Oculus Rift

The Biggest Differences Between the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and Samsung Gear VR

Which VR headset is right for you?

By Lisa Eadicicco April 5, 2016

Watching Movies in Virtual Reality: Wow! Followed By a Why?

The technology is promising, but do viewers really need it?

By Stephanie Zacharek March 28, 2016

This Virtual Reality Fan Got a Very Special Delivery

Oculus founder Palmer Luckey traveled to Alaska to deliver the first Rift pre-order

By Lisa Eadicicco March 28, 2016

5 Amazing Experiences I Had in the Oculus Rift

Games that launch you into space and give you telekinetic powers

By Lisa Eadicicco March 28, 2016

The Oculus Rift Revolution Is Expensive, Complicated, Wonderful

The $600 virtual reality headset is out March 28

By Lisa Eadicicco March 28, 2016

7 Hilarious Reactions to Trying Virtual Reality for the First Time

We put first-timers in the new Oculus Rift and their reactions are priceless

By Josh Raab March 28, 2016

Everything You Need to Know About the Oculus Rift

Answers to: Where can you buy one? What can it do? Will it make you sick? and much more

By Matt Peckham March 28, 2016

These Are the 5 Best Oculus Rift Launch Games

Oculus Rift comes out March 28—along with 30 launch day titles

By Matt Peckham March 28, 2016

Here Are All the Oculus Launch Games in One Place

The Rift virtual reality headset is out soon

By Alex Fitzpatrick March 16, 2016

This Virtual Reality Game Made Me Lose My Mind and My Lunch

Well, almost. It’s a gorgeous, dizzying game called Eagle Flight

By Matt Peckham March 16, 2016

10 Incredible Experiences I Had Playing the Final Oculus Rift

The long-awaited virtual reality headset arrives Mar. 28

By Matt Peckham March 16, 2016

Microsoft Shows Off Virtual Reality Minecraft

Microsoft is bringing the uber-popular block builder to Oculus Rift

By Matt Peckham March 1, 2016

Video Game Designers Say Virtual Reality Is Here to Stay

Though adoption rates or ramp up times remain anyone's guess

By Matt Peckham January 20, 2016

Here's What Computer You'll Need to Use Virtual Reality

A quick breakdown of everything we know so far

By Matt Peckham January 6, 2016

Here's How Much the Oculus Rift Will Cost and When You'll Get It

The website is apparently getting slammed with traffic

By Lisa Eadicicco January 6, 2016

This Virtual Reality Game Could Help Treat Lazy Eye

Vivid Vision founder James Blaha hopes his virtual reality games will create new solutions for vision therapy

By TIME Video January 5, 2016

The Oculus Rift Will be Available for Preorder Starting This Week

It will come with two games.

By Lisa Eadicicco January 4, 2016

These Guys Created a Real-Life Holodeck. Here's What It's Like to Use

The Void has plans to become the IMAX of virtual reality

By John Gaudiosi November 2, 2015

11 Things We Learned By Trying Every Virtual Reality Headset Out There

It's going to be a wild ride—and it starts this Christmas

August 6, 2015

Why Virtual Reality Is About to Change the World

It promises to revolutionize the way we live, play and learn

August 6, 2015

How the Oculus Rift Could Help Xbox Crush PlayStation

It's all about Windows 10

By Matt Peckham June 11, 2015

Here's When You Can Buy Oculus's Long-Awaited Virtual Reality Headset

Oculus is also working on its own controllers

By Dan Kedmey June 11, 2015

The Best Virtual Reality Headset Goes on Sale Early Next Year

Oculus Rift has put a release date on the commercial version of its device

By Victor Luckerson May 6, 2015

See How Virtual Reality Could Be the Future of Photojournalism

The Enemy, a virtual reality experience, puts you in the middle of a face-to-face encounter between combatants of opposing sides

By Laurence Butet-Roch April 17, 2015

Terrifying Simulation Shows You What It’s Like to Be Buried Alive

Sounds fun!

By Jack Linshi March 11, 2015

Solving Virtual Reality's Most Vexing Problem

This is shaping up to be the most important year in the tumultuous, not-quite-there-yet history of virtual reality. A number of companies, from Facebook and Samsung to Google and Microsoft, are making significant pushes into...

By Matt Vella March 2, 2015

Here's the $200 Competitor Oculus Should Worry About

You can even build one yourself if you're so inclined

By Matt Peckham January 6, 2015

You'll Be Able to Buy Oculus Rift in 'Months, Not Years,' CEO Says

Coming soon to a forehead near you

By Laura Stampler November 4, 2014

Here's What It's Like Inside the First Virtual Reality Documentary

Is virtual reality the future of documentary work? Danfung Dennis seems to think so as he unveils his first immersive film designed for Oculus Rift

By Josh Raab October 28, 2014

Oculix, Netflix’s Oculus Rift Virtual Reality Demo, Looks Pretty Boring

Virtual reality interfaces should be more than clumsy-looking design transplants.

By Matt Peckham August 22, 2014

Google Just Released Its Most Low-Tech Product Ever

Google ended its annual I/O developer conference keynote with the peculiar announcement that it would be giving all attendees a piece of cardboard. It’s in support of a new virtual reality app for Android phones,...

By Victor Luckerson June 25, 2014

Oculus VR Company Sued By Game Maker Over Copyright Claims

Game publisher goes to court for its chunk of change after Oculus gets bought by Facebook.

By Jared Newman May 21, 2014

Chuck E. Cheese Tests Oculus Rift VR Game

Virtual reality headset Oculus Rift will get a six-week trial fun in three markets for the birthday party haven known for its motto 'where a kid can be a kid'

By Laura Stampler May 20, 2014

Fly like an Eagle with Oculus Rift and This Funky Contraption

'Birdy' bills itself as an attempt to fly using virtual reality and a weird-looking table

By Matt Peckham May 8, 2014

Oculus Calls ZeniMax's Allegations of Theft False, Disappointing and Not Surprising

Oculus VR just sent across an email outlining in seven points what it views as ZeniMax's specious claims about Doom-creator John Carmack and Oculus' virtual reality technology.

By Matt Peckham May 5, 2014

Doom Creator Accused of Stealing Virtual Reality Tech, Taking It to Oculus

ZeniMax claims id Software co-founder John Carmack pilfered virtual reality tech when he quit to join Oculus VR last year, though both Carmack and Oculus are flatly denying the charges.

By Matt Peckham May 1, 2014

Now You Can Explore the Star Trek: Voyager Deck With the Oculus Rift

The virtual reality headset Oculus Rift already allows users to enter far-flung lands such as Tuscany, Game of Thrones’ Westeros and Jerry Seinfeld’s apartment. Now Oculus owners can beam up to the famous spaceship from...

By Victor Luckerson April 21, 2014

Jaunt Wants to Help Hollywood Make Virtual-Reality Movies

Last week, Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg made a $2 billion dollar bet that virtual reality is going to be a big deal, by acquiring the maker of the Oculus Rift VR headset. In explaining the deal,...

By Harry McCracken April 4, 2014

Xbox Co-Founder Is Skeptical About Virtual Reality. Me Too.

Virtual reality's as inevitable today as it was two decades ago, but getting the timeframe right for wide-scale adoption is still a guessing game.

By Matt Peckham April 2, 2014

Like It or Not, Virtual Reality Is Big Business Now

Because of Facebook and Oculus, top talent and huge investments are now table stakes.

By Jared Newman March 28, 2014

Raph Koster on Facebook-Oculus: You're Just Another Avatar in Someone Else's MMO

The Facebook-Oculus deal, for all the good it might do, requires that we all start paying much closer attention to ownership and control of virtual spaces.

By Matt Peckham March 27, 2014

With Oculus, Facebook Can Reinvent Itself -- and Its Reputation

If there's ever been an opportunity for Facebook to earn some trust back, this is it.

By Jared Newman March 27, 2014

Inside Facebook's $2 Billion Virtual Reality Machine

How a 19-year-old hacker behind Oculus Rift set out to invent a gaming headset but ended up reviving a dead technology and building a global communications platform, worth $2 billion to Facebook in a surprise deal announced this week

By Lev Grossman March 26, 2014

Oculus Rift

Review: Oculus' New Controllers Fix the Rift's Biggest Shortcoming

Which Virtual Reality Headset Should You Buy?

Oculus' Virtual Reality Touch Controls Finally Have a Release Date

It's About to Get Easier to Buy an Oculus Rift