Facebook purchases Oculus

[terry78]

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/26/t...vr-maker-of-virtual-reality-headset.html?_r=0


Virtual reality?

 

[jonathancrane]

Good for them.

 

[charl_huntress]

That's actually very interesting. Oculus was really struggling, so this is definite good news for them.

 

[KevanG]

Could be good by giving it the support it needs as it looks great or they could turn it into a mess. We'll see.

 

[Marvolo]

Great. Just what I wanted. Facebook to aquire a promising piece of tech and squander it on some social media BS.

 

[BrollySupersj]

Great. Just what I wanted. Facebook to aquire a promising piece of tech and squander it on some social media BS.

You don't want the Facebook Helmet?

 

[TheBat812]

I just got to try an Oculus Rift at D&B. It was an off-road car racing game paired with the GT5 steering wheel/movement to match the game. Fun as hell as a package. Really curious to try an FPS or something.

 

[Sawyer]

BUT WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR THE CHILDREN?!?!?

 

[Marvolo]

BUT WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR THE CHILDREN?!?!?

The moral decay of this world will reach critical mass. Plan accordingly folks.

 

[RetrogradeOrbit]

Don't know yet whether this is going to be a good or bad thing. If it gets the product to market quicker, then I guess it's good.

If they re-brand it as "Facebook Portal Goggles" then f**k it, I ain't buying one...

 

[runawayboulder]

I'm gonna get all Lawnmower Man all over ALL of your Facebook walls.

 

[NickNitro]

I just posted about this in the business forum.

Facebook will buy it but it will still work independently at its own facilities. Much like how Disney bought out Marvel/Pixar but lets them do their own thing.

 

[Teelie]

Why go out of the house when you and your friends can all pretend to meet up in a virtual world?

 

[NickNitro]

Don't they do that already?

 

[SentinelMind]

The moral decay of this world will reach critical mass. Plan accordingly folks.

Why didn't I get that trademarked?

 

[Caekzor]

Why go out of the house when you and your friends can all pretend to meet up in a virtual world?

Don't people already do that?

 

[terry78]

Haha, its funny because we dont't socialize.

 

[DarkSentinel]

BUT WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR THE CHILDREN?!?!?

Like you give two shades of donkey crap about the children, Sawyer.

 

[Teelie]

Don't they do that already?

Don't people already do that?

This would be like Second Life only it's "real" and more of a 3-D environment. Otherwise, yes it's exactly what they do now only they don't have a virtual avatar of themselves to walk around the world in and boink random people. It could be a way to literally get a sexually transmitted computer virus.

 

[DarkSentinel]

This would be like Second Life only it's "real" and more of a 3-D environment. Otherwise, yes it's exactly what they do now only they don't have a virtual avatar of themselves to walk around the world in and boink random people. It could be a way to literally get a sexually transmitted computer virus.

You mean like HPV?