Facebook & Virtual Reality
Facebook Believes VR is Next Big Thing Quest Headset Quest Facebook unveiled a wireless VR headset this week called Oculus Quest. The company is pushing to popularize the emerging technology by taking it to a mainstream audience. Facebook acquired Oculus in 2014. The headset Quest will be available in the spring of 2019. Facebook Goals Facebook leadership believes that VR is the next big thing in human communications after the mobile phone. The company's goal is to get 1 billion people involved in VR. Quest offers 6 degrees of freedom and Touch controllers. It allow you to jump into action with no PC wires or external sensors. VR Future There are expert forecasts that VR headsets and devices will grow in sales by 31% for 2018 over 2017. A number of heavyweights are investing in the field including Google, Sony and Apple.