Oculus VR
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.
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| 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 Rift
- Main article: Oculus Rift
Versions: Development Kit 1 (March 2013), Development Kit 2 (July 2014), Consumer Version (?? 2015)
History
Timeline
June 2012: Oculus Rift Prototype was showcased in E3.
August 1, 2012: Crowd funding campaign for Oculus Rift was started on Kickstarter. DK1 was promised to all backers who contribute at least 300 dollars. The Kickstarter campaign raised $2,437,429 for Oculus VR.
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 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.
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.