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Co-founder of FB-owned VR firm Oculus Nate Mitchell quits

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San Francisco: In yet another setback for the social networking giant’s Virtual Reality (VR) dream, Nate Mitchell, Co-founder of Facebook-acquired VR firm Oculus has stepped down. “Some bittersweet news to share. After 7 incredible years at Oculus / Facebook, I’m moving on. It’s been a privilege to be a part of the VR community, and I can’t wait to see what comes next,” Mitchell said in a Reddit post late Tuesday. Nate Mitchell was the head of VR products at Facebook which acquired Oculus for $3 billion in 2014. “Virtual reality is still on the bleeding edge of technology, and this community continues to pioneer the way forward.” (IANS)