Oculus wants to make virtual reality more fun and social and to that extent, it just added voice chat and virtual rooms to the Samsung Gear VR.
The company aims to get users to interact with each other in a virtual setting, having VR hangouts rather than just solitary experiences. With this in mind, Oculus has now launched Parties and Rooms for the Gear VR, enabling new options of virtual interaction.
Samsung Gear VR With Oculus Parties And Rooms
The Parties feature is a chat system similar to the game chat option for Xbox or PlayStation gamers, allowing users to make voice calls and talk to others while wearing the Gear VR headset. You can talk to up to three friends on a voice call.
Rooms, meanwhile, is a more exciting way of interacting in virtual reality, enabling Gear VR wearers to have virtual hangouts with others, chat, or interact with the objects around them. Friends joining a Room together can also launch multiplayer Gear VR games such as Drop Dead or Dragon Front.
"We've always known that the future of VR is social-and with today's launch, we're making that future a reality across the Oculus platform," says Oculus.
