Oculus and partners at Oculus Connect 2 | Oculus.com
The latest news from Oculus and their partners at Oculus Connect 2 as they look ahead at the next year for VR.
check out the full keynote on the Oculus Twitch channel.
Here’s an overview of what Oculus announced today during the keynotes.
Consumer Gear VR at $99
Oculus Mobile is a key part of putting virtual reality in the hands of everyone. Samsung, introduced an all new consumer edition of Gear VR for $99. This new version will be compatible with Samsung Galaxy Note 5, S6 edge +, S6, and S6 edge.
A few of the incredible new games, videos, and experiences coming to Gear in the months ahead.
Dozens of new made-for-VR games are launching on Gear VR, including Land’s End by UsTwo, Gunjack by CCP Games, and Smash Hit by Mediocre.
Oculus introduced Oculus Arcade for Gear VR, which brings more than 20 classic games from Sega, Warner Bros. Midway, and Bandai Namco into your own virtual arcade.
Many of our favorites like Sonic the Hedgehog, Gauntlet, Spy Hunter, and Pac-Man will be available when Oculus Arcade launches later this year.
Oculus Cinema has been reborn as Oculus Video, and greatly expanded the content library with a group of amazing new partners.
Oculus is working with Hollywood studios to introduce a completely new way to experience movies you’ll be able to watch over 100 hit movies, all from a virtual theater.
Oculus also partnered with Twitch to bring live streaming video to Gear VR. You can even watch with friends in avatar form, showing a true social presence in VR.
And finally, Facebook launched 360 videos in News Feed, and starting in November, you’ll be able to access all of that 360 content right from Oculus Video.
Netflix VR now available on Gear VR
Starting today, Netflix customers can watch their entire catalog of award-winning original series, documentaries and films on Gear VR.
Minecraft will be coming to Oculus!
Minecraft will be shipping next spring on Rift and Gear VR. We’re looking forward to building and exploring new worlds with you.
Rift: Oculus Ready Program, Rift SDK, and New Games
Oculus announced the new Oculus Ready PC program, designed to make it easy to buy a great PC for Rift.
When you see this logo you know this machine meets the recommended spec and has been tested to ensure a great experience.
New Rift Games and Rift SDK 1.0
The Rift SDK 1.0 will be coming this December. Games built with 1.0 will be ready to release on Rift day one. They’ll also be compatible with future releases of the runtime.
Oculus announced new features and services coming to Oculus platform this winter.
Oculus will be adding more robust features around User Profiles to allow people to personalize their Oculus accounts. Game developers will be able to customize information by utilizing things like OculusIDs and avatar pictures.
Also introducing Oculus Concepts, a new way for developers to distribute content in the early stages of development with the broader Oculus community.
Concepts will launch first on Gear VR, and next year on Rift.
Oculus Touch and Touch SDK
Earlier this year, Oculus introduced Oculus Touch, a new pair of tracked controllers that let you bring your own hands into VR and take your games and experiences even further. T
Touch hardware available to developers, and the Touch SDK is shipping alongside developer hardware. The Touch SDK will have everything you need including API’s for determining the position of the controllers, recognizing hand controllers, and driving the haptics avatar hands. These will be fully integrated into Unity and Unreal with sample code.
Introducing ‘Oculus Medium’
Oculus Medium is a new art tool that was created for Touch.
It lets you use the Touch controllers to reach out and create incredible works of art in virtual reality.Medium will be shipping alongside Touch in Q2, and it’s also available to try here at Connect.
New Games coming to Oculus Touch
Oculus has 8 new games coming to Oculus Touch, including:
- Final Approach by Phaser Lock Interactive
- Moon Strike by Big Dorks
- Pulsar Arena by ZeroTransformation
- Job Simulator by Owlchemy Labs
- I Expect You To Die by Schell Games
- Nimbus Knights by Otherworld Interactive
- Dead & Buried by Oculus Studios Team
- Surgeon Simulator by Bossa Studios
Epic Debuts ‘Bullet Train’ Demo for Oculus Touch
Epic debuted a brand new Oculus Touch demo, ‘Bullet Train’, a VR gunfight experience allowing you to interact in bullet time and teleport around the scene.
Gear VR is bringing VR to millions, Rift is enabling next-gen gaming and true presence, and Touch is redefining the way we interact in VR.
Oculus - Oculus Connect 2 Recap
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