Facebook Oculus stepping up mergers and acquisitions to strengthen virtual reality technology

Facebook bought virtual reality helmet maker Oculus VR acquisition in July this year, according to the Wall Street Journal website. In order to further enhance its virtual reality 3D technology, Oculus VR is also acquiring relevant start-ups while constantly strengthening its research and development capabilities. Oculus VR recently said it had acquired two virtual reality start-ups, the Nimble VR and 13th Lab AB, in order to make the virtual world more three-dimensional and better respond to the relevant gestures. These two mergers and acquisitions show that with the growing popularity of virtual reality, companies are ramping up their investments in the field. However, Oculus VR did not disclose the details of the two deals. Nimble VR, which is based in San Francisco, has been named "3Gear Bae", the company's main birth to a small 3D camera that can be used to track gestures and detect bone movements, a camera that will improve with Oculus Rift. The future will be placed above Oculus Rift. Nimble VR has made some financing through Kickstarter, and has also received financial support from Intel Capital, Crunch Fund, K9 Ventures, Ovo Fund and other investors. 13th Lab is a computer vision/augmented reality company located in Sweden. The company also uses sophisticated cameras and produces 3D images based on different physical environments so that these images can be displayed in virtual reality. Nordic Venture company Creandum has invested in 13th lab. In addition to these mergers and acquisitions, Oculus VR also introduced Chris Blegles (Chris Bregler), a special technology guru. Chris, a computer science professor at New York University, has been making special effects for Hollywood blockbusters. At Oculus VR, Chris has become a full-time project engineer. In fact, since Facebook acquired Oculus, VCs have been ramping up their investment in virtual reality start-ups. Startups Survious and Jaunt, for example, have already financed 2 million of dollars and 28 million of dollars respectively. Meanwhile, another start-up, Virtuix, has just raised $2.7 million this week, mainly for the development of virtual reality technology. (Niuniu)