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Weekly Funding & People Roundup: Google acquires Owlchemy.

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Launched last year , it lets developers design and build massively detailed environments by using distributed cloud computing infrastructure, incorporating machine learning technology and other advances. He was hired in 2012 by founder Palmer Luckey directly; they were longtime friends before Dycus became the first Oculus employee.“I

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The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

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The devices will use positional tracking (which will not require any external sensors) developed from expertise learned through creating Google’s Tango mapping technology and optimized for virtual reality. San Francisco-based Vivid Vision has raised a $2.2M …and just a few more.