"Facebook unveils virtual social space for its Oculus users San Francisco (AFP) - Facebook said Wednesday it will launch a virtual social community where users of its Oculus headgear can "explore new places" and "create their own new experiences." The Horizon virtual world set for a beta launch in 2020 represents a new initiative for the Oculus virtual reality unit of the leading social network. Oculus users will be able to choose an avatar and interact with others in the virtual social community, Facebook said as it opened its Oculus Connect 6 conference..." https://news.yahoo.com/facebook-unveils-virtual-social-space-oculus-users-211924806.html
Five years after buying Oculus for $2B, Facebook says VR is ready to take off September 26, 2019 https://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-oculus-connect-event-developers-react-2019-9
We put Oculus Quest’s two craziest new VR features through their paces Both updates will be free for all Quest VR headsets. For freebies, they're great September 27, 2019 https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2019...-hands-on-with-hand-tracking-pc-vr-link-mode/
How VR can help enterprises with training, beyond firing Barry September 29, 2019 https://venturebeat.com/2019/09/29/how-vr-can-help-enterprises-with-training-beyond-firing-barry/
Google used photogrammetry to create a detailed VR tour of Versailles September 30, 2019 https://pressfrom.info/us/news/scie...-create-a-detailed-vr-tour-of-versailles.html Google Arts & Culture: Versailles: The Palace is Yours
Holoride makes its in-car VR available to the public for the first time October 10, 2019 https://techcrunch.com/2019/10/10/h...r-available-to-the-public-for-the-first-time/
Google discontinues Daydream VR October 15, 2019 https://venturebeat.com/2019/10/15/google-discontinues-daydream-vr/
Microsoft’s DreamWalker lets you see VR cities during real-world walks October 21, 2019 https://venturebeat.com/2019/10/21/...ts-you-see-vr-cities-during-real-world-walks/ Microsoft: A new era of spatial computing brings fresh challenges—and solutions—to VR
Google open-sources Cardboard to keep ‘no-frills’ VR widely available November 6, 2019 https://venturebeat.com/2019/11/06/...dboard-to-keep-no-frills-vr-widely-available/ Google: Open sourcing Google Cardboard
Lenovo pilots VR as an alternative to general anesthesia for kids November 9, 2019 https://venturebeat.com/2019/11/09/...n-alternative-to-general-anesthesia-for-kids/
FedEx Ground Uses Virtual Reality to Train and Retain Package Handlers November 8, 2019 https://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk...-uses-vr-to-train-and-retain-package-handlers
"Microsoft Flight Simulator could get VR support because of fan feedback... Microsoft and Asobo Studio is using a vast amount of data to create a world that's so accurate you can fly over your house, and the immersive qualities of VR makes it seem like a good fit, but it wasn't something that was being considered until people started making the assumption that it was going to support VR straight away. The good news is that it's probably going to happen, though maybe not in time for launch.... ...Jorg Neumann, head of Microsoft Flight Simulator, told AVSIM. 'But we are listening, and we heard it, so we will try our darnedest to make it happen. Whether or not we’re going to pull it off for launch, we can’t commit to that at this point in time, but we are aware of the desire, and given that we genuinely want to make the sim that simmers want, we will try to prioritise that over other things.'..." https://www.pcgamer.com/microsoft-flight-simulator-could-get-vr-support-because-of-fan-feedback/
Oculus Link arrives in beta: the Quest can now be your PC VR gaming headset One USB-C cable can turn Facebook's standalone VR headset into a PC rig November 18, 2019 https://www.cnet.com/news/oculus-li...e-quest-can-now-be-your-pc-vr-gaming-headset/
Valve confirms it’s making a ‘flagship’ Half-Life VR game November 19, 2019 https://techcrunch.com/2019/11/18/valve-confirms-its-making-a-flagship-half-life-vr-game/ Ars Technica: Half-Life: Alyx: What we know about Valve’s upcoming full-length VR game
The future of immersive theater is here, and it's in a VR headset Oculus' newest experience, The Under Presents, will blow your mind November 19, 2019 https://www.cnet.com/news/the-future-of-immersive-theater-is-here-and-it-is-in-a-vr-headset/
Facebook buys 'Beat Saber' creator Beat Games The developer will still update the VR rhythm game on non-Oculus platforms November 26, 2019 https://www.engadget.com/2019/11/26/oculus-vr-beat-saber/
Sony and fans fire back as Microsoft claims ‘nobody’s asking for VR’ November 26, 2019 https://venturebeat.com/2019/11/26/...ck-as-microsoft-claims-nobodys-asking-for-vr/
Facebook sells off Oculus Medium to Adobe December 7, 2019 https://techcrunch.com/2019/12/07/facebook-sells-off-oculus-medium-to-adobe/
Oculus Quest Hand-tracking Starts Rolling Out This Week, Developer SDK Next Week December 9, 2019 https://www.roadtovr.com/oculus-quest-hand-tracking-update/ Oculus Quest's hand tracking is a new level of VR immersion (September 27, 2019)
Reinventing Reality VR exhibit opens for girls at Lawrence Hall of Science December 14, 2019 https://venturebeat.com/2019/12/14/...-opens-for-girls-at-lawrence-hall-of-science/
Bigscreen Partners With Paramount for Ticketed VR Movie Screenings December 16, 2019 https://variety.com/2019/digital/news/bigscreen-social-movie-vr-paramount-1203439355/
Oculus Quest’s controller-free hand-tracking SDK is now available December 29, 2019 https://venturebeat.com/2019/12/21/oculus-quests-controller-free-hand-tracking-sdk-is-now-available/
2020 is VR's make-or-break year The stars might finally align for virtual reality next year December 24, 2019 https://www.engadget.com/2019/12/24/vr-in-2020-oculus-quest-half-life-alyx/
The new VR gloves from Teslasuit allow you to feel virtual objects and monitor your pulse December 26, 2019 https://www.gamerturn.com/the-new-v...-feel-virtual-objects-and-monitor-your-pulse/