The Oculus division of Facebook would also continue to develop software and hardware to help creators working with VR, he said. Facebook is shutting down its California - based Oculus Story Studio , which it started to create video content for its Oculus Rift virtual reality ( VR ) headset . The studio is now free to help external filmmakers create VR content , but remains " absolutely committed to growing the social platform and creative content ecosystem , " according to a blog post by Jason Rubin , Facebook 's VP of Content . The division had some teething troubles , including losing a copyright infringement case to ZeniMax and the departure of founder Palmer Luckey in March .
Facebook is shutting down its California - based Oculus Story Studio , which it started to create video content for its Oculus Rift virtual reality ( VR ) headset . The studio is now free to help external filmmakers create VR content , but remains " absolutely committed to growing the social platform and creative content ecosystem , " according to a blog post by Jason Rubin , Facebook 's VP of Content . The division had some teething troubles , including losing a copyright infringement case to ZeniMax and the departure of founder Palmer Luckey in March .