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Oculus Redesigns Rift, Introduces Gesture Controls

by Tom Allen

After many years, Oculus VR has revealed the final design of its consumer headset – set to be released in Q1’16. As well as the Rift headset, Oculus showed off circular controllers that will …

Oculus Rift Will be Expensive, But Look Closer…

by Tom Allen

After revealing the Q1’16 launch date, Oculus VR has shared pricing for its Rift headset. Speaking at the Re/code annual Code Conference, CEO Brendan Iribe said that the Rift would be priced in the …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Oculus Rift| Oculus VR| Pricing| Vol 22 - Issue 22

Oculus Ignores Laptops, Apple Users

by Tom Allen

Planning to buy the Oculus Rift? Start upgrading your PC. Oculus VR has released the requirements for the headset, which will need to be tethered to a computer to work. Owners will need an …

OTOY Developing Means for Light Field Capture of Real World Environments

by Arthur Berman

OTOY Inc. (Los Angeles, CA), is developing a camera system that can capture a spherical light field of a real world environment. Such imagery can be transformed into a virtual world scene that is …

Tags:360 Degree Cameras| Oculus Rift| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 21

Oculus Concerned About Poor VR Experiences

by Tom Allen

Sharing a little more information about its upcoming (Oculus Rift Set to Arrive in 2016) Oculus Rift headset, Oculus VR has said that it is developing its own virtual reality games. The fear is …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Oculus Rift| Oculus VR| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 20

Oculus Rift Set to Arrive in 2016

by Tom Allen

It was hinted at earlier this year (Facebook Earnings Call Implies No Oculus in 2015), and now Oculus has confirmed that the Rift headset will not be launched in 2015. The good news, though? …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Oculus Rift| Vol 22 - Issue 19

Facebook Earnings Call Implies No Oculus in 2015

by Tom Allen

While there had been rumours of a consumer launch this year, it appears that the Oculus Rift will not be reaching shelves in 2015. The CFO of Facebook (which bought Oculus last year – …

Tags:Facebook/Meta| HMDs (Head Mounted Displays)| Mobile Display Monitor| Oculus Rift| Vol 22 - Issue 18

Oculus Confirms Dual-Display Use

by Tom Allen

During a panel at the recent SXSW festival, Oculus VR’s Nate Mitchell announced that the latest prototype of the Oculus Rift headset (Crescent Bay) uses two OLED displays – not just one. It was …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Oculus Rift| Oculus VR| OLEDs| Vol 22 - Issue 12

HMDs Will be Most Popular AR/VR Form Factor, Says ABI

by Tom Allen

The markets for augmented and virtual reality are poised for growth, with new devices and content being introduced regularly. According to ABI Research, head-mounted displays will be the most common AR/VR devices, although AR …

Augmenting Virtual Reality

by Tom Allen

Interaction with the physical world while wearing a virtual reality device is difficult, to say the least – flailing arms will inevitably catch errant pens, cups of water and people while you are happily …

Oculus Ignores Rumours, Maintains Release Schedule

by Tom Allen

Palmer Lucky, co-CEO of Oculus VR, has re-stated partner Brendan Iribe’s comments (Consumers Will Get Hands (and Eyes) on Oculus This Year) that the consumer version of the Oculus Rift will be launched this …

NBA and Biglook360 Team up for VR Capture of All-Star Game

by Chris Chinnock

Thought the capture of 180° and 360° video content was a recent phenomenon driven by the capabilities of the Oculus Rift and Samsung GearVR? BigLook360 did its first production way back in 1999 and …

Tags:3D Cameras| Oculus Rift| Samsung| Virtual Reality| Vol 22 - Issue 10