2014年3月26日,美国社交网络平台Facebook宣布,将斥资20亿美元收购沉浸式虚拟现实技术公司Oculus VR。[2] Facebook 首席执行官Mark Zuckerberg坚信虚拟现实将成为继智能手机和平板电脑等移动设备之后,计算平台的又一大事件。并计划将Oculus的应用拓展到游戏以外的业务,在此之前,Oculus主要用于为人们在游戏过程中创造身临其境的感觉。[2] Facebook收购Oculus,使得虚拟现实这个科技行业小众的名词,开始为更多业外的人们所熟悉。业内人士称,虚拟现实时隔7年多,又迎来了春天。
March 26, 2014, the U.S. social networking platform Facebook announced that it will spend $2 billion acquisition of immersive virtual reality technology company VR Oculus. Facebook Mark CEO Zuckerberg [2] believes that virtual reality will become following the smart phones and tablet PCs and other mobile devices, computing platforms, another major event. And plans to expand the application of Oculus to the game outside of the business, before this, Oculus is mainly used for people in the game to create immersive feeling. [2] of Facebook's acquisition of oculus, the virtual reality of the science and technology industry niche terms, has more business people are familiar with. Industry sources said, after a lapse of 7 years, the virtual reality, but also ushered in the spring.