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Time Magazine front covers have sparked debate in the past, but its latest issue has got tongues wagging in the tech world.
It shows Oculus Rift inventor Palmer Luckey wearing the headset in front of a green screen beach setting. Luckey appears to be mid-VR experience given his pose.
Let’s be honest, it does look a little strange, and that’s exactly what Twitter thought too.
"What do you think is the biggest challenge of VR? Cost of adoption? Must-have games?" Mostly that Time cover.
— Ben Kuchera (@BenKuchera) August 6, 2015
And not surprisingly, soon the memes began.
Time irresponsibly created a terrible story and cover for VR, but the response has been totally internet. pic.twitter.com/vzHLUzJwfn
— Mike Mika (@MikeJMika) August 6, 2015
@stillgray , the Times cover of @PalmerLuckey perfectly captures the reality of VR: you look silly but feel amazing. pic.twitter.com/RpdvNcwTO4
— ashertaz (@ashertaz) August 6, 2015
We are just getting started…. CC @hmltn @oculus @PalmerLuckey @TIME pic.twitter.com/JV5QRRYSrZ
— Robert McGregor (@ID_R_McGregor) August 6, 2015
.@TIME I got a cover for ya pic.twitter.com/doFAmZdj7o
— Matt Ufford (@mattufford) August 6, 2015
The @TIME cover with Palmer Luckey is amazing and really, really odd. So we photochopped it: http://t.co/EnvsNqnJ7V pic.twitter.com/KuZqywjasg
— Jessica L. Conditt (@JessConditt) August 6, 2015
@dailydot @TIME Hey y'all. pic.twitter.com/WYFlhYf4Xb
— Monica Riese (@monicariese) August 6, 2015
On and on they went.
I decided to photoshop @Time's VR cover image too. Into nightmares. #waterlevel pic.twitter.com/mUvPEqLZJ2
— Janelle Bonanno (@s0osleepie) August 6, 2015
#timemagazine – pic.twitter.com/BQCpMD8dgU – https://t.co/BE4eQlhYFJ
— LCS News Feed (@LCSNewsFeed) August 6, 2015
Thank you to the NeoGaf user that created this gem of a mashup between Journey and the @TIME cover! pic.twitter.com/NUBjxiySw1
— Kellee Santiago (@KelleeSan) August 7, 2015
@BillCorbett @dailydot Marvel's running out of characters…#RiffTraxVR pic.twitter.com/opVbZ42lm9
— Andrew Horn (@bbofun) August 6, 2015
— Evan Connors (@evcon) August 6, 2015
And somehow they never managed to get boring.
your brain on rift cc @TIME pic.twitter.com/h9e5kbE0Ct
— Cale Bradbury (@netgrind) August 6, 2015
@philnelson ok. pic.twitter.com/mXhu8wH3Md
— Derek C. Nelson (@_dereknelson) August 6, 2015
My contribution to the Palmer Luckey cover madness pic.twitter.com/ohRKTIPvHp
— Andrew Freedman (@Andrew_Freedman) August 6, 2015
@therealcliffyb pic.twitter.com/YuQXyg9GkJ
— Devon Scott-Tunkin (@devonsoft) August 6, 2015
Boy, Time has really lost the plot with this cover. pic.twitter.com/lyI3ulVd3r
— Justin McElroy (@JustinMcElroy) August 6, 2015
I'm pretty stoked for this issue of @TIME pic.twitter.com/J0Cr56TJB3
— Jordan Minor (@JordanWMinor) August 6, 2015
Nerd: VR's just a fad. Nobody's gonna— Palmer Luckey: <FIVE-STAR FROG SPLASH> pic.twitter.com/zEnyoZtj2B
— Andrew Vestal (@avestal) August 6, 2015
The Palmer Luckey amiibo looks pretty dope pic.twitter.com/NJIk1VzqRn
— Dalibor (@DaliDimovski) August 6, 2015
Palmer Luckey's movie career is really taking off. pic.twitter.com/ZJcwn13tER
— Dalibor (@DaliDimovski) August 6, 2015
First costume for #LaraCroftGO unveiled! pic.twitter.com/0IteBAixYN
— Square Enix Montréal (@SquareEnixMtl) August 6, 2015
But what did the man at the centre of it all think?
@therealcliffyb @TIME I have always loved photoshoops.
— Palmer Luckey (@PalmerLuckey) August 7, 2015
Well done, internet. You’ve earned yourself the weekend off.
