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The History of the Future: Oculus, Facebook, and the Revolution That Swept Virtual Reality,Used
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A USA Today bestsellerThe dramatic, largerthanlife true story behind the founding of Oculus, its quest for virtual reality, and its founder's contentious battle for political freedom against Facebook, from the bestselling author of Console Wars (now a CBS All Access film).In The History of the Future, Harris once again deepdives into a tech drama for the ages to expertly tell the largerthanlife true story of Oculus, the virtual reality company founded in 2012 thatless than two years laterwould 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 nineteenyearold dreamer, living alone in a camper trailer in Long Beach, California. At the time, virtual realitylonghailed as the ultimate technologywas so costly and experimental that it was unattainable outside of a few research labs and military training facilities. 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.With the help of an industry legend, a serial entrepreneur, and a slew of colorful charactersincluding those behind gaming sensations like Doom, Words with Friends, and Guitar HeroLuckeys scrappy startup would finally deliver the dream of immersive and affordable virtual reality to consumers, leading geeks and gamers to be excited in a way that they hadnt been in years, and tech firms and investors scrambling to get in on the action before it was too late.Over the course of three years (and with unprecedented access from Oculus and Facebook), Harris conducted hundreds of interviews with key players in the VR revolutionincluding Luckey, his partners, and their cult of dreamersto weave together a rich, cinematic narrative that captures the breakthroughs, breakdowns, and human drama of trying to change the world. The result is a supremely accessible, entertaining look at the birth of a new multibilliondollar industry; one full of heroes, villains, and twists at every corner. Take, for instance, Harris own discovery while writing this story. When he started this endeavor, he had no idea that this tale would somehow involve Donald Trump, billiondollar lawsuits, illegal practices, and end with Luckeyeventually ousted from Facebookas one of the most polarizing figures in Silicon Valley.
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