Oculus VR
| Oculus VR | |
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| Information | |
| Industry | Virtual Reality |
| Founded | Irvine, California, United States in 2012 |
| Founder | Palmer Luckey Brendan Iribe Michael Antonov Nate Mitchell Jack McCauley |
| Headquarters | Menlo Park, California, U.S. |
| Notable Personnel | Palmer Luckey Brendan Iribe (CEO) John Carmack (CTO) Michael Abrash (CSO) |
| Products | Oculus Rift, Samsung Gear VR |
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| Website | Oculus.com |
Oculus VR is an American Virtual Reality company and the creator of Oculus Rift, a popular VR headset. Oculus VR was founded by Palmer Luckey in 2012. The company was acquired by Facebook for 2 billion dollars in cash and stock on March 25, 2014.
Oculus Rift
- Main article: Oculus Rift
Versions: Development Kit 1 (March 2013), Development Kit 2 (July 2014), Consumer Version (?? 2015)
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.
June 24, 2014: Oculus VR acquired Carbon Design, the company behind the design of Xbox 360 Controller and Kinect.
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.