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June 24, 2014: Oculus VR acquired Carbon Design, the company behind the design of Xbox 360 Controller and Kinect.
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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.

Revision as of 10:04, 20 February 2015

Oculus VR
Oculus vr1.png
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
Parent Facebook
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

June 24, 2014: Oculus VR acquired Carbon Design, the company behind the design of Xbox 360 Controller and Kinect.

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.