Palmer Luckey on the Pentagon’s future of mixed reality | MIT Technology Review

Palmer Luckey, the founder of Oculus, is now working with Anduril on the Pentagon’s Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS), a mixed-reality headset for the military. Despite initial setbacks and high costs, Luckey remains optimistic about the project’s potential to revolutionize battlefield technology. The IVAS program aims to create a headset that can help soldiers rapidly identify threats and take decisive action using AI-powered systems. However, the project has faced criticism for delays, high costs, and issues with the initial versions of the goggles. Despite these challenges, Luckey believes that the military will be the primary testing ground for mixed-reality hardware, with potential benefits for the commercial market in the future.