Oculus is announcing a revamped Rift interface it refers to as Rift Core 2.0, which supports 2D desktop windows and a customizable VR home space. The former system is called Dash, which is based around Facebook’s React VR development framework. Dash is a central hub that incorporates all the old Oculus interface elements into something you can access from anywhere in VR, designed for motion controllers. It also supports pulling 2D windows into virtual reality, where you can pin them into the VR experience.
The Oculus Rift is getting a customizable VR home room and desktop window support
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The old Oculus Home interface isn’t going away, but it’s changing. Home launched as a skeuomorphic virtual room that players couldn’t customize, but now, it’s a virtual space that you can stock with VR furniture and props. Instead of a pop-up interface, you’ll access games by physically popping cartridges into a retro console. And Home is now a social space, so you can invite friends with headsets over, or go visit their own Homes. Oculus’ avatars are getting redesigned in the future, too — they’ll be a bit more realistic looking, and closer to Facebook’s VR cartoon avatars.
Rift Core 2.0 will be available in December as a free beta update for all users.
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