Oculus Connect 6 dates, live streams, trailers & announcements
Published , by Josh Hawkins
It's that time again, time for all the virtual reality lovers of the world to band together at Oculus Connect. This year the convention is set to take place at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center in California, and it will take place over the course of a couple of days. To help you navigate the plethora of keynotes and presentations, we've put together this handy guide to Oculus Connect 6. Below you'll find a breakdown of keynotes, the start and end dates, as well as where you can watch all of the presentations via live stream from your home. We'll also include links to any announcements and trailers that are released during the convention.
Oculus Connect 6 dates, times, and registration info
Oculus Connect 6 is set to kick off with its first keynote at 10 AM PT on September 25. The event will continue through the day and into September 26, when it will come to an end at 6 PM PT. We'll have people onsite for many of the keynotes and demos, so make sure you stay tuned to this page for updates from as we learn more about the current state of virtual reality during this year's show.
Those planning on attending the show will need to show up between 8 AM PT for registration and breakfast. Registration at the event is currently set to run both September 25 and 26 from 8-10 AM PT. Unfortunately, the pre-registration for the event is already closed, so if you didn't apply before it closed, you'll need to enjoy the festivities from the comfort of your home or office.
Oculus Connect 6 live streams
Unlike most major gaming conventions, Oculus Connect 6 won't feature a ton of different, smaller streams sharing the content. Instead, users will need to sign up to watch the keynotes over on the Oculus Connect website. The main keynote kicks off at 10 AM PT on Wednesday, September 25, and a second keynote will take place on Thursday, September 26 at the same time.
Aside from signing up on the Oculus website, users will also be able to view the keynote event from Facebook, where they have pinned the following post:
If you'd like, you can also just tune into the live stream from the embedded post above. That's entirely up to you.
Alternatively, Oculus will usually upload the Connect keynotes to YouTube after the fact, so we'll be sure to provide any additional links to those videos once they are live on the site. If you can't tune in to the event as it is happening, then this is a good way to catch up on things.
Finally, you can tune into the show via the Oculus Venues application on the Oculus Quest or Oculus Go. To watch the keynote on Venues, simply download the application to your device and then subscribe to the live stream of the keynote to view it.
Oculus Connect 6 Day One and Day Two schedules
Wondering exactly what will take place when and where? Here's a detailed list of all the current keynotes and panels planned for Oculus Connect 6 Day One and Day Two
Day One
Bridge Virtual and Real Worlds with AR
Classroom 210H
12:30 PM - 01:15 PM
Career-Connected Curriculum for Tomorrow’s AR/VR Developers
Classroom 210F
12:30 PM - 01:15 PM
From Lightspeed to Lightsabers: The Making of Vader Immortal
Breakout 220B
12:30 PM - 01:15 PM
To Be Announced
Breakout 220C
12:30 PM - 01:15 PM
Vision: Research Roundtable
Table Talk - Demo Hall
12:30 PM - 01:15 PM
Beat Saber: Creating a Winning Rhythm
Breakout 220B
01:30 PM - 02:15 PM
Spark AR for Places and Things
Tech Talk - Demo Hall
01:30 PM - 02:00 PM
Supercharging Your Creativity with VR
Classroom 210H
01:30 PM - 02:15 PM
Classrooms and Case Studies: VR in Education
Classroom 210F
01:30 PM - 02:15 PM
To Be Announced
Breakout 220C
01:30 PM - 02:15 PM
Monetization: Research Roundtable
Table Talk - Demo Hall
01:30 PM - 02:15 PM
Build for Reach: Get Started in Spark AR Studio
Tech Talk - Demo Hall
02:15 PM - 03:00 PM
Oculus for Business: Scalable, Professional, Reliable
Breakout 220C
02:30 PM - 03:15 PM
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Success on the Oculus Store
Breakout 220B
02:30 PM - 03:15 PM
Creators and Consumers: Two Sides of the Same Coin
Classroom 210H
02:30 PM - 03:15 PM
Transforming Conservation with National Geographic and Woodland Park Zoo
Classroom 210F
02:30 PM - 03:15 PM
Oculus: Research Roundtable
Table Talk - Demo Hall
02:30 PM - 03:15 PM
From WebVR to WebXR: The Next Generation of VR Experiences on the Web
Tech Talk - Demo Hall
03:15 PM - 03:45 PM
The 3Ds of Immersive Media: Discover, Design, Distribute
Classroom 210H
03:30 PM - 04:15 PM
From Demo to Pilot to Deployment: Getting Buy-in for Enterprise VR
Breakout 220C
03:30 PM - 04:15 PM
Carmack App Review
Breakout 220B
03:30 PM - 05:00 PM
Partner Spotlight: Made for St. Jude “Hall of Heroes” VR Project
Classroom 210F
03:30 PM - 04:15 PM
Development: Research Roundtable
Table Talk - Demo Hall
03:30 PM - 04:15 PM
Women in VR User Research
Tech Talk - Demo Hall
04:00 PM - 04:45 PM
Designing for Emotion: The Space Where Storytelling and Games Meet
Classroom 210H
04:30 PM - 05:15 PM
Virtual Community: Why Meaningful Relationships are Vital to the Success of VR
Classroom 210F
04:30 PM - 05:00 PM
Transforming Corporate Training with VR
Breakout 220C
04:30 PM - 05:15 PM
Communities: Research Roundtable
Table Talk - Demo Hall
04:30 PM - 05:15 PM
Day Two
Safety By Design: How to Bake Safety and People into Product Development
Breakout 220C
12:30 PM - 01:15 PM
A New Architecture: Unity XR Platform
Classroom 210H
12:30 PM - 01:15 PM
Facebook’s Future in Social VR
Breakout 220B
12:30 PM - 01:15 PM
No More Hacks: Building Cross-Device UE4 Apps with OpenXR
Classroom 210F
12:30 PM - 01:15 PM
Improving AR/VR Experiences Through the Study of Visual Perception
Tech Talk - Demo Hall
12:30 PM - 01:00 PM
Speed Mentoring
Table Talk - Demo Hall
12:30 PM - 02:30 PM
Creating VR for Everyone: Accessibility and Inclusion in a Virtual Space
Breakout 220C
01:30 PM - 02:15 PM
Designing for Delight in Social VR: Fireside Chat with Max Weisel
Breakout 220B
01:30 PM - 02:15 PM
Using Vulkan for Mobile VR
Tech Talk - Demo Hall
01:30 PM - 02:15 PM
To Be Announced
Classroom 210H
01:30 PM - 02:15 PM
Designing Research to Measure the Impact of VR
Classroom 210F
01:45 PM - 02:30 PM
Technological Tethers: How AR + VR Connect Us to the World
Classroom 210H
02:30 PM - 03:00 PM
Build for Reach: Get Started in Spark AR Studio
Tech Talk - Demo Hall
02:30 PM - 03:15 PM
Oculus Connected: Building Social Experiences and Connecting People at Scale
Breakout 220B
02:30 PM - 03:15 PM
SUPERHOT VR on Quest: From 100W to 4W in 12 Months
Breakout 220C
02:30 PM - 03:15 PM
Leveraging Data to Drive Developer Success
Classroom 210F
02:45 PM - 03:15 PM
Open // Dev 2 Dev
Table Talk - Demo Hall
02:45 PM - 04:00 PM
The More Things Change: How Trends in VR Apply to Quest
Breakout 220C
03:30 PM - 04:15 PM
Creating Spatialized Music for AR/VR
Classroom 210F
03:30 PM - 04:00 PM
Building Identity and Social Experiences in VR
Breakout 220B
03:30 PM - 04:00 PM
Mixed Reality Capture for Quest
Classroom 210H
03:30 PM - 04:15 PM
Oculus Connect 6 announcements and trailers
We're just as excited as you are to learn more about Oculus' plans for the future of virtual reality, so we'll be sure to share any announcements or trailers for new VR content that appears during Oculus Connect 6. Of course, you can also let us know in the comments if we've missed anything, and we'll be sure to add it to the pile.
Now that you know all about the Oculus Connect 6 dates, announcements, and live streams, you can make sure you don't miss out on any of the hottest virtual reality news available. Make sure to check back into this article as Oculus Connect kicks off tomorrow, and be sure to follow Shacknews on Twitter for even more up-to-date coverage from the event.