Virtual Reality Pioneer Jaron Lanier Talks Facebook's Oculus Deal
 

Virtual Reality Pioneer Jaron Lanier Talks Facebook's Oculus Deal
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When Facebook acquired Oculus Rift on Tuesday, the deal validated a tech**logy category that has long been viewed as mostly experimental: virtual reality

That's why the first question on the minds of those who have followed the VR space for years was: What does Jaron Lanier, one of the early pioneers and most passionate advocates of VR, think of this blockbuster deal?

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"Well, in the abstract, I say congrats to the Oculus team, but beyond that what matters is what they actually do," Lanier said in an email to Mashable. "If they don't make a success of this support, that would be a drag Read more...

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