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   When did Oculus Rift come out?

   • In March of 2016, Oculus finally released the first consumer version of the Rift headset. The Gear VR had allowed more developers to experiment with VR applications, but the Rift opened it up to a new world of possibilities.

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   Who founded Oculus VR?

   • To achieve his goals, Luckey founded Oculus VR alongside Brendan Iribe, Michael Antonov, Nate Mitchell, and Andrew Scott Reisse. The founding years of Oculus were the wildest and most exciting for developers and enthusiasts on the ground floor. Virtual reality technology was becoming more than just an exciting possibility. It was becoming reality.

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   Why did Facebook buy Oculus?

   • In March of 2014, Facebook acquired Oculus for $2.3 billion in both cash and stock. This move proved to be beneficial in the long run for virtual reality headsets. Now a part of Facebook, Inc., Oculus moved its headquarters to Menlo Park, California. Oculus is known for their VR innovations, and is best known for the Oculus Rift headset.

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   Who owns Oculus?

   • Oculus' history begins with its founder Palmer Luckey. The VR company was acquired by Facebook, now known as Meta, for $2 billion.

   Oculus: VR Company's History, Starting From Founding, Device Creation

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   What happened to Oculus VR?

   • In 2013 and 2014, Oculus shipped over 175,000 development kit headsets to enthusiasts and developers. This helped spur innovation and generate even more buzz around the promise of high-quality VR. In March 2014, social media giant Facebook acquired Oculus VR for an astonishing $2 billion.

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   Why was the first Oculus demo so important?

   • The earliest Oculus demo offered more than a proof of concept — it captivated crucial support from programmers and game-studio heads, turned eyes away from other less-exciting VR headsets that were then on the market, and revived hope in virtual reality itself.

   A Brief History of Oculus, from Day Zero to Day One

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2. techcrunch.com › 2014/03/26 › a-brief-history-of-oculusA Brief History Of Oculus - TechCrunch

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   Mar 26, 2014 · Barely one year passed between Oculus shipping their first developer kits (March 29th, 2013) and the start of pre-orders for version 2 (March 19th, 2014), but a ton happened in that time.

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   The first-generation Oculus Quest is a discontinued virtual reality headset developed by Oculus (now Reality Labs), a brand of Facebook Inc., and released on May 21, 2019. Similar to its predecessor, Oculus Go, it is a standalone device, that can run games and software wirelessly under an Android -based operating system.

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   Aug 6, 2023 · In 2019, Facebook changed the virtual reality landscape forever with the release of the Oculus Quest. The Oculus Quest was the first standalone virtual reality headset. That meant all the discomfort of being tethered to a PC or Mac was eliminated.

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   Nov 9, 2023 · The Oculus origin story begins in 2012 when VR enthusiast Palmer Luckey designed an early prototype headset called the Rift. Inspired by the potential of immersive virtual worlds, Luckey launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund development of the Rift.

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   Jan 5, 2016 · The earliest Oculus demo offered more than a proof of concept — it captivated crucial support from programmers and game-studio heads, turned eyes away from other less-exciting VR headsets that...

8. about.fb.com › news › 2021Five Years of VR: A Look at the Greatest Moments from Oculus

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   Mar 29, 2021 · We released Oculus Rift in March 2016. It was a big moment — the launch of the first consumer VR headset of the modern era. And it was just the start. We’ve released five headsets in the past five years, each driving the technology forward and enabling major improvements in how people interact with VR and the experiences developers can offer.

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   Oct 27, 2023 · Oculus was a virtual reality company founded by Palmer Luckey in 2012. It was acquired by Facebook, now known as Meta, in 2014 for $2 billion in cash and stock. Luckey is the designer of the...