The History of the Future
The History of the Future weaves together a rich, cinematic narrative that captures the breakthroughs, failures, and human drama of trying to alter the world, based on over a hundred interviews with the main actors driving this movement. As a consequence, The Creation of a Game-Changing New Sector is a highly accessible and highly fascinating look at the birth of a game-changing new industry.
Virtual reality has long been praised as the ultimate technology, from classic literature like Neuromancer to blockbuster blockbusters like The Matrix. But, except for a few research laboratories and military training sites, this enticing image of the future was pure science fiction. Until 2012, when Palmer Luckey, then a rebellious young dreamer living alone in a camper trailer, invents a gizmo that could transform everything.
This is a wonderful read, giving the reader with an excellent history of how Oculus grew from a project being tinkered with in a trailer in Orange County, CA to a multi-billion dollar acquisition by Facebook, as described by the individuals who developed it. The book then goes into great depth on how Oculus transformed under its parent company and the mania around Palmer Lucky's political ideas, which is worth the price of admission alone. Luckey's scrappy firm kickstarts a revolution and sets out to deliver VR to the people with the support of a gaming icon, a serial entrepreneur, and a slew of other colorful characters. Things don't exactly go according to plan, as they do in most underdog stories. But what follows is the ultimate entrepreneurial journey: a tale of battles won and lost lessons learned, and never-ending twists and turns—including an unlikely multibillion-dollar acquisition by Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg, which shakes up the Silicon Valley landscape and gives Oculus the chance to change our reality for good.
The History of the Future weaves together a rich, cinematic narrative that captures the breakthroughs, failures, and human drama of trying to alter the world, based on over a hundred interviews with important actors driving this movement. As a consequence, The Creation of a Game-Changing New Sector is an extremely accessible and highly fascinating look at the birth of a game-changing new industry.
"Brilliant...masterful...a sweeping plot with outstanding characters," — Forbes.
Author: Palmer Lucky
Language: English
Link buy: https://www.amazon.com/History-Future-Facebook-Revolution-Virtual/dp/0062455966
