{"product_id":"9780062455970-the-history-of-the-future-oculus-facebook-and-the-revolution-that-swept-virtual-reality","title":"Harris Blake J. - The History Of The Future Oculus Facebook And The Revolution That Swept Virtual Reality - Paperback","description":"Binding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\nDescription: The dramatic larger - than - life true story behind the founding of Oculus and its quest for virtual reality by the bestselling author of Console Wars. Drawing on over a hundred interviews with the key players driving this revolution The History of the Future weaves together a rich cinematic narrative that captures the breakthroughs breakdowns and human drama of trying to change the world. The result is a super accessible and supremely entertaining look at the birth of a game - changing new industry. From iconic books like Neuromancer to blockbuster films like The Matrix virtual reality has long been hailed as the ultimate technology. But outside of a few research labs and military training facilities this tantalizing vision of the future was nothing but science fiction. Until 2012, when Oculus founder Palmer Luckey then just a rebellious teenage dreamer living alone in a camper trailer invents a device that has the potential to change everything. With the help of a videogame legend a serial entrepreneur and many other colorful characters Luckey's scrappy startup kickstarts a revolution and sets out to bring VR to the masses. As with most underdog stories things don t quite go according to plan. But what happens next turns out to be the ultimate entrepreneurial journey: a tale of battles won and lost lessons learned and neverending twists and turns including an unlikely multi - billion - dollar acquisition by Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg which shakes up the landscape in Silicon Valley and gives Oculus the chance to forever change our reality. Drawing on over a hundred interviews with the key players driving this revolution The History of the Future weaves together a rich cinematic narrative that captures the breakthroughs breakdowns and human drama of trying to change the world. The result is a super accessible and supremely entertaining look at the birth of a game - changing new industry.\u003cbr\u003e\nTitle: The History Of The Future Oculus Facebook And The Revolution That Swept Virtual Reality\u003cbr\u003e\nAuthor(s): Harris Blake J.\u003cbr\u003e\nPublisher: Harpercollins Publishers Inc\u003cbr\u003e\nBarcode: 9780062455970\u003cbr\u003e\nPages: 592 Pages\u003cbr\u003e\nPublication Date: 3\/10\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\nCategory: Virtual Reality","brand":"Harris Blake J.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49590097084721,"sku":"IN-G-9780062455970","price":17.13,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0644\/6759\/9594\/files\/9780062455970.jpg?v=1729799015","url":"https:\/\/bookdelivered.com\/products\/9780062455970-the-history-of-the-future-oculus-facebook-and-the-revolution-that-swept-virtual-reality","provider":"Book Delivered","version":"1.0","type":"link"}