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Facebook Says Oculus Quest Hand Tracking Feature Reduces Battery Life by Only 7 Minutes
Facebook says its upcoming Hand Tracking feature for Oculus Quest will reduce battery life by only 7 minutes. The feature was announced this week during the Oculus Connect 6 developer…
Microsoft Flight Simulator Launches Without VR Mode
The new Microsoft Flight Simulator is quite a beauty and would have a powerful pull if made for VR. However, Microsoft has stated that the simulator will not support virtual…
Recap XR News Last Week: Oculus Connect 6, Rift S Obsolete, XR Kickstarters, iOS 13 AR Secrets, Absurd:joy
Last week was a busy one in the XR sphere. The week was of course dominated by the Oculus Connect 6 developer conference held at the San Jose Convention Center…
New Artificial Skin Provides Haptic Feedback and Could Find Applications in VR and Rehabilitation
There is currently a frenzied drive to develop haptic feedback for virtual reality. All the contraptions and prototypes that have emerged so far have been bulky and cumbersome devices that…
Munich and Frankfurt Airports Using Virtual Reality to Train Ground Ops
Frankfurt Airport operator Fraport AG and Munich Airport operator AeroGround Flughafen Munchen GmbH have partnered with the startups Innoactive and ThreeDee to develop a virtual reality training tool for ground…
OC6: Facebook to Create a New Social VR World Called Horizon
During the Oculus Connect 6 this week, Facebook revealed plans to create a new immersive entertainment environment known as Horizon. Facebook showcased early footage as well as details about the…
OC6: Oculus Quest Native Hand Tracking Takes Users to a New Level of VR Immersion
One of the biggest announcements during the Oculus Connect 6 was of the planned Oculus Quest update that will see the implementation of hand-tracking into the platform in 2020. This…
Pimax Announces New Virtual Reality Glasses, Accessories and Software
Pimax livestream revealed details of its new virtual reality headsets, accessories as well as software updates. In a livestream with the creator and community manager Martin Lammi, Chinese virtual eyewear…
OC6: Facebook’s Oculus Link Brings PC Games to Quest this November
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced the Oculus Link feature which will give Oculus Quest owners access to the full library of the Rift experiences this November via a software…
Vader Immortal Episode II is Now Available
Developer ILMxLab has launched the Vader Immortal: Episode II during Facebook’s Oculus Connect 6 today. The latest episode of the Star Wars virtual reality experience is available on both Oculus…