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About Oculus Rift (Development Kit)
Oculus Rift is a discontinued line of virtual reality headsets developed and manufactured by Oculus VR, a virtual reality company founded by Palmer Luckey. It was the first virtual reality headset to provide a realistic experience at an accessible price, utilizing novel technology to increase quality and reduce cost by orders of magnitude compared to earlier systems. The first headset in the line was the Oculus Rift Development Kit 1 (DK1), released on March 28, 2013. The last was the Oculus Rift S, discontinued in April 2021. The Rift went through various pre-production models prior to the release of the Oculus Rift CV1, the first Oculus Rift intended for use by the general public.
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The Story
A head-mounted stereoscopic display that brought consumer-grade VR back from the dead. The DK1 backers shipped before Facebook ever heard of it.
The Pitch on Kickstarter
Oculus Rift (Development Kit) appeared on Kickstarter (Kickstarter 2012) in 2012. Palmer Luckey pitched the product to the audience. $2.4M raised from 9.5K backers.
Where they are now: Funded and shipped. Oculus was acquired by Facebook in 2014 for $2B and lit the fuse on the modern VR industry.
