ALAMO, Calif. (KGO) -- An East Bay father squared off against social media giant Facebook in small claims court Monday -- all over a defective virtual reality headset sold by Facebook's Oculus VR.

Meta's deprioritizing virtual reality in favor of artificial intelligence and Internet-connected smart glasses raised ...

Oculus was a virtual reality company founded by Palmer Luckey. It was acquired by Facebook, now known as Meta, for $2 billion in cash and stock. Virtual reality has been a major initiative for Meta.

Oculus founder and defense contractor Palmer Luckey claims to have built a VR headset that, should its wearer’s avatar die in a game, blows up the user’s head with “explosive charge modules.” Ha ha.