--- description: We put seven first-timers in Oculus Rift. Here's what happened title: 7 Hilarious Reactions to Trying VR for the First Time image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8c6218ad9c0a0e73/69888ca62dce012db39e861b/time-virtual-reality2.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Business](/section/business/) ## Business Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Tech](/tag/time-section-tech/) ## Tech Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # 7 Hilarious Reactions to Trying Virtual Reality for the First Time by [Josh Raab](/author/josh-raab/) ## Josh Raab Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 28, 2016 2:00 PM CUT  Josh Raab for TIME by [Josh Raab](/author/josh-raab/) ## Josh Raab Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 28, 2016 2:00 PM CUT [Virtual reality](http://time.com/3987022/why-virtual-reality-is-about-to-change-the-world/ "undefined") is on the cusp of reaching the mainstream. The first in a series of VR headsets aimed at the mass market, [the Oculus Rift](http://time.com/39577/facebook-oculus-vr-inside-story/ "undefined"), launches on March 28\. The device, a $600 pair of goggles that requires a powerful PC to operate, will be joined by HTC’s Vive in April as well as a Playstation-compatible headset from Sony later this year. We put seven newbies in the Rift and showed them demonstration scenes ranging from up-close encounters with an alien and a T-Rex to the observation deck of an Art Deco skyscraper. Here’s what you can (likely) expect for your first experience. **MORE:** [**Review: The Oculus Rift Is Finally Here, But Is It Any Good?**](http://time.com/4272506/oculus-rift-review/ "undefined") Thanks to our willing test subjects: Chelsea Kardokus, Ben Geier, Ashley Ross, Eliana Dockterman, Victor Williams, Stephanie Zachrek, Lily Chow, and Jeffrey Kluger. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4273010/virtual-reality-first-time/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4273010/virtual-reality-first-time/"},"headline":"7 Hilarious Reactions to Trying Virtual Reality for the First Time","datePublished":"2016-03-28T14:00:23.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:49:44.331Z","description":"We put first-timers in the new Oculus Rift and their reactions are priceless","url":"https://time.com/4273010/virtual-reality-first-time/","keywords":["Tech","Gadgets","Video Games","Oculus Rift","Virtual Reality","VR","HTC Vive"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8c6218ad9c0a0e73/69888ca62dce012db39e861b/time-virtual-reality2.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Josh Raab","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/josh-raab/"}],"articleSection":"Business","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8c6218ad9c0a0e73/69888ca62dce012db39e861b/time-virtual-reality2.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"time-virtual-reality2","caption":"","creditText":"Josh Raab for TIME","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-tech/","name":"Tech"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4273010/virtual-reality-first-time/","name":"7 Hilarious Reactions to Trying Virtual Reality for the First Time"}}]}] ```