Developer Blog – What is VR and What Makes It Awesome? Part 4
The new improved prototype debuted as the Oculus Rift at E3 2012. It was a hit and the rest is history; dev kits were successfully crowdfunded on Kickstarter.com and Facebook purchased Palmer’s Oculus Rift company for over $2 billion dollars. VR was suddenly back in a big way. Compared to the VR systems of yesteryear,