{"id":337055,"date":"2017-03-29T14:47:06","date_gmt":"2017-03-29T06:47:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techcrunch.com\/?p=1469425"},"modified":"2017-03-29T14:47:06","modified_gmt":"2017-03-29T06:47:06","slug":"as-the-oculus-rift-turns-one-facebook-is-still-responsible-for-where-vr-goes-next","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/as-the-oculus-rift-turns-one-facebook-is-still-responsible-for-where-vr-goes-next\/","title":{"rendered":"As the Oculus Rift turns one, Facebook is still responsible for where VR goes next"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today, the Oculus Rift<\/a> turns one.\u00a0🎂<\/a>🎂<\/a>🎂<\/a><\/p>\n

The virtual reality system very well may have been the most important consumer gadget\u00a0to be released last year, and for all the critiques and praise that have pushed it through 2016,\u00a0it\u2019s clear we\u2019re still looking at a technology that hasn\u2019t\u00a0scratched\u00a0its fullest potential.<\/p>\n

For better or worse, Facebook\u2019s Oculus has been the poster boy for VR<\/a>\u00a0and will likely continue to be. The Kickstarter-backed company sent ripples through tech communities in 2014 when it was announced that Facebook would be acquiring it for $2 billion. It hasn\u2019t exactly been smooth sailing since then, the company\u00a0has filled Facebook\u2019s year with a disproportionate amount of bad press that will undoubtedly provide a nice background to whatever\u00a0David Fincher film eventually chronicles the rise of Oculus VR.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s see what\u2019s happened\u2026<\/p>\n