This site explores the fascinating new world of Virtual Reality also known as VR.
As you may know, Facebook FB +0.14% bought Oculus back in 2014 for a cool $2 billion. This deal kick started a VR revolution and has accelerated the worlds of AR and VR. …
Facebook’s Oculus Connect 3 And The Future Of Virtual Reality, By Anshel Sag Read MoreCanadian filmmakers Felix Lajeunesse and Paul Raphael rejoiced after trying on a prototype virtual-reality headset called the Rift three years ago. The Montreal-based duo had been experimenting with immersive film installations, 3D and …
Filmmakers Team With Facebook to Test Limits of Virtual Reality, By Lucas Shaw Read MoreSix months after the highly anticipated launch of its virtual-reality goggles, Facebook Inc.’s Oculus unit is facing a reality check. Oculus, reuniting its developers this week for the first time since the launch …
After Stumbles, Oculus Tries to Regain Its Footing in Virtual Reality, By DEEPA SEETHARAMAN and SARAH E. NEEDLEMAN Read MoreEven if you’ve tried virtual reality or already own a VR system, nothing has prepared you for what’s coming over the next month. Three major VR platforms are expected to launch before Thanksgiving …
The Future Begins: October Will See Big VR Moments From Google, Facebook, and Sony, By Ian Hamilton Read MorePalmer Luckey has IT issues. We’re due to speak – but he can’t be contacted. Eventually, his UK PR gets in touch. “Palmer hasn’t even received any emails,” he says. “Emails can’t get …
Palmer Luckey’s building a VR utopia. And he’s only 24, By Rowland Manthorpe Read MoreFacebook is live streaming the presidential debates with help from ABC News, and Twitter this morning announced it will host its own live streams, courtesy of a Bloomberg partnership. NBC, however, in an …
NBC will stream the debates and other election coverage in VR, starting tonight, By Sarah Perez Read MoreFrom the sunny rooftop patio at Facebook’s satellite office in Seattle, research scientist Matt Uyttendaele showed off just how easy it has become to masquerade as a professional photographer. Arm outstretched, holding a …
Facebook’s new skunkworks photo team wants to bring virtual reality to the masses, by Kurt Wagner Read MoreFacebook has developed an open-source, 3D 360° video capture system based on 17 industrial cameras that includes hardware specifications and software code for camera control and post processing that is available on GitHub. …
Facebook develops 3D 360-degree video capture system for virtual reality applications Read More
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