There were also many other VR companies before Oculus. I've been watching the VR scene for at least two decades, what Oculus has benefited from is the advancement motion tracking, higher resolution displays, processing, etc (technologies not specific to VR), Oculus really didn't do anything groundbreaking here. The technology has been maturing for a long time, the masses are just starting to take notice - and large companies are following that interest.
On Fri, Apr 1, 2016 at 10:38 AM, <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote: > Little more to the back story. The kid had some US DOD friends and labs > that gave him access to the latest technology in the field. > > *From:* Simon Westlake <simon@sonar.software> > Look at Palmer Luckey - this kid was banging together VR goggles in his > bedroom, and everyone said the kind of virtual reality goggles that are now > shipping were impossible to make just a couple of years ago. Now that he > pushed it forward and figured it out, HTC is making a headset, Sony is > making a headset.. > > > >
