Oculus VR, the company behind the Oculus virtual reality headset, announced Monday its first-ever developer conference, to be held this fall.
The conference, named Oculus Connect, will take place at the Loews Hotel in Los Angeles, Calif. on Sept. 19th and 20th, according to PC Magazine.
"Attendees will be the first to learn about upcoming Oculus technology, with sessions and workshops led by Oculus engineers and industry pioneers," the virtual reality company said. "Developers at the event will also have opportunities to receive design and engineering feedback directly from the Oculus team in hands-on labs."
The announcement of Oculus Connect comes alongside Oculus VR's announcement that it has bought middleware game-network technology provider RakNet, TechCrunch reported. Features of RakNet tech include voice chat across multiple platforms, secure connectivity, SQL logging and others, which the company provides for Sony Online Entertainment, Mojang and other companies. Oculus has already been using the technology for years for its projects, and plans to use the RakNet's tools to build its upcoming VR platform.
Attendee applications will be accepted starting July 10th; attendees who make it through the initial screening will receive confirmations from Oculus the following week. While not specifying, Oculus promised that its development queue will provide news about "upcoming Oculus technology."
Those who can't attend Oculus Connect will be able to watch live-stream keynotes from Oculus' CEO Brendan Iribe, founder Palmer Luckey, CTO John Carmack, and chief scientist Michael Abrash.
The company said it wants the conference to be attended by "anyone with an interest in developing great virtual reality content," such as VR developers, creative thinkers, innovators, creators of gaming, cinematic and entertainment content, and enthusiasts.
The reveal of Oculus Connect follows Oculus's announcement that it has stopped selling its dev kit to users in China over concerns of users re-selling them, PC Magazine reported. While everyone else can still pre-order the DK2, the product is targeted towards developers and is not a complete version for consumers.