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Oculus Quest
In 2019, Caitlin Kalinowski and her team launched the Oculus Quest, revolutionizing virtual reality with the first fully mobile, six-degrees-of-freedom (6DOF) headset, complete with intuitive hand presence for an immersive experience.
Video: Facebook, Inc. Introducing the Oculus Quest
The Quest’s design builds upon the Oculus Go, offering significant upgrades including a more powerful graphics chip, active cooling, and advanced 6DOF tracking—leaps beyond the Go’s three-degrees-of-freedom. Weighing 571 grams (20.1 oz), the Quest balances comfort and power, providing a standalone VR experience without the need for external sensors or a PC. Its battery delivers up to 2–3 hours of usage, making it ideal for extended gameplay or VR experiences.
A New Era of Wireless VR
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Caitlin’s engineering team continually pushed the boundaries of what was possible, and in November 2019, they introduced Oculus Link, a transformative feature that allowed users to connect the Quest to a PC via a USB cable. This innovation enabled access to a wider library of PC VR games, blending the freedom of mobile VR with the enhanced performance of PC gaming.