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==History== | ==History== | ||
===Timeline=== | ===Timeline=== | ||
'''2009:''' [[Palmer Luckey]] creates first Oculus Rift prototype in his parents' garage. | |||
'''January 2012:''' Palmer Luckey showcases a Oculus Rift prototype at Sundance Film Festival. | |||
'''May 2012:''' Palmer Luckey reached out to [[John Carmack]] of id Software and sent him a prototype. | |||
'''June 2012:''' Oculus Rift Prototype was showcased in E3. | '''June 2012:''' Oculus Rift Prototype was showcased in E3. | ||
'''July 1, 2012:''' Oculus VR was founded by | '''July 1, 2012:''' Oculus VR was founded by Palmer Luckey and others. | ||
'''August 1, 2012:''' Crowd funding campaign for [[Oculus Rift]] was began on Kickstarter. [[DK1]] was promised to all backers who contribute at least 300 dollars. | '''August 1, 2012:''' Crowd funding campaign for [[Oculus Rift]] was began on Kickstarter. [[DK1]] was promised to all backers who contribute at least 300 dollars. | ||
'''August 14, 2012:''' [[Brandon Iribe]] officially joins Oculus VR. | |||
'''September 1, 2012:''' Kickstarter campaign for Oculus Rift ended. It raised $2,437,429 out of the initial goal of $250,000 for the company. | '''September 1, 2012:''' Kickstarter campaign for Oculus Rift ended. It raised $2,437,429 out of the initial goal of $250,000 for the company. | ||
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'''March 29, 2013:''' [[Development Kit 1]] (DK1) was released. | '''March 29, 2013:''' [[Development Kit 1]] (DK1) was released. | ||
'''July 17, 2013:''' Oculus VR raised 16 million dollars through Series A round of venture funding. | '''July 17, 2013:''' Oculus VR raised 16 million dollars through Series A round of venture funding led by [[Sparks Capital]] and [[Matrix Partners]]. | ||
'''August 7, 2013:''' John Carmack joins Oculus VR. | |||
'''December 12, 2013:''' Oculus VR raised 75 million dollars through Series B round of venture funding led by [[Andressen Horowitz]]. | '''December 12, 2013:''' Oculus VR raised 75 million dollars through Series B round of venture funding led by [[Andressen Horowitz]]. | ||
'''March 19, 2014:''' [[Development Kit 2]] was announced. | |||
'''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. | ||