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Oculus CEO, Humble Bundle and Towerfall creators make Forbes 30 Under 30 for games

Forbes' 30 Under 30 lists for 2013 were revealed today, highlighting the 30 individuals across various disciplines — such as science, education, Hollywood and games — the publication says are "reinventing the world" right now.

The Games list is topped by 21-year-old Oculus VR CEO Palmer Luckey, an engineer who began creating his first head-mounted virtual reality displays while still in high school. While Oculus is only a year-old company, the company has found continued success since its $2.4 million Kickstarter campaign in in 2012. The Oculus Rift headset is set to launch later this year.

Filling out the list are a number of industry personnel — many of them indie game developers. Those recognized by Forbes include Subset Games co-founders Justin Ma and Matthew Davis, TowerFall creator Matt Thorson, Antichamber developer Alexander Bruce, Distractionware Limited's Terry Cavanagh, Humble Bundle co-founder John Graham, former thatgamecompany art director Matt Nava and current engineer John Nesky, Supergiant Games' Amir Rao and Joystiq editor-in-chief Ludwig Kietzmann.

The full list of 30 — which includes founders and CEOs as well as programmers, designers and writers — can be found at Forbes.