F8: Facebook unveils Oculus Venues for VR live streaming

The new app, for Oculus Gear VR and Go headsets, will enable users to watch live music and sports alongside other virtual-reality avatars

News By | 2 May 2018

Oculus Venues was first demoed at the Oculus Connect conference last autumn © Oculus

Facebook execs yesterday took the wraps off Oculus Venues, a new social events app which will deliver virtual-reality (VR) live events, including concerts and sporting events, to users of its Oculus Go and Gear VR headsets.

Oculus Venues – developed in partnership with NextVR, Live Nation’s VR company of choice – combines live social engagement with the VR event experience, allowing fans to watch live music, sports and comedy along with their friends and potentially “thousands of other people” in…

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