The co-created of the Oculus virtual reality device claims to have created a headset that can kill you. Palmer Luckey says the NerveGear device has been designed so that if someone dies within the game, they would die in real life as well. The 30-year-old, who sold his VR company Oculus to Facebook for $ 2 billion in 2014, said the concept has always fascinated him. "Pumped-up graphics might make a game look more real, but only the threat of serious consequences can make a game feel real to you and every other person in the game," said Palmer Luckey. Mr. Luckey said the headset comes equipped with three explosive charge modules positioned above the visor. They can be programmed to trigger upon death inside a VR experience, "instantly destroying the brain of the user". NerveGear is a personal project, and Mr. Luckey admitted there were some "failures that could occur and kill the user at the wrong time"