Oculus’ 2nd developer conference ‘Connect’ is almost here, starting on the 22nd September running for three days. For this year’s event, Road to VR are taking to the social virtual reality social platform AltspaceVR to bring you the chance to enjoy a daily virtual reality recap of everything that happened during the event, hosted by our very own Executive Editor, Ben Lang.

AltspaceVR has quickly evolved into one of the most significant players in the fledgling social-VR space. The platform and its host company have enjoyed significant investment since its public unveiling last year.

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Ben Lang, Executive Editor of Road to VR

So, given the rich and expansive social platform AltspaceVR now represents, Road to VR have partnered to bring those unable to attend Oculus Connect 2 closer to the news; we’ll be running three events to capture the essence of the conference. You’ll be able to log onto AltspaceVR and enter a special Road to VR virtual venue where our roving reporter on the ground, Ben Lang, will give you a recap of the day’s news and take questions from the virtual audience too.

There’ll be room for around 75 lucky attendees who will gain admittance on a first come, first serve basis. Details on the events are below. If you have issues installing or using AltspaceVR after sign up and installation, check the application help page here.

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Nightly Recaps: September 23nd and 24th @ 8:30pm PT

Join Ben Lang in virtual reality via AltspaceVR for a nightly review of all the top news on the first and second day of Oculus’ Connect 2 conference.

Ben will recap on the day’s events, relay his highlights from the show and conduct a Q&A session with audience members. (Your local time here)

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Connect Highlights Discussion: September 30th @ 8:30pm PT

Join Ben Lang from Road to VR for a look back over the highlights of Oculus’ Connect 2 conference.

Ben will relay his favourite moments from the show and discuss what the conference’s announcements mean for the year ahead. (Your local time here)

Last week the company made some exciting announcements demonstrating the platform’s continued evolution. Samsung’s Gear VR is now supported as is the HTC Vive, which means, thanks to AltspaceVR‘s cross-platform capabilities, anyone owning any one of those headsets can enjoy social interactions with anyone logged on. Finally, the launch of AltspaceVR‘s open and dedicated developer SDK underlines the company’s commitment to enriching the social VR experience and offering developers a light-touch way create experiences for the platform.

We’ll be back with more details and reminders later in the week.

Road to VR’s nightly Connect wrapups are sponsored by AltspaceVR

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Paul James
Based in the UK, Paul has been immersed in interactive entertainment for the best part of 27 years and has followed advances in gaming with a passionate fervour. His obsession with graphical fidelity over the years has had him branded a ‘graphics whore’ (which he views as the highest compliment) more than once and he holds a particular candle for the dream of the ultimate immersive gaming experience. Having followed and been disappointed by the original VR explosion of the 90s, he then founded RiftVR.com to follow the new and exciting prospect of the rebirth of VR in products like the Oculus Rift. Paul joined forces with Ben to help build the new Road to VR in preparation for what he sees as VR’s coming of age over the next few years.