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the five biggest announcements from oculus connect 2

Here’s the five big Oculus Connect 2 announcements you should know about

The Oculus Connect 2 conference offered plenty of new intel on the leading force in virtual reality — here are the best bits.
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Minecraft Windows 10 Edition gets Oculus Rift support

Oculus Rift creator Palmer Luckey announced that Mojang's hit sandbox construction title Minecraft will receive VR support in a forthcoming update.
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Oculus talks Touch at Connect 2, announces SDK 1.0 release

Oculus has detailed plans for its Touch controllers at the Connect 2 event, as well as finalizing a release for its Rift SDK 1.0.
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Oculus takes to the stage to announce Minecraft support, Oculus Platform, and more

Oculus announced that the Windows 10 version of Minecraft is coming to Oculus Rift.
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How to watch the Oculus Connect 2 keynote and press conference

Oculus will be detailing the next steps for its VR September 24 at the Oculus Connect 2 event. Find out how to tune in here if you aren't going!
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Oculus Connect 2 talks the challenge of VR hardware, and finding unique solutions

A session at Oculus Connect 2 took a deep-dive into the headset's hardware development, exploring the company's structure and how it led to unique solutions.
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10 mind-bending Oculus Rift experiences that will take you for a psychedelic ride

The Oculus Rift headset has many wonderful experiences available for it, but also many that are bizarre. Here are the ten strangest VR games we could find.
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World’s first VR entertainment facility opens in Australia

Zero Latency's new facility aims to make immersive VR experiences accessible to everyone.
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Oculus to release SDK 07 on August 20, older games will need to be updated

Oculus will its latest software development kit on August 20th but any games developed on older versions will initially be incompatible.
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Want virtual reality, but don’t want a Rift? Don’t worry — you’ve plenty of options

Virtual reality is clearly an emerging market, seeing not only major players step up to the plate, but independent companies beginning to flourish too.
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Zuck says VR is Facebook’s next big thing as company reports healthy Q2 figures

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Should the Oculus Rift have a better lens? Microsoft seems to think so

Microsoft researchers have developed new lenses for the Oculus Rift DK2, which claim to be far sharper than the originals.
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3 reasons the first VR headsets will suck … but I’m buying one anyway

Virtual reality companies put on a strong showing at this year's E3, but should you buy a VR headset? Probably not,
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5 trends from E3 2015 that will reshape the world of gaming

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Trends with Benefits: Wearing Oculus, playing Battlefront, more tales from inside E3

E3 2015 is in the books, but a lot went on behind the scenes that most people didn't hear about. DT's Brad Bourque calls in from the show floor with all the news that's unfit to print.
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Microsoft partners with Valve on VR, shows off new HoloLens version of Minecraft

VR had a big presence at Microsoft's E3 press conference, where new VR partnerships were announced, and Minecraft holoLens gameplay was debuted.
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Accidentally released Oculus Rift images are real but ‘ancient,’ says headset’s creator

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Oculus Connect 2 developer conference announced for September 23 to 25

Oculus has announced the Oculus Connect 2 developer conference for this September in Hollywood, featuring keynotes and likely a hands-on with the next Rift.
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Oculus will not block porn on its upcoming headsets

When Oculus launches its first consumer product in 2016, virtual reality porn will be introduced along with it.
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Oculus releases PC hardware requirements, and they’re intimidating

According to a blog released by the development team at Oculus Rift, the upcoming VR headset will require at least a GTX 970 or AMD 290.
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Diving into a bushel of hay never felt so real; Ubisoft plans VR titles for 2016

In an analyst call this Tuesday, CEO of Ubisoft Yves Guillemot revealed his company's plans to develop games designed for VR headsets to release in 2016.
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Open up a whole new (virtual) world with Samsung’s $200 Gear VR headset

Samsung started selling the Gear VR headset online. The virtual reality headset is now available at AT&T.
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Oculus Rift VR will finally hit store shelves early next year

Oculus has finally announced consumer release plans for its virtual reality hardware.
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Virtual reality is lonely, but it doesn’t have to be

Facebook's buyout of Oculus VR has all the potential in the world to make virtual reality a much more social experience.
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nVisible uses VR and microscopes to let you explore nano-scale landscapes

The first Oculus Rift VR bike trainer

This Oculus Rift VR bike trainer lets you ride the Great Wall of China (or Toon City)

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Like this? Facebook says it’s working on virtual reality versions of its apps

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Toyota’s ‘TeenDrive365’ uses Oculus Rift tech to teach youngsters about distracted driving

At the 2015 Detroit Auto Show, Toyota launched a new distracted driving simulator as part of its TeenDrive365 initiative.
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No need to go to the next Coldplay concert, watch it in virtual reality instead

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A closer look at Pinc, the case that turns your iPhone into a VR headset

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No safety glasses required: Chrysler uses Oculus Rift to give virtual factory tours

Chrysler will use Oculus Rift DK2 virtual-reality headsets to give people virtual tours of the factory that builds the 200 sedan.
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You will get fooled again: The Who is making an Oculus Rift app for its 50th anniversary

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Consumer-ready virtual reality from Oculus VR is months away, but input questions remain

While Oculus VR has yet to confirm a release date for the consumer version of its Oculus Rift virtual reality headset, CEO Brendan Iribe suggests it's close.
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James Cameron, the man who brought us Avatar, isn’t impressed with virtual reality

Pioneering filmmaker James Cameron recently expressed his middling opinion of Oculus Rift and the state of virtual reality at a Wall Street Journal panel.