SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - To help treat soldiers with post-traumatic stress disorder, Jennifer Patterson turned to a gadget typically associated with video games: the virtual reality headset from ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Oculus is expanding its virtual-reality headset to simulate the sensation of touch and gesturing as part of its quest to blur the lines between the fake and genuine world. The ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook has agreed to buy Oculus for $2 billion, betting that its virtual reality technology may be a new way for people to communicate, learn or be entertained. “This is a long-term ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — When the Oculus Rift debuts next week, it won't do so with a star-studded launch party or massive marketing blitz worthy of a new video game console or smartphone. Instead, ...

Oculus was a virtual reality company founded by Palmer Luckey. It was acquired by Facebook, now known as Meta, for $2 billion in cash and stock. Virtual reality has been a major initiative for Meta.

Spending long periods of time in space can be a psychologically demanding experience, but a new virtual reality system could give NASA astronauts a welcome escape. Veterans suffering from ...

I’m old enough that I’ve had my heart broken by virtual reality before. In 1992 I waited on line for forty-five minutes for a chance to play Dactyl Nightmare. I’ll never have that time back. And the ...

Imagine playing the original version of The Legend of Zelda in virtual reality mode using Oculus VR’s Rift headset. Never mind that no such mode’s ever existed, or that so much of the original 1986 ...

The consumer edition of the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset has been released across the UK. Developer SDKs have been available for years, but September 20th marks the first time the consumer ...

Oculus VR's growing list of developers have just received notification that an update to the virtual reality device's SDK is available, and now includes support for the free version of the popular ...

Of all the virtual reality demos WIRED has tried in the past several years, it is arguably the creative applications rather than games or movies that have been most impressive. Tilt Brush, a VR ...