---
title: "Oculus Acquires Nimble VR And 13th Lab"
description: "The technology that Nimble VR and 13th Lab brings to the table could be a game-changer in terms of what the retail version of the Oculus Rift looks like."
date: "2014-12-12"
modified: "2015-08-13"
authors:
  - name: "StefanCretu"
    link: "https://futurism.com/authors/stefancretu"
url: "https://futurism.com/oculus-acquires-nimble-vr-13th-lab"
categories:
  - "Future Society"
  - "Virtual Reality"
tags:
  - "virtual reality"
---

# Oculus Acquires Nimble VR And 13th Lab

![](<https://futurism.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/time-lo-oculus-rift-virtual-reality-14.jpg>)

- Nimble VR is known for its skeletal-tracking software, which has been utilised in almost every motion controlled device out there – including Microsoft's Kinect sensor
- 13th Lab also brings a host of technology with them. The PointCloud SDK is a development tool capable of Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) along with image detection and tracking
- According to 13th Lab, the PointCloud SDK is also capable of taking a 2D image, and mapping it into a 3D environment.