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|Founder=[[Palmer Luckey]] <br> [[Brendan Iribe]] <br> [[Michael Antonov]] <br> [[Nate Mitchell]] <br> [[Jack McCauley]] | |Founder=[[Palmer Luckey]] <br> [[Brendan Iribe]] <br> [[Michael Antonov]] <br> [[Nate Mitchell]] <br> [[Jack McCauley]] | ||
|Headquarters=Menlo Park, California, U.S. | |Headquarters=Menlo Park, California, U.S. | ||
|Notable Personnel=[[ | |Notable Personnel=[[Hugo Barra]] (CEO) <br> [[John Carmack]] (CTO) <br> [[Michael Abrash]] (CSO) | ||
|Products=[[Oculus Rift (Platform)]], [[Samsung Gear VR]] | |Products=[[Oculus Rift (Platform)]], [[Samsung Gear VR]] | ||
|Parent=[[Facebook]] | |Parent=[[Facebook]] | ||
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'''May 21, 2014:''' [[ZeniMax Media]], former employer of John Carmack, filed a lawsuit against Oculus VR. ZeniMax claimed that John Carmack's contribution to Oculus Rift was the intellectual property of ZeniMax. | '''May 21, 2014:''' [[ZeniMax Media]], former employer of John Carmack, filed a lawsuit against Oculus VR. ZeniMax claimed that John Carmack's contribution to Oculus Rift was the intellectual property of ZeniMax. | ||
'''June 24, 2014:''' Oculus VR acquired Carbon Design, the company behind the design of Xbox 360 Controller and Kinect. | '''June 24, 2014:''' Oculus VR acquired Carbon Design, the company behind the design of Xbox 360 Controller and Kinect.<ref>Oculus Acquires Carbon Design, The Team That Designed The Xbox 360 Controller. TechCrunch. June 24, 2014. https://techcrunch.com/2014/06/24/oculus-acquires-carbon-design-the-team-that-designed-the-xbox-360-controller/</ref> | ||
'''June 25, 2014:''' Oculus VR responded to ZeniMax's lawsuit. Oculus VR claimed that Oculus Rift did not share any code or technology with ZeniMax's intellectual properties. ZeniMax's claims were false and was taking advantage of Facebook's acquisition. | '''June 25, 2014:''' Oculus VR responded to ZeniMax's lawsuit. Oculus VR claimed that Oculus Rift did not share any code or technology with ZeniMax's intellectual properties. ZeniMax's claims were false and was taking advantage of Facebook's acquisition. | ||
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'''March 28, 2016''': [[Oculus Rift CV1]] is officially released. | '''March 28, 2016''': [[Oculus Rift CV1]] is officially released. | ||
'''May 4, 2016''': Hans Hartmann becomes the COO of Oculus VR. | '''May 4, 2016''': Hans Hartmann, former COO of Fitbit, becomes the COO of Oculus VR. | ||
'''May 24, 2016''': Oculus VR acquires [[Two Big Ears]], the creators of [[3Dception]], a [[3D audio]] engine. | |||
'''October 6, 2016''': [[Mark Zuckerberg]] announced that Oculus VR has invested $250 million into content with an additional $250 million on the way. | |||
'''December 13, 2016''': [[Brandon Iribe]] has stepped down from his position as CEO. He will head the PC VR division inside Oculus. | |||
'''December 28, 2016''': Oculus VR acquired Denmark-based [[eye tracking]] startup [[The Eye Tribe]]. | |||
'''January 25, 2017''': [[Hugo Barra]] became the new CEO of Oculus VR. | |||
'''September 5, 2017''': [[Facebook]] Marketing VP [[Rebecca Van Dyck]] joins Oculus VR as Chief Marketing Officer. | |||