<s>
Palmer	O
Freeman	O
Luckey	O
(	O
born	O
September	O
19	O
,	O
1992	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
American	O
entrepreneur	O
best	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
founder	O
of	O
Oculus	B-Application
VR	I-Application
and	O
designer	O
of	O
the	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
,	O
a	O
virtual	B-Device
reality	I-Device
head-mounted	I-Device
display	I-Device
that	O
is	O
widely	O
credited	O
with	O
reviving	O
the	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
industry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
Luckey	O
departed	O
Oculus	B-Application
and	O
founded	O
defense	O
contractor	O
Anduril	B-Algorithm
Industries	I-Algorithm
,	O
a	O
defense	O
technology	O
company	O
focused	O
on	O
autonomous	O
drones	O
and	O
sensors	O
for	O
military	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
built	O
a	O
PC	B-Device
gaming	I-Device
"	I-Device
rig	I-Device
"	I-Device
worth	O
tens	O
of	O
thousands	O
of	O
U.S.	O
dollars	O
with	O
an	O
elaborate	O
six-monitor	O
setup	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
desire	O
to	O
immerse	O
himself	O
in	O
computer-generated	O
worlds	O
led	O
to	O
an	O
obsession	O
with	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
(	O
VR	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
attending	O
college	O
,	O
he	O
also	O
worked	O
as	O
a	O
part-time	O
engineer	O
in	O
the	O
Mixed	O
Reality	O
Lab	O
(	O
MxR	O
)	O
at	O
the	O
Institute	O
for	O
Creative	O
Technologies	O
(	O
ICT	O
)	O
at	O
the	O
University	O
of	O
Southern	O
California	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
design	O
team	O
for	O
cost-effective	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
systems	O
for	O
BRAVEMIND	O
,	O
a	O
U.S.	O
Army	O
Research	O
Laboratory	O
effort	O
to	O
treat	O
veterans	O
suffering	O
from	O
PTSD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beginning	O
in	O
2009	O
,	O
when	O
he	O
was	O
16	O
,	O
he	O
began	O
building	O
VR	B-Device
headsets	I-Device
of	O
his	O
own	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Existing	O
head-mounted	B-General_Concept
displays	I-General_Concept
in	O
the	O
market	O
suffered	O
from	O
low	O
contrast	O
,	O
high	O
latency	O
,	O
low	O
field-of-view	O
,	O
high	O
cost	O
,	O
and	O
extreme	O
bulk	O
and	O
weight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
completed	O
his	O
first	O
prototype	O
,	O
called	O
PR1	O
,	O
at	O
age	O
17	O
in	O
his	O
parents	O
 '	O
garage	O
in	O
2010	O
,	O
which	O
featured	O
a	O
90-degree	O
field	O
of	O
view	O
,	O
low	O
latency	O
,	O
and	O
built-in	O
haptic	B-Device
feedback	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultimately	O
,	O
he	O
built	O
more	O
than	O
50	O
head-mounted	B-General_Concept
displays	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
fund	O
these	O
projects	O
,	O
he	O
earned	O
at	O
least	O
US$	O
36,000	O
by	O
fixing	O
and	O
reselling	O
damaged	O
iPhones	B-Device
and	O
working	O
part-time	O
as	O
a	O
groundskeeper	O
,	O
youth	O
sailing	O
coach	O
,	O
and	O
computer	O
repair	O
technician	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
shared	O
regular	O
updates	O
on	O
his	O
progress	O
on	O
MTBS3D	O
,	O
a	O
forum	O
frequented	O
by	O
a	O
small	O
number	O
of	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
enthusiasts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
called	O
his	O
6th-generation	O
unit	O
the	O
"	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
"	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
sold	O
as	O
a	O
do-it-yourself	O
kit	O
on	O
Kickstarter	O
to	O
fellow	O
enthusiasts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
launched	O
Oculus	B-Application
VR	I-Application
in	O
April	O
2012	O
to	O
facilitate	O
the	O
official	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
Kickstarter	O
campaign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
John	O
Carmack	O
of	O
id	O
Software	O
,	O
a	O
game	O
developer	O
famous	O
for	O
his	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
Doom	B-Application
and	O
Quake	O
videogame	O
series	O
,	O
requested	O
a	O
prototype	O
headset	O
from	O
Luckey	O
,	O
who	O
lent	O
it	O
to	O
Carmack	O
free	O
of	O
charge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Carmack	O
used	O
it	O
to	O
demonstrate	O
id	O
Software	O
's	O
Doom	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
BFG	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
on	O
the	O
device	O
at	O
the	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
resulting	O
attention	O
of	O
thousands	O
of	O
people	O
suddenly	O
drawn	O
to	O
the	O
Rift	B-Device
,	O
Luckey	O
dropped	O
out	O
of	O
university	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
it	O
full-time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Luckey	O
launched	O
his	O
Kickstarter	O
campaign	O
for	O
the	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
,	O
it	O
also	O
contained	O
recorded	O
endorsements	O
from	O
other	O
prominent	O
figures	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
industry	O
,	O
including	O
Cliff	O
Blezinski	O
,	O
David	O
Helgason	O
,	O
and	O
Michael	O
Abrash	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
Kickstarter	O
campaign	O
,	O
Luckey	O
demonstrated	O
the	O
Rift	B-Device
to	O
gamers	O
and	O
the	O
press	O
at	O
many	O
gaming	O
conventions	O
,	O
including	O
PAX	O
,	O
Gamescom	O
,	O
and	O
QuakeCon	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
raising	O
more	O
than	O
$1	O
million	O
,	O
Luckey	O
hired	O
Brendan	O
Iribe	O
in	O
August	O
2012	O
to	O
be	O
CEO	O
of	O
Oculus	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Oculus	B-Application
VR	I-Application
expanded	O
,	O
taking	O
on	O
more	O
employees	O
and	O
a	O
larger	O
office	O
space	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Luckey	O
continued	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
all	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
business	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
I	O
have	O
my	O
hands	O
in	O
everything	O
,	O
from	O
product	O
engineering	O
to	O
game	O
development	O
to	O
marketing	O
,	O
"	O
Later	O
,	O
he	O
shifted	O
his	O
focus	O
towards	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
input	O
hardware	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
pet	O
project	O
"	O
that	O
eventually	O
culminated	O
in	O
the	O
Oculus	B-Application
Touch	O
spatial	O
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Oculus	B-Application
VR	I-Application
was	O
acquired	O
by	O
Facebook	B-Application
in	O
March	O
2014	O
for	O
US$2	O
billion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
lawsuit	O
contended	O
that	O
Luckey	O
and	O
Oculus	B-Application
used	O
ZeniMax	O
's	O
"	O
trade	O
secrets	O
,	O
copyrighted	O
computer	O
code	O
,	O
and	O
technical	O
know-how	O
relating	O
to	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
technology	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
sought	O
financial	O
damages	O
for	O
breach	O
of	O
contract	O
,	O
copyright	O
infringement	O
,	O
and	O
unfair	O
competition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ZeniMax	O
claimed	O
it	O
had	O
invested	O
"	O
tens	O
of	O
millions	O
of	O
dollars	O
in	O
research	O
and	O
development	O
"	O
into	O
VR	O
technology	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
"	O
Oculus	B-Application
and	O
Luckey	O
lacked	O
the	O
necessary	O
expertise	O
and	O
technical	O
know-how	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
viable	O
virtual	B-Device
reality	I-Device
headset	I-Device
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
the	O
jury	O
found	O
that	O
Oculus	B-Application
,	O
Facebook	B-Application
,	O
Palmer	O
Luckey	O
,	O
Brendan	O
Iribe	O
,	O
and	O
John	O
Carmack	O
did	O
not	O
misappropriate	O
or	O
steal	O
trade	O
secrets	O
and	O
technology	O
,	O
they	O
awarded	O
a	O
combined	O
total	O
of	O
$500	O
million	O
in	O
damages	O
for	O
copyright	O
infringement	O
related	O
to	O
the	O
marketing	O
of	O
the	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
,	O
with	O
Luckey	O
responsible	O
for	O
$50	O
million	O
of	O
the	O
total	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
caused	O
a	O
small	O
number	O
of	O
developers	O
to	O
temporarily	O
cancel	O
plans	O
to	O
support	O
Oculus	B-Application
,	O
including	O
Scruta	O
Games	O
,	O
which	O
announced	O
it	O
would	O
cancel	O
Oculus	B-Application
's	O
support	O
in	O
their	O
games	O
unless	O
Luckey	O
stepped	O
down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tomorrow	O
Today	O
Labs	O
said	O
they	O
would	O
not	O
support	O
the	O
Oculus	B-Application
touch	O
as	O
long	O
as	O
Luckey	O
is	O
employed	O
by	O
Oculus	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2017	O
,	O
Palmer	O
Luckey	O
left	O
Facebook	B-Application
,	O
and	O
stopped	O
his	O
involvement	O
with	O
Oculus	B-Application
VR	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
testimony	O
before	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
Senate	O
in	O
April	O
2018	O
,	O
Senator	O
Ted	O
Cruz	O
asked	O
Facebook	B-Application
CEO	O
Mark	O
Zuckerberg	O
"	O
Why	O
was	O
Palmer	O
Luckey	O
fired	O
?	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2018	O
,	O
The	O
Wall	O
Street	O
Journal	O
obtained	O
access	O
to	O
internal	O
Facebook	B-Application
emails	O
which	O
suggested	O
the	O
matter	O
was	O
discussed	O
at	O
the	O
highest	O
levels	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Facebook	B-Application
executives	O
,	O
including	O
Zuckerberg	O
,	O
reportedly	O
pressured	O
Luckey	O
to	O
publicly	O
voice	O
support	O
for	O
libertarian	O
candidate	O
Gary	O
Johnson	O
,	O
despite	O
his	O
support	O
for	O
then	O
Republican	O
nominee	O
Donald	O
Trump	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meta	O
CTO	O
Andrew	O
Bosworth	O
,	O
who	O
moved	O
from	O
the	O
Ads	O
team	O
to	O
leading	O
the	O
Oculus	B-Application
division	O
four	O
months	O
after	O
Luckey	O
's	O
departure	O
,	O
issued	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
now-deleted	O
tweets	B-Application
in	O
November	O
2018	O
denying	O
wrongdoing	O
on	O
the	O
part	O
of	O
Facebook	B-Application
,	O
saying	O
"	O
Politics	O
had	O
nothing	O
to	O
do	O
with	O
Palmer	O
's	O
departure.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Facebook	B-Application
likewise	O
denied	O
Luckey	O
had	O
been	O
fired	O
for	O
supporting	O
Trump	O
,	O
stating	O
"	O
We	O
can	O
say	O
unequivocally	O
that	O
Palmer	O
's	O
departure	O
was	O
not	O
due	O
to	O
his	O
political	O
views.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2017	O
,	O
Luckey	O
founded	O
the	O
autonomy-focused	O
defense	O
technology	O
company	O
Anduril	B-Algorithm
Industries	I-Algorithm
,	O
along	O
with	O
former	O
Palantir	O
Technologies	O
executives	O
Matt	O
Grimm	O
,	O
Trae	O
Stephens	O
,	O
and	O
Brian	O
Schimpf	O
,	O
and	O
early	O
Oculus	B-Application
VR	I-Application
Hardware	O
Lead	O
Joe	O
Chen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2020	O
,	O
Luckey	O
announced	O
through	O
Twitter	B-Application
that	O
Anduril	O
had	O
received	O
a	O
contract	O
worth	O
$967M	O
for	O
the	O
Advanced	O
Battle	O
Management	O
Systems	O
(	O
ABMS	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
cutting-edge	O
multi-billion	O
dollar	O
project	O
by	O
the	O
U.S.	O
Air	O
Force	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2022	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
as	O
a	O
commemoration	O
of	O
the	O
anime	O
Sword	B-Application
Art	I-Application
Online	I-Application
,	O
Luckey	O
created	O
a	O
VR	B-Device
headset	I-Device
that	O
kills	O
its	O
human	O
user	O
in	O
real	O
life	O
when	O
the	O
user	O
dies	O
digitally	O
in	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
by	O
means	O
of	O
several	O
explosive	O
charges	O
affixed	O
above	O
the	O
screen	O
,	O
on	O
what	O
appears	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
modified	O
Meta	O
Quest	O
Pro	O
,	O
to	O
aim	O
the	O
blast	O
at	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
forebrain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
Luckey	O
was	O
described	O
as	O
"	O
the	O
face	O
of	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
in	O
gaming	O
"	O
and	O
a	O
celebrity	O
among	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
enthusiasts	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
he	O
does	O
not	O
consider	O
himself	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
celebrity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Luckey	O
later	O
issued	O
an	O
apology	O
for	O
any	O
negative	O
impact	O
his	O
actions	O
had	O
on	O
public	O
perception	O
of	O
Oculus	B-Application
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
he	O
acted	O
independently	O
,	O
not	O
as	O
a	O
representative	O
of	O
Oculus	B-Application
VR	I-Application
.	O
</s>
