VR first gained momentum at the same time that 3DTV lost it. When Palmer Luckey launched a Kickstarter campaign for a new headset unit in 2012, panel manufacturers were still half-heartedly extolling the idea of families sitting around the telly in wildly expensive glasses, watching something between a discernible movie and a magic eye. Few of us were listening though. If we were never fully committed to that future before, the idea of fully immersing ourselves in a virtual environment thanks to this Luckey chap’s new doohickey only accelerated 3DTV’s demise.
The campaign raised over US$2.5 million from 10,000 backers
