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David Heaney

UploadVR Editor & Developer

Writing about XR hardware, technology, and industry trends while developing UploadVR's tech stack.

Facebook's Prototype Photoreal Avatars No Longer Require Face Tracking

Future Tech

Facebook's Prototype Photoreal Avatars No Longer Require Face Tracking

26 August 2020

Intel Labs Research: 3D Reconstructing Any Scene From Photos Of It

Future Tech

Intel Labs Research: 3D Reconstructing Any Scene From Photos Of It

25 August 2020

ChillDex Review: Cool Your Index Down On Those Hot Summer Days

ChillDex Review: Cool Your Index Down On Those Hot Summer Days

12 August 2020

NVIDIA Teases ‘Ultimate Countdown’ As Next-Gen GPU Rumors Heat Up

NVIDIA Teases ‘Ultimate Countdown’ As Next-Gen GPU Rumors Heat Up

10 August 2020

Oculus Unity & Unreal SDKs Deprecate Oculus Go Support

Industry News

Oculus Unity & Unreal SDKs Deprecate Oculus Go Support

7 August 2020

VTOL VR Exits Early Access, No Flight Stick Needed

VR Sims

VTOL VR Exits Early Access, No Flight Stick Needed

4 August 2020

Valve Index Now Used More On Steam Than Original Oculus Rift

Headsets & Tech

Valve Index Now Used More On Steam Than Original Oculus Rift

3 August 2020

Facebook's Display Research Lead: Varifocal Half-Dome 3 'Almost Ready For Prime Time'

Future Tech

Facebook's Display Research Lead: Varifocal Half-Dome 3 'Almost Ready For Prime Time'

28 July 2020

Facebook's Oculus Store Now Accepts OpenXR Apps

Industry News

Facebook's Oculus Store Now Accepts OpenXR Apps

27 July 2020

What Are The 'Oculus Quest 2' Leaks Telling Us About The Lenses?

What Are The 'Oculus Quest 2' Leaks Telling Us About The Lenses?

24 July 2020

'Oculus Quest 2' To Enter Full Production As Photos Leak

'Oculus Quest 2' To Enter Full Production As Photos Leak

24 July 2020

'Oculus Quest 2' Leaker Hints '15 Sept' With Shot Showing Lenses

'Oculus Quest 2' Leaker Hints '15 Sept' With Shot Showing Lenses

24 July 2020

Apparent Leak: A New Oculus Quest?

Apparent Leak: A New Oculus Quest?

22 July 2020

Valve's Canceled 'Vader' Headset Would Have Cost 'Upwards Of $5000'

Headsets & Tech

Valve's Canceled 'Vader' Headset Would Have Cost 'Upwards Of $5000'

9 July 2020

Set Oculus Link Resolution Easily With This New Graphics Option

Set Oculus Link Resolution Easily With This New Graphics Option

8 July 2020

Oculus Quest Has A Secret Time-Saving Screenshot Shortcut

Oculus Quest Has A Secret Time-Saving Screenshot Shortcut

7 July 2020

'Neural Supersampling' Could Give Future Oculus Quests Console-Quality Graphics

Future Tech

'Neural Supersampling' Could Give Future Oculus Quests Console-Quality Graphics

2 July 2020

Facebook's Prototype Photoreal Avatars Now Have Realistic Eyes

Facebook's Prototype Photoreal Avatars Now Have Realistic Eyes

2 July 2020

You Can Now Change Oculus Quest's Guardian Boundary Color

You Can Now Change Oculus Quest's Guardian Boundary Color

30 June 2020

Facebook Researchers Show The Most Compact VR Optics Yet

Future Tech

Facebook Researchers Show The Most Compact VR Optics Yet

29 June 2020

Google Figured Out How To Stream 6DoF Video Over The Internet

Future Tech

Google Figured Out How To Stream 6DoF Video Over The Internet

28 June 2020

Windows 10 'Hardware-Accelerated GPU Scheduling' Claims Increased Performance

Windows 10 'Hardware-Accelerated GPU Scheduling' Claims Increased Performance

24 June 2020

Oculus Quest To Get Non-Store App Distribution Option In 2021

Oculus Quest To Get Non-Store App Distribution Option In 2021

23 June 2020

Valve Index Now Has 3D-Correct Camera Passthrough

Valve Index Now Has 3D-Correct Camera Passthrough

19 June 2020

Apple Standalone VR Reportedly Slated For 2022 After Jony Ive 'Balked' At Wireless Console

Headsets & Tech

Apple Standalone VR Reportedly Slated For 2022 After Jony Ive 'Balked' At Wireless Console

19 June 2020

Watch: Facebook's Latest Research On Photorealistic Avatars & Full Body Tracking

Watch: Facebook's Latest Research On Photorealistic Avatars & Full Body Tracking

19 June 2020

Facebook Research: 3D Body Reconstruction From Just One Camera

Facebook Research: 3D Body Reconstruction From Just One Camera

15 June 2020

PlayStation 5 Specs Revealed: Console VR Gets High End PC Power

11 June 2020

Boeing Is Using Varjo Headsets To Train Astronauts For Its Starliner Spacecraft

Boeing Is Using Varjo Headsets To Train Astronauts For Its Starliner Spacecraft

10 June 2020

Oculus Link Update 'Improves Visual Stability Of Up-Close Content Under Fast Head Motion'

Oculus Link Update 'Improves Visual Stability Of Up-Close Content Under Fast Head Motion'

4 June 2020

Oculus Quest Use On SteamVR Increases Following Link USB 2.0 Support

Oculus Quest Use On SteamVR Increases Following Link USB 2.0 Support

3 June 2020

Apparent Leak: HP & Valve's New WMR Headset With Side Cams, IPD Adjust, New Controllers

Apparent Leak: HP & Valve's New WMR Headset With Side Cams, IPD Adjust, New Controllers

23 May 2020

Mark Zuckerberg Thinks 1 In 2 Facebook Staff Will Work From Home By 2030

Mark Zuckerberg Thinks 1 In 2 Facebook Staff Will Work From Home By 2030

22 May 2020

Facebook Shows 'Floating Windows' Concept VR Workspace With Color Passthrough

Productivity

Facebook Shows 'Floating Windows' Concept VR Workspace With Color Passthrough

21 May 2020

You Can Finally Disable The Red Dot When Casting Or Recording On Oculus Quest

You Can Finally Disable The Red Dot When Casting Or Recording On Oculus Quest

21 May 2020

Leaker Claims Apple Glass Coming As Soon As Late 2021, Targeting $500

Leaker Claims Apple Glass Coming As Soon As Late 2021, Targeting $500

19 May 2020

Jason Rubin: Oculus Cloud Rendering More Than 5 Years Out

Future Tech

Jason Rubin: Oculus Cloud Rendering More Than 5 Years Out

19 May 2020

Oculus Quest's Guardian Is Getting Color Options & Static Object Warnings In Setup

Headsets & Tech

Oculus Quest's Guardian Is Getting Color Options & Static Object Warnings In Setup

18 May 2020

Unreal Engine 5 CEO: 'All' The Demo Tech Can Work On High End PC VR

Unreal Engine 5 CEO: 'All' The Demo Tech Can Work On High End PC VR

15 May 2020

NVIDIA CloudXR Aims To Give Enterprise PC Graphics On Standalone Headsets

Headsets & Tech

NVIDIA CloudXR Aims To Give Enterprise PC Graphics On Standalone Headsets

15 May 2020

Oculus Link Now Works With Almost Any USB Cable- Including The One In the Box

Oculus Link Now Works With Almost Any USB Cable- Including The One In the Box

13 May 2020

Tired Of Webcam Grids For Remote Work? Spatial Is Now Free During The Pandemic

Business & Enterprise

Tired Of Webcam Grids For Remote Work? Spatial Is Now Free During The Pandemic

13 May 2020

Editorial: Facebook Should Aim To Replace Its 3 VR Headsets With 1

Editorials

Editorial: Facebook Should Aim To Replace Its 3 VR Headsets With 1

12 May 2020

Sony VR Patent Reveals Work On Face Tracking

Sony VR Patent Reveals Work On Face Tracking

5 May 2020