Oculus announces plans to build augmented reality glasses ~ USA Latest Games

After showing someone awkwardly hold a smartphone up to have a video chat, the demo video transitioned to this: a chat where a distant friend appears in the same room.

SAN JOSE, Calif.—At the sixth annual Oculus Connect conference, a lengthy video presentation confirmed the VR company's intention to build the device we've all assumed was in the works: "augmented reality glasses."

The demo video revolved around the shared Oculus and Facebook vision of how contextual data will appear in the real world while wearing a pair of glasses. As can be seen in the above gallery, this demo video mostly included pop-up reminders (movie times, calendar reminders), along with a virtual conversation with a real-life friend who appears as a realistic, 3D version of themself (as opposed to a cartoon avatar).

Curiously, this demo video included zero visible glasses or hardware on anyone's face. Oculus made clear that its plans for this hardware mission were still quite early, and no timeline was announced.

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