Facebook bought the startup virtual reality Oculus for $ 2 billion.
HIGH- TECH : According to Mark Zuckerberg , the headset Oculus Rift will " change the way we work, play and communicate ."Facebook continues its shopping. Less
than a month after a check of $ 19 billion for Whatsapp , the social
network announced Tuesday it would buy Oculus VR , a startup
specializing in virtual reality.
Once validated by the authorities, the transaction is expected to rise to 2 billion 400 million in cash, the rest in shares. For Facebook, this purchase is a gamble .
Oculus Rift helmet is still in the prototype stage , with marketing that does probably not happen before 2015, the time to finalize the product and let the developers tame technology.
Especially , Facebook password here Software to hardware , a transition always complicated Microsoft and Google can attest.Immersed in a virtual world.Mark Zuckerberg is looking to the future. "The mobile platform is today but we prepare tomorrow's.
Oculus has the potential to change the way we work, play and communicate , " he says .The Oculus helmet consists of a screen and sensors which follow the movements of the head of the user .It can be immersed in a virtual world or watch live streaming video of augmented reality graphics synthesis .
The illusion is almost perfect for the brain when the head to the left , the camera and the image is rotated follow. If one is at the top of a mountain, was dizzy.Video game , priority :The video game will be the priority of Oculus , which will remain independent within Facebook , but Zuckerberg sees farther ."We can live a basketball game as if we were on the floor , studying in a virtual classroom , shopping or see a doctor at a distance" .
Once validated by the authorities, the transaction is expected to rise to 2 billion 400 million in cash, the rest in shares. For Facebook, this purchase is a gamble .
Oculus Rift helmet is still in the prototype stage , with marketing that does probably not happen before 2015, the time to finalize the product and let the developers tame technology.
Especially , Facebook password here Software to hardware , a transition always complicated Microsoft and Google can attest.Immersed in a virtual world.Mark Zuckerberg is looking to the future. "The mobile platform is today but we prepare tomorrow's.
Oculus has the potential to change the way we work, play and communicate , " he says .The Oculus helmet consists of a screen and sensors which follow the movements of the head of the user .It can be immersed in a virtual world or watch live streaming video of augmented reality graphics synthesis .
The illusion is almost perfect for the brain when the head to the left , the camera and the image is rotated follow. If one is at the top of a mountain, was dizzy.Video game , priority :The video game will be the priority of Oculus , which will remain independent within Facebook , but Zuckerberg sees farther ."We can live a basketball game as if we were on the floor , studying in a virtual classroom , shopping or see a doctor at a distance" .
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