be tethered to an expensive computer. Despite …