Virtual Reality
17 Things You Never Knew About Being A Virtual Reality Content Creator
A green screen is your best friend.
Inside Virtual Reality’s Booming Underground Sex Scene
Explicit content is banned on the popular VRChat platform, but that doesn’t stop users with Bluetooth-enabled toys from indulging in hourslong erotic role play.
Meta Wouldn’t Tell Us How It Enforces Its Rules In VR, So We Ran A Test To Find Out
Facebook’s parent company declined to answer our questions about how it moderates content in VR, so we created a test Horizon World filled with content banned from Facebook and Instagram. Content moderators said the world was fine — until we told Meta’s PR team about it.
“This Is Blackface”: White Actors Are Playing Black Characters In Virtual Reality Diversity Training
Mursion tells big corporate clients that its VR simulations will help teach racial sensitivity. But the actors playing its Black characters are often white.
Facebook's New Name Is Meta
CEO Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook is now metaverse first, not Facebook first.
Can Virtual Reality Fix My Fear Of Space?
Some places just don’t need to be explored, OK?
12 Canadian Ways To Get Out Of Your House Without Actually Doing It
The futures made of virtual insanity now.
There Is Now A Virtual Reality Movie Experience And Here's What It's Like
Brace yourselves, this is insane.
You Can Actually Experience "Ralph Breaks The Internet" IRL — Here's What It's Like
"I'm gonna EXPERIENCE it!"
Dieses VR-Spiel über Enten-Vaginas existiert, weil Leute ständig über Tierpenisse reden
Im Grunde ist das eine feministische Stellungnahme gegen den Fokus auf Tierpenisse.
Facebook Just Launched A $199 VR Headset. I Spent Last Weekend Using It.
Hello? Anyone else here? Just me? Okay.
Women Try Augmented Reality Makeup
"There's an eyelash on my finger"
32 Gifts From Target For Literally Everyone On Your List
These prezzies hit the bullseye.
32 Incredibly Cool Gifts You Won't Believe You Can Get At Walmart
These gifts are gonna make Wally World look like Disney World.
43 Amazing Gifts Under $200 That Anyone Would Love To Receive
Truly splurge-worthy gifts that'll make you their favorite person.
22 Extremely Clever Products That'll Totally Trick Out Your Phone
These should help ease the FOMO of not getting the new iPhone yet.
Natural Disasters Are Tech's Big Chance To Save The World — And The Ultimate Product Demo
Mark Zuckerberg is just one of many Silicon Valley CEOs whose offers to help with disaster relief have also been opportunities to showcase their tech products.
We Played Video Games Priced At $5 To $70,000 To See Which One Was Worth It
"That was the most fun I've ever had...in my life."
Virtual Reality Is Medical Training's Next Frontier
"Are you just going to let him die?"
Here's What It's Actually Like To Be A Woman In VR
After a series of sexism and sexual harassment scandals, VR is vowing to do better. The industry's women are cautiously optimistic.
The Sexual Harassment Allegations Against This Virtual Reality Startup Are Really Gross
According to a lawsuit, one male employee at UploadVR "would talk about how he 'had a boner' and had to go to the bathroom to 'rub one out' so he could focus."
Facebook Is Closing Its Oculus VR Movie Studio
Less than two years after launch, Facebook shutters the in-house lab it created to popularize virtual-reality films.
Google’s Getting Students Into US History With VR — And Free "Hamilton" Tickets
The six-week #EduHam course brings American Revolution–themed studies to life as a part of students' regular history classes.
This Is What It's Like At The First-Ever Horror Film Festival At The "Shining" Hotel
I'm not not being haunted.
A Day In The Life Of A 90's Kid
How many of these things do you remember?
We Tried Out Facebook's New Social VR App At F8
Welcome to Facebook Spaces. Spacebook for short (maybe).
We Went On A Virtual Date With One Of Japan's Biggest Pop Stars And It Was Pretty Weird
Would you go on a date with a Japanese cartoon woman?
People Play VR Horror
"Who would do this to themselves?"
Oculus Just Slashed Its Prices, But VR Is Still Expensive
If you want one, you'd better start saving.
The Try Guys Try Virtual Reality
The Try Guys team up with Google to unveil a brand new virtual reality technology and try out "Tilt Brush" for the first time.
People Play "Virtual Boy" For The First Time
"Is it weird that this reminds me of Wall-E?"
How Animals See The World (360° Video)
Look through the eyes of different animals in 360 VR.
People Use A Ouija Board In A Haunted House (360° Video)
Would you tempt the spirits?
"Gif" Lightsaber Battle
Two friends become foes in a VR lightsaber battle based on how they pronounce the word, "gif".
When You're Caught Cheating
Busted.
Daydream View Is A Lovely – But Lonely – Way To Entertain Yourself
Google’s new phone-based headset is a comfortable, affordable way to immerse yourself in virtual reality.
Tim Cook Talks About Apple's Augmented Reality Ambitions
Tim Cook thinks augmented reality can be "huge." In an exclusive interview with BuzzFeed News, he explains why.
8 Life-Changing Games You’ll Want To Play Immediately
The best, most addicting games BuzzFeed editors are playing right now.
Perception And Embodiment In A VR Documentary
An experimental documentary set in an Istanbul hospital
Google's First VR Headset, Daydream View, Feels Like Sweatpants For Your Face
The Daydream View is soft, lightweight, and $79.
Daydream Believer: Meet Google’s VP Of VR
BuzzFeed News talked to Google's vice president of virtual reality, Clay Bavor, to find out all about the company's new Daydream virtual reality platform and the Daydream View headset.
Oculus Diversity Program Members "Shocked And Dismayed" By Founder's Alt-Right Ties
Following the revelation that the Oculus founder Palmer Luckey donated to an alt-right nonprofit, the company's "diverse creators" aren't sure whether to accept funding.
Here's A Comic Book Created By Acid Attack Survivors That Depicts Them As Superheroes
Priya's Mirror aims to raise awareness about acid attacks and encourage and strengthen survivors.
Kajol Raised Hell At The Facebook Headquarters When She Tried On Virtual Reality Gear
"If I die, everybody dies with me."
LeBron James Haunts My Dreams, And This Week He Haunted My Virtual Reality
The NBA and Facebook's Oculus VR unit teamed up to make an immersive virtual reality documentary about one of the worst nights of my life. It was amazing.
Dedicate 2 Minutes To This Creepily Cool Virtual Reality Video Of "Phobia"
Wish I had a virtual reality headset too.
McDonald's Wants To Show You What Its Farms Look Like, But Only In Virtual Reality
The fast-food giant has created a tour bus with VR headsets to give the public a glimpse into its dairy, beef, and egg supply chain.
The First-Ever 360-Degree Video Surgery Is Happening On Thursday
As a surgeon prepares to broadcast a cancer tumor removal, startups are working on a universe of ways to marry virtual reality with health care.
People Ride A Virtual Reality Rollercoaster For The First Time
“There’s a giant ALIEN!”
This Photo Of Mark Zuckerberg Has People Predicting A Grim Future
"A quick glimpse at our dystopian future."
Lilly Singh Just Released An Amazing Virtual Reality Experience For All Her Fans
BRB, gonna download the app right now.
Here's How You Can Climb Mount Everest Without Leaving Your House
♫ Ain't no (virtual) mountain high enough. ♫
People Try Virtual Reality Porn For The First Time
"Is it one size fits all?"
Alton Towers Launches Virtual Reality Space Ride After 2015 Crash
The theme park is hoping the new VR rollercoaster will reverse a drop in sales following the accident.
Watch These Grown-Ups Freak Out Over Virtual Puppies
"OMG THERE'S A PUPPY IN MY LAP!"
This Was The Week Virtual Reality Became Totally Normal
Mark your in-headset calendars.
Say Hello To Immersive Video News
The Open Lab's first video collaboration is live. And it is fantastic. Here's the story of how we made our first 360-degree video, a walk through the fire-ruined town of Middletown, California.
Watch This If You Find Virtual Reality Confusing
Epic's new documentary series hopes to sell VR by explaining it in simple terms.
We Tried Virtual Reality For The First Time And Here's What Happened
Mostly existential crises and running into walls tbh.
The Artist Behind Iconic Disney Films Drawing In Virtual Reality Is Incredible
"The soul of any kind of creative art form is freedom."
In Virtual Reality, Google Is The A's And Facebook Is The Yankees
The search giant builds cheap from within, and the social giant builds expensive from without. Sports fans know which one usually works.
"It Feels Quite Real": Jessica Fletcher From "Murder, She Wrote" Reviews Oculus Rift
Seriously. Angela Lansbury's character reviewed it in 1993.
Facebook's Oculus Plans Still More Virtual Than Reality
During a presentation at Facebook's F8 conference, the company failed to make the case that VR really matters.
Rappers Experience Virtual Reality Porn For The First Time
"I probably shouldn't have worn these jogging pants."
A Bunch Of Old People Tried Virtual Reality Sex And Their Reactions Are Gold
"It's an experience that dreams are made of."
People Watch Virtual Reality Porn For The First Time And Have All The Fun
"Is that my dick?"
Virtual Reality Is More Breathtaking And Terrifying Than Ever Before
At the Sundance Film Festival's New Frontier Exhibitions, I flew like a bird, watched giant monsters fight, and met Reese Witherspoon in the woods.
The New Virtual Reality Experience That Takes You Inside A Sexual Assault
A new virtual reality project allows participants to witness an encounter at a party that leads to a sexual assault, from both a man's and a woman's perspectives.
Being A Witness In Virtual Reality
Virtual reality can be used for a lot more than casual fun.
What You Might Look Like Playing Videogames Very Soon
Virtual reality's about to make a big comeback. And you thought 3D glasses looked nerdy.
Tech Confessional: The Secrets Of Second Life
A former employee of Linden Labs, the creator of the virtual world, talks about walking in on users having (virtual) sex, being a Second Life celebrity, and why it was such an inspiring job. Also, furries!
Virtual Reality Haircut Simulator
The Tokyo Institute of Technology has developed Air-Hair for aspiring hair stylists.