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'''Palmer Luckey''' is the founder of [[Oculus VR]].
'''Palmer Luckey''' was the founder of [[Oculus VR]] and creator of the original [[Oculus Rift]].
 
He posted updates on the Oculus Rift project to the [[Meant to be Seen 3D]] forum with the username PalmerTech.<ref name="u399">{{cite web | title=Oculus "Rift" : An open-source HMD for Kickstarter | website=Meant to be Seen | date=2024-08-14 | url=https://www.mtbs3d.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=14777 | access-date=2024-08-14}}</ref>
 
==Headsets==
He has owned or used the following head-mounted displays:
* [[Vuzix VR920]]
* [[Philips Scuba]]
* [[Virtual Research V8]]
* [[Liquid Image MRG 2.2]]
* [[Sensics X-Sight]]<ref name="t484">{{cite web | title=PR1, a DIY 720p HMD (MRG 2.2 upgrade) | website=Meant to be Seen | date=2024-08-20 | url=https://www.mtbs3d.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=11970 | access-date=2024-08-21}}</ref>
 
===Prototypes===
Palmer Luckey made prototype head mounted displays:
* [[PR1]]
* [[PR2]]
* [[PR3]]
* [[PR4]]
* [[PR5]]
* [[PR6]]
 
PR4 had wireless capability.<ref name="j063">{{cite web | last=Buckley | first=Sean | title=Oculus' Palmer Luckey and Nate Mitchell on the past, present and future of the Rift | website=Engadget | date=2013-03-19 | url=https://www.engadget.com/2013-03-19-oculus-rift-luckey-mitchell-interview.html | access-date=2024-08-24}}</ref> It uses a [[halo headband]].<ref name="x003">{{cite web | title=PR4 Prototype HMD Unboxing | website=YouTube | date=2024-03-06 | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8P4P5PU6dS4 | access-date=2024-08-24}}</ref> It was sent to Andrew Hernandez for a few weeks to test.<ref name="x003">{{cite web | title=PR4 Prototype HMD Unboxing | website=YouTube | date=2024-03-06 | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8P4P5PU6dS4 | access-date=2024-08-24}}</ref>
 
PR5 has about a 270 degree field of vision.<ref name="n356">{{cite web| last2=Rubin | first2=Peter | title=The inside story of the Oculus Rift, VR's singularity moment | website=WIRED | date=2014-07-03 | url=https://www.wired.com/story/inside-oculus/ | access-date=2024-08-24|quote=The PR5, which he worked on throughout early 2012, had a gargantuan 270° field of vision}}</ref> It uses tiled displays and optics.<ref name="a573">{{cite web | title=Displaying a FULL FOV impossible with 'flat' optics? | website=Meant to be Seen | date=2024-08-24 | url=https://www.mtbs3d.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=120&t=14243&p=68972#p68972 | access-date=2024-08-24}}</ref> It has wireless capability.<ref name="j063">{{cite web | last=Buckley | first=Sean | title=Oculus' Palmer Luckey and Nate Mitchell on the past, present and future of the Rift | website=Engadget | date=2013-03-19 | url=https://www.engadget.com/2013-03-19-oculus-rift-luckey-mitchell-interview.html | access-date=2024-08-24}}</ref> It is a successor of the [[PR4]].
 
==References==
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Latest revision as of 20:44, 2 July 2025

Palmer Luckey is the founder of Oculus VR.

He posted updates on the Oculus Rift project to the Meant to be Seen 3D forum with the username PalmerTech.[1]

Headsets

He has owned or used the following head-mounted displays:

Prototypes

Palmer Luckey made prototype head mounted displays:

PR4 had wireless capability.[3] It uses a halo headband.[4] It was sent to Andrew Hernandez for a few weeks to test.[4]

PR5 has about a 270 degree field of vision.[5] It uses tiled displays and optics.[6] It has wireless capability.[3] It is a successor of the PR4.

References