One of the central figures in the now burgeoning field of virtual reality, Palmer Luckey, has decided to part with his new employer, , after just one year.
Like any good tech entrepreneur, Luckey pieced together the first Oculus Rift headsets in his parent’s garage, and from there developed, promoted and toured the tech until snapped up the company in 2014 for $2 billion.
However, he got tripped up by politics in the run-up to the 2016 election when he at first denied and then admitted to funding a pro-Trump troll group called Nimble America. The revelation roiled the Oculus group just as the first headsets were coming to market, and he was also a focus in the Zenimax lawsuit that resulted in a half-billion dollar settle against , $50 million of which came out of Luckey’s pocket.
Don’t cry too much for the 24-year-old VR icon, though, as estimates put his net worth at close to $750 million. Where he’ll end up next is the real question of the day. Story:
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