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Facebook buys game studio BigBox VR

TechCrunch VR

Facebook has bought several virtual reality game studios over the past couple years, and they added one more to their portfolio Friday with the acquisition of Seattle-based BigBox VR. Facebooks Oculus Quest 2 retails for $299 and the company has said that it outsold all of its previous devices combined in its first few months.

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How Much is Facebook Investing in Spatial Computing?

AR Insider

More importantly, this aligns with the timeframe that followed its 2014 Oculus acquisition. billion for a representative baseline of pre-Oculus spending. Where it gets more interesting is panning back to a longer time period in which R&D efforts had time to gear up, including Oculus Reality Labs in Seattle, led by Michael Abrash.

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The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

VRScout

If you’re interested in developing for the system, you’re required to attend an in-person training workshop in Seattle – classes start in September and it’ll cost you $3,000. Leading Chinese developer Deepoon VR claims that they have solved this issue and forged a strategic agreement with G-wearables, another Chinese VR developer.

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