Facebook’s Account Verification Leaves Some Quest 2 Buyers With ‘Paperweight’ October 14, 2020 https://uploadvr.com/facebook-account-quest-paperweight/
Your brand new Oculus Quest 2 can’t play Oculus Go games, John Carmack confirms October 16, 2020 https://www.theverge.com/2020/10/16/21520102/oculus-quest-2-go-apps-games-support
Facebook is banning some Oculus players who use more than one headset Violating the Facebook ToS can result in your Facebook account getting banned, making it impossible to use your Oculus devices October 24, 2020 https://www.androidcentral.com/facebook-banning-some-oculus-players-who-use-more-one-headset
Sega's canceled VR project from the '90s gets revived by historians November 20, 2020 https://mashable.com/article/sega-vr-headset-game-revived-nuclear-rush/
Walmart shuts down its VR shopping subsidiary Insperience December 7, 2020 https://www.protocol.com/walmart-storeno8-insperience-spatialand
Tyne and Wear Metro drivers use virtual reality to test trains December 29, 2020 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-tyne-55475500
'Haptic feedback' virtual reality Teslasuit can simulate everything from a bullet to a hug https://www.abc.net.au/news/science...rtual-reality-touch-haptic-feedback/100030320
Oculus is killing off its proprietary PC VR APIs in favor of OpenXR Moving the industry toward the accepted open standard. July 23, 2021 https://www.windowscentral.com/oculus-killing-its-proprietary-pc-vr-apis-favor-openxr
Jurors could use VR to visit crime scenes, and help them reach a verdict VR headsets could eventually become appropriate court attire. July 28, 2021 https://mashable.com/article/virtual-reality-jury-trial-courtroom
"Facebook Pauses Oculus Quest 2 Sales Due to Skin Irritation Face rashes, swelling, burning, itching, hives, and bumps have all been reported. Sales of the Oculus Quest 2 VR headset are on hold as Facebook rolls out a new silicone cover for the original foam interface that is causing skin irritation for some users. The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) this week recalled some 4 million removable foam facial interfaces, which have been linked to skin conditions including rashes, swelling, burning, itching, hives, and bumps. In response, Facebook is introducing a new silicone cover that fits over the offending foam. Starting Aug. 24, all Oculus Quest 2 headsets will come with the polymer casing, while existing Quest 2 or Fit Pack owners can also request a free cover online..." https://www.pcmag.com/news/facebook-pauses-oculus-quest-2-sales-due-to-skin-irritation
Sony reportedly revealed its next-generation VR to developers We should see official pricing and release date early next year August 5, 2021 https://www.techspot.com/news/90689-sony-reportedly-revealed-next-generation-vr-developers.html
Facebook unveils virtual reality 'workrooms' August 19, 2021 https://today.rtl.lu/news/business-and-tech/a/1773091.html Facebook: Introducing Horizon Workrooms: Remote Collaboration Reimagined
Here's another video with Zuckerberg demonstrating: "Zuckerberg unveils Facebook's 'revolutionary' virtual "metaverse," where humans turn into comic characters and interact with each other..." Video: https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1428367642579017728
IMHO No big deal here -- This can be done today and as far back as 17 years ago in Second Life and the avatars in Second Life are realistic -- not cartoons. https://www.connect.secondlife.com/ https://secondlife.com/
Police in rural Ohio are using VR for empathy training September 24, 2021 https://statescoop.com/police-rural-ohio-vr-empathy-training/
Valve reportedly developing standalone VR headset codenamed ‘Deckard’ References in Valve’s code point towards the prototype September 29, 2021 https://www.theverge.com/2021/9/29/...d-standalone-vr-headset-prototype-development
VR helps parents visualise child's surgery November 23, 2021 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-59373963
Magic Leap jumps into the enterprise market for augmented reality in ‘coopetition’ with Microsoft by Alan Boyle
