Road to VR

Oculus: Touch is “Fully Capable” of Roomscale Tracking, But Skeptical It’s “Absolutely Necessary for VR”

As the launch of Oculus Touch approaches later this year, the company is sticking firm to its plan to focus on standing, front-facing VR experiences for motion input. Though it’s claimed that Touch ...
VentureBeat

Oculus Quest’s hand-tracking now turns on when you’re not using Touch controllers

Hand-tracking now activates automatically on Oculus Quest when you aren’t using the Touch controllers. The feature is the biggest change in the new v13 software update to Quest headsets, which is ...
Road to VR

Oculus Touch Will Support 360 and Room-scale Tracking With Extra Cameras

Long a point of contention, Oculus last week announced a welcome new stance: the Rift will be officially supporting 360 degree tracking and room-scale as part of the forthcoming Touch launch. At the ...
Ars Technica

Oculus finally answers VR’s “where are my hands” problem, and it’s great

A full day with Oculus Touch proves good virtual hands are worth the wait. SAN JOSE—We’ve had a couple of chances to try out Oculus’ hand-tracking Touch controllers in the last few years, but they’ve ...