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OC3 Applications Open!

by Isaac Oburu

Applications are now open for Oculus Connect 3, which will take place in San Jose, CA, October 5th-7th. You can apply at the OC3 website; applications close on the 19th August at 11:59 PM …

Oculus Catches Up

by Tom Allen

Oculus VR says that it has shipped all of the Oculus Rift pre-orders that were placed. It has taken the company almost four months to catch up with its backlog! New orders are now …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Oculus VR| Vol 23 - Issue 27

Sony Pushes VR Shipments to 9 Million

by Tom Allen

Strong pre-orders of Sony’s Playstation VR – the release date for which was announced at E3 – will push VR device shipments past 9 million units this year, says TrendForce. Reception so far has …

Condition One Announces “Bison” – a Professional Virtual Reality Camera for Cinematic VR Experiences

by Isaac Oburu

VR technology company Condition One today announced “Bison,” a professional cinematic virtual reality (VR) camera that creates powerful and seamless stereoscopic immersive experiences. A pioneer in VR storytelling, Condition One will leverage “Bison,” as …

Tags:Cameras| Oculus VR| Virtual Reality

Samsung Empowers the Future of Virtual Reality at Facebook’s F8 Conference

by Isaac Oburu

Samsung Electronics America, Inc. (SEA) announced today that it has deployed 2,600 Samsung Gear VR headsets powered by Oculus with customized Samsung Galaxy smartphones at the Facebook F8 Developer Conference, empowering developers to create …

Tags:Facebook/Meta| Oculus VR| Samsung

Minnesota Vikings and More at Pepcom

by Matthew Brennesholtz

I attended a Pepcom media event in New York on April 7th and saw some of the latest technology. Three things, in particular should be of interest to Display Daily readers. First, the Minnesota …

Oculus Rift is Delayed

by Tom Allen

Delays are affecting deliveries of the Oculus Rift headset, which began to be shipped last week (Rift – Finally – Reaches Customers). It is speculated that component shortages are to blame. CEO Brendan Iribe …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Oculus Rift| Oculus VR| Vol 23 - Issue 13

Oculus Story Studio Founder Sees VR just at the Beginning

by Norbert Hildebrand

As reported by Polygon, Max Planck a veteran from Pixar Studios is comparing the development of VR content to the early years of cinema. He is drawing parallels on how the cinema industry was …

Tags:Content Creation| Mobile Display Monitor| Oculus VR| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 11

Oculus Starts Integrating VR into Social Apps

by Norbert Hildebrand

After the Oculus co-founder Palmer Luckey was somewhat pessimistic about the integration of social apps and virtual reality (Facebook, Oculus and the Future of VR), corporate reality has already caught up with Oculus. This …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| Oculus VR| Social Media| Virtual Reality| Vol 23 - Issue 10

VR Comes with an Age Restriction

by Norbert Hildebrand

In a recent interview with Re/Code, Oculus CEO Brendan Iribe spoke about the age restriction they are putting on their VR headsets. The firm suggests usage of its headsets only for children of 13 …

Oculus Will Support Mac When Apple Prioritises Graphics

by Tom Allen

Palmer Luckey, founder of Oculus VR, has said that the Oculus Rift headset will work with Macs when Apple makes “a good computer”. Apple does not currently prioritise the high-end GPUs that the Oculus …

Facebook, Oculus and the Future of VR

by Norbert Hildebrand

After Facebook bought Oculus for the round sum of two billion dollars, the world has assumed that Facebook has a clear vision and plan for how to benefit from one of the frontrunners in …