Palmer Freeman Luckey (born September 19, 1992 [2]) is an American entrepreneur best known as the founder of Oculus VR and designer of the Oculus Rift, a virtual reality headset that is widely credited …

Just days before, the three video game industry veterans had agreed to found a company with Luckey to develop a device he called the Oculus Rift, a virtual reality headset that had been lauded as...

2 days ago · Palmer Luckey founded virtual reality company Oculus VR in 2012 and sold it to Facebook in 2014 for $2 billion in cash and stock. He built the company's first offering, the Oculus Rift...

Sep 8, 2015 · The Rift’s creator, Palmer Luckey, was a 17-year-old sci-fi geek when he started building the prototype in his parents’ garage, in Long Beach, California.

Jun 22, 2025 · Palmer Luckey was 19 years old when he founded the virtual reality company Oculus VR in 2012. He had experimented with VR designs as a teen, tinkering away in his parents' garage …

Mar 29, 2021 · We wanted to take a moment to celebrate the achievements of so many, both inside and outside the walls of Facebook, who have contributed to making VR what it is today—from Oculus …

Jun 6, 2023 · Palmer Luckey shared his prototype for the Oculus Rift on his online forum, where John Carmack, the creator of the Doom video game, discovered it. Carmack offered to buy the prototype, …

Dec 2, 2023 · It was created by Oculus VR, a company that revolutionized the virtual reality industry with its groundbreaking technology. The Oculus Rift provides an incredibly immersive gaming experience, …

Oculus is a brand of Facebook Technologies, LLC (formerly known as Oculus VR, LLC), a subsidiary of Facebook Inc. The division produces virtual reality headsets, including the Oculus Rift and Oculus …

Oct 26, 2022 · The Oculus Rift was invented by VR enthusiast Palmer Luckey, who later went on to found Oculus VR with Brendan Iribe, who became CEO. The Oculus Rift itself is a pair of virtual …