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Funny you mention Oculus as an example of non-funding driven innovation: > In 2011, Luckey got a dream job working as a technician at the Mixed Reality Lab (Mx
by L_Rahman 11y ago
Funny you mention Oculus as an example of non-funding driven innovation:
> In 2011, Luckey got a dream job working as a technician at the Mixed Reality Lab (MxR) at the University of Southern California's Institute for Creative Technologies (ICT). There, he had a chance to cross deep into VR territory. On Sept. 25, he posted the following on MTBS3D. [These excerpts are condensed and lightly edited.]
He described the experience in a 1500-word narrative titled "Truly immersive (AKA "Holy crap this is real") VR simulation."
via: http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/gadgets/a12956/palmer-luckey-and-the-virtual-reality-resurrection-16834760/ http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/gadgets/a12956/pa...
- rocky1138 11y agoThat's really interesting! But do you believe Luckey would not have worked on VR if it were not for the job at MxR? I believe he would have, though it might have taken him longer or he may have taken a different path. The innovation stems from Luckey and the culture of risk and it's given a chance to flourish easier through funding than without. Besides, I was saying that other means have become available as the cost of innovating has been cut, sometimes by orders ot magnitude. Kickstarter, specifically, has replaced a lot of traditional public or large corporation outlets for funding.