Palmer Luckey (right) created the Oculus Rift headset, an advanced virtual reality technology that Facebook purchased for $2 billion in March. 

Oculus virtual reality founder Palmer Luckey, 20, right, is the inventor of a VR gaming headset that aims to be the next generation video game console. Oculus, based in Irvine, raised $2.4 million on Kickstarter and they will be shipping developer kits to game makers within a few months. Oculus CEO Brendan Iribe, left, is pictured wearing the virtual reality headset. (Ana Vengas/Orange County Register/MCT)