In The History of the Future, Harris discusses the story behind the virtual reality company founded in 2012 that would later catch the attention of Mark Zuckerberg and wind up being bought by Facebook for over $2 billion dollars.
“This incredible underdog story begins with inventor Palmer Luckey, then just a nineteen-year-old dreamer, living alone in a camper trailer in Long Beach, California. At the time, virtual reality—long-hailed as the ultimate technology—was so costly and experimental that it was unattainable outside of a few research labs and military training facilities,” states the description. “But with the founding of Oculus, and the belief that his tantalizing vision of the future could one day be more than science fiction, Luckey put everything he had into creating a device that would allow gamers like him to step into virtual worlds and, in doing so, hopefully kickstart a VR revolution.”
The author conducted hundreds of interviews with key players in the VR revolution (including Luckey, his partners, and their cult of dreamers) to build a rich, cinematic narrative. What you get is basically an entertaining look at the birth of a new multi-billion-dollar industry.
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