6 Quotes & Sayings By Palmer Luckey

Palmer Luckey is the founder of Oculus Rift, Inc., a virtual reality company located in Los Angeles, California. He graduated from USC with a degree in film and digital media. Palmer first started developing virtual reality technology as a sophomore in college, when he created his first prototype. The goal was to build an affordable, highly immersive virtual reality experience Read more

Palmer was inspired by the Daft Punk song "Around the World" and wanted to create an immersive experience that would let people feel like they were really there.

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In the past, before phones and the Internet, all communication was face-to-face. Now, most of it is digital, via emails and messaging services. If people were to start using virtual reality, it would almost come full circle. Palmer Luckey
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I don't think that VR is going to lead to humanity being enslaved in the matrix or letting the world crumble around us. I think it's going to end up being a great technology that brings closer people together, that allows for better communication, that reduces a lot of environmental waste that we're currently doing in the real world. Palmer Luckey
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I'm a huge fan of online communities. I think that asynchronous internet-based communication forums such as Reddit and other discussion forums are one of the best things that could possibly have happened to collaborative invention. The Rift certainly would not exist without forums. Palmer Luckey
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I was interested in virtual reality for several years even before working at USC, it wasn't an interest that started there at all. In fact, when I started working at USC, I already had prototypes of the Rift that were very similar to the final design. Palmer Luckey
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I don't think that technology is going to allow for greater subjugation of people. I think it's gonna give them more freedom. Palmer Luckey