Future users of Oculus VR’s Rift headset could use their hands to control virtual reality games, or visit a 3D model of the Roman Colosseum, thanks to two acquisitions the company made this week.

A "one year anniversary" announcement was made this morning by Oculus for the headsets Oculus Quest and Oculus Rift S. In their excitement for a full year of sales and functionality, Oculus ...

Touch was unveiled shortly after the Rift launched. Nine months later, the controllers are finally available, offering customers a more immersive way to experience VR games. The Rift ships with one of ...

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The latest update to the Oculus Integration for Unity adds the Quest’s controller-free hand-tracking to the editor. Facebook added experimental controller-free hand-tracking for Quest in December. It ...

Oculus has announced that hand tracking is becoming generally available for Oculus Quest users this week, and developers can submit apps that support it to the Oculus Store starting May 28.

I wonder if there will be a greater sense of disconnect with the hand tracking feature. Controllers provide valuable haptic feedback, which adds to the immersive experience. Even the experience of ...

The Oculus Quest is a standalone VR headset that runs games on a Snapdragon 835 rather than relying on a PC headset. This gives the headset far more flexibility when it comes to an untethered VR ...

Future users of Oculus VR’s Rift headset could use their hands to control virtual reality games, or visit a 3D model of the Roman Colosseum, thanks to two acquisitions the company made this week.