Oculus (a term from Latin ''oculus'', meaning 'eye'), may refer to the following:
Architecture
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Oculus (architecture)
An oculus (; ) is a circular opening in the center of a dome or in a wall. Originating in classical architecture, it is a feature of Byzantine architecture, Byzantine and Neoclassical architecture.
A horizontal oculus in the center of a dome i ...
, a circular opening in the centre of a dome or in a wall
Arts, entertainment, and media
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''Oculus'' (film), a 2013 American supernatural psychological horror film directed by Mike Flanagan
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Oculus (perspective) A station point is a location or vantage point from which an artist or exhibitor intends an observer to experience an artwork.
In photography, the station point is the location of the camera at the point in time when the camera records a view to ...
, the point in space where a viewer sees a scene to be depicted in a picture plane
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''Oculus'', art installation by Kristin Jones and Andrew Ginzel at the Chambers Street–World Trade Center/Park Place subway station in Lower Manhattan, New York City
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Occulus
Occulus is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, usually as an enemy of the Fantastic Four. He was one of the first villains imprisoned in the Negative Zone prison.
Publication history
He first appeared in ...
, a fictional super-villain in Marvel Comics
New York City transit stations
In Lower Manhattan, New York City, the Oculus is the name of the head houses for the following transit stations:
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Fulton Center
Fulton Center is a subway and retail complex centered at the intersection of Fulton Street (Manhattan), Fulton Street and Broadway (Manhattan), Broadway in Lower Manhattan, New York City. The complex was built as part of a $1.4 billion proje ...
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World Trade Center Transportation Hub
The World Trade Center station is a terminal station on the PATH system, within the World Trade Center complex in the Financial District of Manhattan, New York City. It is served by the Newark–World Trade Center line at all times, as wel ...
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Westfield World Trade Center
Westfield World Trade Center is a shopping mall at the World Trade Center complex in Manhattan, New York, which is operated and managed by Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield. The mall opened on August 16, 2016, as the largest shopping complex in Manhat ...
, a mall within the World Trade Center Transportation Hub also referred to as the Oculus
Technology
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Oculus (brand)
Reality Labs, formerly Oculus VR, is a business and research unit of Meta Platforms (formerly Facebook Inc.) that produces virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) hardware and software, including virtual reality headsets such as the Met ...
, a division of Meta Platforms that develops the Oculus Rift device and related technologies
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Oculus Rift
Oculus Rift is a discontinued line of virtual reality headsets, virtual reality headsets developed and manufactured by Oculus VR, a virtual reality company founded by Palmer Luckey that is widely credited with reviving the virtual reality indust ...
, a PC based virtual reality device
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Oculus Rift S
Oculus Rift S is a discontinued virtual reality headset co-developed by Lenovo Technologies and Oculus VR. Announced in March 2019 and released that May, it is a successor to the original Oculus Rift CV1 model, with noted changes including a new ...
, a PC based virtual reality device, successor to the Oculus Rift
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Oculus Quest
The first-generation Oculus Quest is a discontinued virtual reality headset developed by Oculus (now Reality Labs), a brand of Meta Platforms, and released on May 21, 2019. Similar to its predecessor, Oculus Go, it is a standalone device, tha ...
, a standalone virtual reality device
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Meta Quest 2
Quest 2 is a standalone virtual reality headset developed by Reality Labs, a division of Meta Platforms. It was unveiled on September 16, 2020, and released on October 13, 2020 as the Oculus Quest 2. It was then rebranded as the Meta Quest 2 ...
, launched as ''Oculus Quest 2,'' a standalone virtual reality device, successor to the Oculus Quest
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Meta Quest 3
Meta Quest 3 is a standalone virtual reality (VR) headset developed by Reality Labs, a division of Meta Platforms. It was unveiled on June 1, 2023, and released on October 10, succeeding the Quest 2 as the third generation of the Meta Quest l ...
, a successor to the Oculus Quest 2
See also
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Eye
An eye is a sensory organ that allows an organism to perceive visual information. It detects light and converts it into electro-chemical impulses in neurons (neurones). It is part of an organism's visual system.
In higher organisms, the ey ...
, an organ of the visual system
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Occult
The occult () is a category of esoteric or supernatural beliefs and practices which generally fall outside the scope of organized religion and science, encompassing phenomena involving a 'hidden' or 'secret' agency, such as magic and mysti ...
, the study of a deeper spiritual reality that extends beyond pure reason and the physical sciences
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Ocular (disambiguation)
Ocular is an adjective that refers to the eye, an organ of vision that detects light.
Ocular may also refer to:
* Eyepiece, the optical element closest to the eye in a telescope or microscope
* Ocular scales, a type of scales surrounding the eyes ...
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