While presented as a new experience, what we see in the Infinite Office trailer is actually an evolution of the current Quest interface. AR/VR – VentureBeat & David Heaney, UploadVR
Nvidia’s DLSS AI-upscaling SDK now supports VR
Nvidia’s DLSS neural upscaling technology now works with virtual reality titles. This could enable some VR games to make a visual leap. AR/VR – VentureBeat & David Heaney, UploadVR
Oculus Link update improves positional tracking
The Oculus PC app v18 update improves the accuracy of positional tracking prediction for Oculus Link. v18 is currently available on the Public Test Channel. AR/VR – VentureBeat & David Heaney, UploadVR
Valve ends support for SteamVR on Mac
Valve just ended SteamVR’s support for macOS. „Legacy builds“ will continue to be available. Oculus hasn’t supported Mac since early dev kits. AR/VR – VentureBeat & David Heaney, UploadVR
Facebook is selling refurbished Rift CV1s as Rift S remains sold out in U.S.
The Oculus Rift S and Quest are still out of stock, so in the U.S. Facebook is temporarily selling a “limited supply” of refurbished original Rifts. AR/VR – VentureBeat & David Heaney, UploadVR
Facebook kills software updates for Samsung Gear VR
Facebook is ending software updates for the Samsung Gear VR. Further, users will no longer be able to access films or download the Oculus Video app. AR/VR – VentureBeat & David Heaney, UploadVR
Valve, Microsoft, and HP are working on a ‘next generation’ SteamVR headset
Valve, Microsoft, and HP are collaborating to build a „next generation“ SteamVR headset, called HP Reverb G2. HP released a video announcing it. AR/VR – VentureBeat & David Heaney, UploadVR
Unity gets controller-free hand-tracking in the editor with Oculus Link
The latest update to the Oculus Integration for Unity adds the Quest’s controller-free hand-tracking to the editor. AR/VR – VentureBeat & David Heaney, UploadVR