About the Book: The History of the Future: Oculus, Facebook, and the Revolution
That Swept Virtual Reality
Long regarded as a mix of science fiction and lore, virtual reality was finding
obscure footing in enthusiastic web forums, science laboratories, and hushed
military experiments. At the helm of this futuristic endeavor was an unlikely
hero—young entrepreneur Palmer Luckey. With an intense interest in virtual
reality and disappointment in the VR options that existed, Palmer went from a
rebellious teenager living alone in a camper trailer to the developer of
impressive prototypes to the founder of Oculus VR. With the help of a videogame
legend, a serial entrepreneur and