Palmer Luckey Wants To Make VR Porn Better With Nerve Implants

Virtual reality has opened up a lot of unique opportunities for profit in several markets, which includes the porn industry. Now, Oculus founder Palmer Luckey wants to make the experience better by adding nerve implants into the mix. With his new VR company, the controversial figure might just have a chance of pulling this off.

After getting booted from the company he helped create, Luckey now has a new firm that is apparently developing technology to protect the US borders, Rolling Stone recently reported. The specifics are still scarce and the VR pioneer is not providing more details, but he would like people to forget his past connections to Oculus.

“Just think of me as a VR person. Everything. Sony, HTC, other companies. Everything,” Luckey said during the recent Tokyo Game Show.

With regards to what he is planning with his new company, Luckey would only say that he is trying to do "some very exciting things,” one of which likely involves nerve implants. At least, this is what can be reasonably extrapolated from his comments during a recent adult VR event.

“This is one of the things I’m experimenting with…virtual reality implants that are able to do stimulation into the nervous system to provide a sense of touch and to allow you to move around in virtual reality without actually moving,” Luckey told attendees.

Of course, the former Oculus executive is not the only one working to make VR experience better for users. Several companies are working on complicated peripherals that are intended to enhance immersion. On the other hand, nerve implants are an entirely new ball game.

Companies like Neuralink, which is owned by Tesla CEO Elon Musk are working to merge man with machine. Although the goal is different, this could provide Luckey or other VR companies with the window to tap into virtual senses.