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JUDY WOODRUFF (Newshour): Correspondent Paul Solman takes a look at a technology that allows adventurous users to explore the latest developments in the world of video gaming.
It's part of his ongoing coverage Making Sense of financial news.
PAUL SOLMAN (Newshour): It was a 20-year-old named Palmer Luckey who would finally make science fiction dreams come true.
Working in his parents garage, he cobbled together a headset out of ski goggles, smartphone and tablet parts to create a just-like-real-life gaming experience. Then, hoping to raise $250,000 to take his invention to market, he turned to the crowd-funding Web site Kickstarter.
PALMER LUCKEY, Oculus Rift: So join the revolution. Make a pledge. And help up change gaming forever.
PAUL SOLMAN: Within days, he had 10 times what he needed, as gamers went gaga over the goggles.
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