The Oculus Quest is hands-down the VR headset we believe most people should get. It’s the best standalone headset at the moment, with advanced inside-out tracking, a healthy library of native standalone VR games and the killer ability to connect to a computer and act as a full Oculus Rift. The Quest has been an … Continue reading Oculus Quest 2 Rumours Are Stronger Than Ever
If you haven’t heard, Oculus has pulled the plug on the Go. It’s the most affordable standalone VR headset. This might come as quite a surprise, because by all accounts it was doing pretty well. Facebook is certainly not running short of money. Oculus Go was part of their big plans for VR and social … Continue reading Don’t Buy an Oculus Go (Or Any 3DoF VR)!
The Oculus Quest was undoubtedly the top-dog when it came to standalone VR headsets at launch, but since then Oculus have expanded its functionality in interesting ways. For example, the company recently implemented a beta feature that can track the user’s hands directly, using the onboard cameras. While no notable apps take advantage of this … Continue reading Oculus Link and the USB 2.0 Update: Does It Work?
The Oculus Quest doesn’t yet have a library of games and apps to match the Rift’s PC VR offerings. Yes, these days you can use the Quest as a Rift thanks to Oculus Link, but you can’t play that anywhere you like and need to be tethered to a computer. Vader Immortal, in its three … Continue reading Vader Immortal for Oculus Quest Review
The year 2020 might end up being as important to modern commercial VR as the year 2016. In 2016 we finally saw the consumer VR could be good. It could be immersive, believable and fantastic as more than just a party trick. Unfortunately it was also incredibly expensive, at least in terms of premium VR … Continue reading Oculus Quest: Here’s What You Need to Know Going into 2020
While VR headsets are pretty good these days, technologies to help us be better embodied in VR worlds aren’t quite at the same level of refinement. In recent times, touch controllers have started to become a standard part of the VR experience. Whether it’s a Windows Mixed Reality headset or indeed the Oculus Quest we’re … Continue reading Oculus Quest Hand Tracking Set to Get Camera-based Hand Tracking
With its mid-range Oculus Quest getting a tethering option, the plain old tethered Rift seems to be heading for the bin of obsolescence. That doesn’t mean Oculus isn’t baking something new. Their half-dome prototype which made the news a while ago has moved much closer to a final product. In 2018 the VR pioneer showed … Continue reading Oculus Half-dome Prototypes Show Off the Future of VR
After what seems like years or relative stagnation, things are moving at a rapid pace in the world of VR. Oculus Connect 6, the conference held late in September of 2019, was particularly fruitful and has the whole VR community abuzz. Surprisingly most of the good news when it comes to the Oculus line comes … Continue reading Oculus Link
