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My Family Is Trapped in the Metaverse
Virtual reality isn’t great, but it’s a lot better than dealing with everything else out there.
How to Watch Movies in Virtual Reality
Setting up a VR cinema is simple and proves your headset is more than just a Beat Saber machine.
The Best VR Headsets and Games to Explore the Metaverse
Dipping into virtual reality is easier than ever—in fact, this might be the perfect time to invest.
What Is the Metaverse, Exactly?
Everything you never wanted to know about the future of talking about the future.
Can the Metaverse Thrive If It’s Fully Owned by Facebook?
This week, we step into the social network’s vision of the metaverse, where reality and the simulated world become one. Kinda.
Virtual Reality Is the Rich White Kid of Technology
For decades, VR has failed to live up to expectations. Yet somehow, it keeps receiving more chances and more resources.
5 Years After the Oculus Rift, Where Do VR and AR Go Next?
A lot’s happened since Facebook’s first headset brought virtual reality to the masses. Facebook might have been a first mover, but it also wants to be the last one.
The New Oculus Quest 2 Is the Best Way to VR—by Far
Sometimes the sequel is better, the Quest 2 is a virtually flawless improvement on the original.
The Oculus Rift S Puts High-End VR Within Reach
It took a half decade, but Oculus has delivered on the promise of the first Rift.
At Oculus Connect, VR Is Still Living in 'the Good Old Days'
Facebook is racing toward an AR/VR future, but at this week's developer conference, the company asked for patience.
Facebook's Latest Purchase Gets Inside Users' Heads—Literally
The social media company acquires CTRL-Labs, a “brain-machine-interface” startup that lets users control devices by tapping signals off a wristband.
Adam Savage’s New VR App Lets You Visit Maker Workshops
Strap on an Oculus headset and approach the workbench as the world's best makers show you how they craft their creations.
VR Could Be the Most Powerful Teaching Tool Since the PC
With new self-contained headsets on the market like the Oculus Rift S, it's easier than ever to integrate them into a classroom environment.
Nate Mitchell Exits Facebook, Taking Oculus Era With Him
The executive, in announcing his departure, was the last of the Oculus founders still at the company.
Facebook's Secret Crush, the New Oculus Quest, and More
Catch up on the most important news today in 2 minutes or less.
The Oculus Quest Finally Sets VR Free
The new stand-alone virtual-reality headset lets you roam without wires. This is the VR you've been waiting for.
What to Expect From F8 After Facebook's Very Bad Year
Facebook's annual developer conference is Tuesday. Expect news on VR, privacy, and yet another promise to "do better."
Telling Palmer Luckey's Story Is Really Complicated
Blake J. Harris thought his book about Oculus would be straightforward—then things took a turn.
VR’s True Innovation Isn’t Technological, It’s Human
Where new headsets like the Oculus Quest and HTC Vive Focus Pro really shine is their ability to help us interact more freely with other people.
Oculus Takes One Giant Half-Step With the 'Rift S' Headset
The new $399 headset from the Facebook-owned company features some key improvements. But you still have to plug it into a computer.
Facebook Can Make VR Avatars Look—and Move—Exactly Like You
"Codec avatars," as Facebook researchers call them, are all but indistinguishable from the humans they represent—and may be a staple of our virtual lives sooner than we think.
All the Times Facebook Moved Fast and Sometimes Broke Things
The social network where one-third of humanity checks in at least once a month is also a marketplace, a satellite developer, and a maker of VR headsets.
At Sundance, Virtual Reality Filmmakers Evolve Beyond VR
The next frontier? Augmented reality, artificial intelligence, and a return to real people.
Oculus' Facebook Effect: In VR, Other People Are Everything
At Oculus' annual developer conference, everything from the demos to the keynote language reinforced how important VR is to Facebook's long-term efforts.