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==History== | ==History== | ||
'''March 25, 2014:''' [[Facebook]] acquired Oculus VR for 2 billion dollars. The deal includes 400 million dollars in cash and 23.1 million shares of Facebook stock, valued at 1.6 billion dollars. An additional 300 million dollars are allocated when Facebook reach certain goals. | '''March 25, 2014:''' [[Facebook]] acquired Oculus VR for 2 billion dollars. The deal includes 400 million dollars in cash and 23.1 million shares of Facebook stock, valued at 1.6 billion dollars. An additional 300 million dollars are allocated when Facebook reach certain goals. | ||
'''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. | ||
'''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. | |||
'''July, 2014:''' [[Development Kit 2]] was released. | '''July, 2014:''' [[Development Kit 2]] was released. | ||
'''December 11, 2014:''' Oculus VR acquired Nimble VR, the company that developed Nimble Sense, a camera and software combination that accurately tracks hand movements and gestures. It also acquired 13th Lab, a 3D mapping and modeling company. | '''December 11, 2014:''' Oculus VR acquired Nimble VR, the company that developed Nimble Sense, a camera and software combination that accurately tracks hand movements and gestures. It also acquired 13th Lab, a 3D mapping and modeling company. | ||