Game/life Balance U.s. Podcast

Blake J. Harris, the best-selling author of “Console Wars,” has turned his attention to virtual reality with a new book. In “The History of the Future: Oculus, Facebook, and the Revolution That Swept Virtual Reality” Harris dives into the dramatic, larger-than-life true story behind the founding of Oculus and its quest for virtual reality. In this podcast, he discusses how he got his hands on the story, the twists and turns he encountered, and what’s next for virtual reality. Show Notes: * Blake J. Harris, author of “The History of the Future: Oculus, Facebook, and the Revolution That Swept Virtual Reality,” discusses: * The changing nature of how we consume media like this epic story of Oculus Rift. * The extensive access he had to Oculus and Facebook in the course of writing the book. * How he expected the story of Oculus to unfold, how Facebook expected the story to unfold, and the differences in their expectations versus reality. * How Facebook and Oc