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The History of the Future: Oculus, Facebook, and the Revolution That Swept Virtual Reality

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The author of Console Wars reveals the story behind Oculus and its quest for virtual reality: "Masterful . . . filled with unforgettable characters" (Forbes).

From iconic books like Neuromancer to blockbuster films like The Matrix, virtual reality has offered a tantalizing vision of the future. But outside of a few research labs and military training facilities, this technology was mere science fiction. Until 2012, when Oculus founder Palmer Luckey—then just a teenage dreamer living alone i...