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Crytek’s The Climb is a jaw-dropping rock climbing experience in virtual reality
Creating Adrift: the space survival game that will make you love VR
A close-up look at Samsung’s new $99 Gear VRA close-up look at Samsung’s new $99 Gear VR
Medium is like an awesome MS Paint for the Oculus RiftMedium is like an awesome MS Paint for the Oculus Rift
Inside Epic’s incredible first attempt at real VR gaming
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Minecraft is coming to Oculus Rift this springMinecraft is coming to Oculus Rift this spring
Netflix, Hulu, and Twitch are coming to Samsung Gear VRNetflix, Hulu, and Twitch are coming to Samsung Gear VR
The new Gear VR will work with any new Samsung phone and cost $99The new Gear VR will work with any new Samsung phone and cost $99
Facebook announces 360-degree video in the News Feed
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A step beyond the second dimension

Casey Newton
The Offspring predicted that awful Time Magazine Oculus cover way back in 1998The Offspring predicted that awful Time Magazine Oculus cover way back in 1998
Are humans allowed in VR storytelling?

Our trial runs with narrative virtual reality are missing the most compelling creatures of all

Emily Yoshida
I tried the new Oculus Rift with weird Touch controllers and glimpsed mainstream VR

The end of the beginning approaches

Adi Robertson
The Vergecast 157: WWDC, Apple Music, and Oculus RiftThe Vergecast 157: WWDC, Apple Music, and Oculus Rift
The Oculus Rift needed two years to get gaming rightThe Oculus Rift needed two years to get gaming right
Microsoft’s Oculus partnership is a very clever moveMicrosoft’s Oculus partnership is a very clever move
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Oculus Touch is a next-generation input device for the RiftOculus Touch is a next-generation input device for the Rift
These are the first Oculus Rift gamesThese are the first Oculus Rift games
Andrew Webster
Oculus Rift will ship with an Xbox One controller thanks to Microsoft partnershipOculus Rift will ship with an Xbox One controller thanks to Microsoft partnership
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Xbox One games are coming to the Oculus RiftXbox One games are coming to the Oculus Rift
We’re seeing the finished Oculus Rift firsthand for the first timeWe’re seeing the finished Oculus Rift firsthand for the first time
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Watch a pro racer do real-world drifting wearing an Oculus Rift

Virtual Drift: a bizarre question with a surprisingly practical answer

Adi Robertson
Here’s the high-end PC you’ll need to run the Oculus RiftHere’s the high-end PC you’ll need to run the Oculus Rift
The race to control video games using your mindThe race to control video games using your mind
The finished Oculus Rift is shipping early next yearThe finished Oculus Rift is shipping early next year
The Oculus Crescent Bay is a two-screen VR headsetThe Oculus Crescent Bay is a two-screen VR headset
Step into the Cube: Virginia Tech’s giant virtual reality room

An interdisciplinary research project is keeping VR weird

Adi Robertson
I just saw the first movie from Oculus, and it is the futureI just saw the first movie from Oculus, and it is the future
Oculus is now making its own virtual reality moviesOculus is now making its own virtual reality movies
I played ‘Smash Bros’ through an Oculus Rift and it ruined all my childhood memoriesI played ‘Smash Bros’ through an Oculus Rift and it ruined all my childhood memories
Oculus announces new VR headset prototype: Crescent BayOculus announces new VR headset prototype: Crescent Bay
Netflix made an awesome virtual reality interface for the Oculus RiftNetflix made an awesome virtual reality interface for the Oculus Rift
If you back a Kickstarter project that sells for $2 billion, do you deserve to get rich?If you back a Kickstarter project that sells for $2 billion, do you deserve to get rich?
Spec Sheet: Sony’s Project Morpheus takes Oculus Rift head-onSpec Sheet: Sony’s Project Morpheus takes Oculus Rift head-on
‘Pokemon’ gets a virtual reality makeover for Oculus Rift‘Pokemon’ gets a virtual reality makeover for Oculus Rift
The virtual reality camera the Oculus Rift was waiting forThe virtual reality camera the Oculus Rift was waiting for
Run, walk, and jump with the Oculus Rift using Virtuix’s 360-degree treadmillRun, walk, and jump with the Oculus Rift using Virtuix’s 360-degree treadmill
Inside Oculus: a tour of virtual reality’s would-be savior

A small California-based team is burning the midnight oil to put goggles on your head

Sean Hollister

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