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Oculus Connect 4: Infinite Potential

Ashley Blurton / a year ago

Last week, I attended Oculus Connect 4 in San Jose, California, with our CEO Damian Collier. It was a fantastic experience and a great opportunity to join a large number of VR enthusiasts from across the globe (over 2,900 according to Oculus' data). Although this groundbreaking event was only two days long, it was loaded with great talks, announcements, VR demos, and opportunities to meet some like-minded people. I could probably waffle on for days about all the cool things I learnt about, but I think it'd be better to distill it all down into something a little more digestible. I'd like to present to you the 360 things I learnt at Oculus Connect!

How to Make Digital Souvenirs with VR

Ashley Blurton / a year ago

Over the last couple of years, I've had the pleasure of giving over 50 people their first dose of Virtual Reality. Starting with the Oculus Development Kit 2 (DK2) and now the Oculus Rift , it's always been an exciting experience. After doing so many of these demos and introductions, it made me think about having some way to capture the moment where the user forgets they're in a headset and starts letting loose! Earlier this year we had a little “VR party” at Blend Media which was a fantastic opportunity for me to hone in on my GIF-making skills. It was a great occasion in which everyone tried out some different VR games; naturally I took a video camera with me (and a green screen). The results were spectacular.