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Screenie vr7/5/2023 Coincidentally, John Carmack had been doing his own research and happened upon Luckey's developments as a fellow member of MTBS. The first rough prototype was put together in 2011 by Palmer Luckey (then 18 years old) in his parents’ garage in Long Beach, California. The Rift saw its commercial release in March 2016 with the Rift CV1, which was discontinued in March 2019 with the release of its successor, the Oculus Rift S. ![]() However, both were also purchased by many enthusiasts who wished to get an early preview of the technology. ![]() Two of these models were shipped to backers, labelled as development kits the DK1 in mid 2013 and DK2 in mid-2014, intended to provide developers with a platform to develop content in time for the Rift's release. The Rift went through various pre-production models since the Kickstarter campaign, around five of which were demonstrated to the public before reaching its commercial release. Then in March 2014, Oculus was purchased by Facebook for $2 billion. The project proved successful, raising almost US$2.5 million from around 10,000 contributors. ![]() In 2012 Oculus initiated a Kickstarter campaign to fund the Rift's development, after being founded as an independent company two months prior. Oculus Rift is a discontinued line of virtual reality headsets developed and manufactured by Oculus VR, a division of Meta Platforms. For the March 2019 product, see Oculus Rift S. For the March 2016 product, see Oculus Rift CV1.
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