Within: a mix of bespoke fiction and nonfiction videos made for viewing in VR.Apollo 11 VR Experience: a clever historical app that sends you on the moon-landing mission.Henry: Oculus VR’s attempt at a Pixar-quality animated short film.

Jaunt VR: a range of great made-for-VR videos, from documentaries to music.The Climb: part game and part experience, this sees you climbing mountains around the world.EVE: Valkyrie: this space dogfighter was made for VR, and it shows.Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes: clever multiplayer game – the headset wearer defuses a bomb while friends try to help.Elite: Dangerous: epic space game gets even more epic with a headset.Minecraft VR: the blocky building game suits VR well.Chronos: wonderful-looking role-playing game with plenty of depth.Facebook’s financial backing should ensure the Rift is in it for the long haul, too. Verdict: Oculus Rift kickstarted the newest generation of VR and has an inventive community of developers making games and apps for it – even if a few have ditched it in protest over its founder’s political activities. You’ll also need: a powerful PC – check the recommended specs.īest for: early adopters, and anyone keen for a first-hand view of how Facebook will make virtual reality more social. Price: $599 (£549) includes the headset with built-in headphones and mic, movement sensor, remote and Xbox One controller. Some of these stores are accessed using the device itself, while others – the VR section of the Steam digital games store, for example – can be browsed on your computer. VR devices have their own app stores, similar to smartphone app stores, where you can browse and download games and apps. Hand controllers translate your real-world gestures into whatever game or application you’re using, although standard gaming joypads can also be used. The more expensive, higher quality headsets need to be connected to a computer to run apps and games, while some cheaper ones use a cellphone clipped to the front of the headset.Īll headsets need to be used alongside a good quality pair of headphones, and there are other optional accessories from hand controllers to treadmills that are all designed to enhance your simulated experience of being in another world. The most important piece of a virtual reality kit is the headset, a device like a thick pair of goggles that goes over your eyes.

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