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Facebook-owned Oculus buys British virtual reality company Surreal Vision
Based in Watford, Surreal Vision sees a future where virtual and real worlds blend seamlessly with each other.
Project Morpheus VR: Sony creates new North West studio to make virtual reality games
Studio reportedly made up of ex-Evolution developers.
Virtual reality porn: Oculus VR won't stop adult entertainment coming to Rift
Open source Rift will be open to all realms of the entertainment business.
Next on the digital horizon: Virtual trumps reality
Engineer Andy Fawkes delves into 'simluation singularity' at Digital Shoreditch festival
Oculus Rift release date set for early 2016 but pricing still unknown
Oculus announces that its Oculus Rift virtual reality headset will be ready for shipping early next year
Out-of-body illusion created in humans for first time paves way for teleoperations
Swedish scientists create an out-of-body illusion in laboratory experiment.
Reach out and touch: Leap Motion sensor puts your arms and hands into virtual reality games
Leap Motion sensor gives hands and arms to VR gamers, while 4K phone screens bring clarity
Virtual reality is cool, but makes you look like a fool
Virtual reality headsets like the Gear VR and Oculus Rift provide incredible experiences - but make you look ridiculous.
Eve: Valkyrie VR hands-on with Oculus Rift
Hands-on demo of Eve: Valkyrie treads then VR line between fun and nauseating.
Chet Faliszek on virtual reality gaming: We're at the Pong level, we've only scratched the surface
Left 4 Dead and Half-Life writer Chet Faliszek says VR gaming is so young it's like 1972 game Pong
Slush Play: Iceland ideal melting pot for producing VR worlds 'more meaningful than reality'
Iceland sees itself as the perfect melting pot for a fruitful virtual reality and gaming industry to develop.
Study finds virtual nose reduces VR motion sickness
VR's greatest problem may have been solved by a virtual hooter.
Taste+ smart spoon and cup virtually enhance food flavours and restore taste to the elderly
Virtual taste simulator Taste+ sends electric pulses to taste buds to deliver different sensations.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg: Oculus will allow people 'to experience anything'
Zuckerberg says Oculus's virtual reality product will let you do what's impossible in the analog world.
Elon Musk offers Doom-creator John Carmack job working on rockets over Twitter
Friendly exchange over Twitter gets geeks worldwide excited.
London: Westfield and Inition use Oculus Rift virtual reality to showcase future of retail
Shoppers can experience fashion trends using virtual reality at Westfield Stratford City.
Oculus Rift release date set for 2015 as virtual reality gaming arrives
You will be able to play virtual reality games on a device from VR experts Oculus before the end of the year.
Facebook unveils new Messenger Platform at F8 developer conference
Mark Zuckerberg announced next phase of Messenger app at the social network's annual F8 conference
Improbable: London virtual reality firm lands $20m investment from Facebook backer
Facebook and Twitter backer Andreessen Horowitz invests $20 million in London VR company Improbable
Virtual reality porn: Tried, tested and intensely creepy
IBTimes UK tries out the latest revolution in adult entertainment, but is the ultimate in realism really want people want?
Magic Leap augmented reality demo gives glimpse of Google's $500m investment
Magic Leap's augmented reality tech allows users to check emails in 3D - and fight virtual robots.
Living in a virtual reality: Seven things you can do with the Samsung Gear VR
From flying through the countryside, to being on stage at a concert, Samsung Gear VR already shows huge promise.
Samsung Gear VR review: Virtual reality is game-changing and here to stay
The Samsung Gear VR is a future-defining virtual-reality headset that works with the Galaxy Note 4
VR headsets: Virtual reality's major players – Rift, Morpheus, HoloLens, Vive & Gear
A guide to the five major virtual reality headsets set to change the tech industry for good.
Valve continues to tease Half Life 3 in VR: 'We're not saying no'
Valve still figuring out which series fits best with the virtual reality technology.
Apple continues VR development with job adverts seeking senior display engineers
Apple VR development continues as iPhone maker searches for senior display engineers specialising in virtual reality.
Forget Reality TV, Virtual Reality TV is the future of broadcast television
Industry experts say virtual reality can break into the mainstream through broadcast television.
Ultrahaptics: Bringing the sensation of touch to virtual reality
Bristol-based startup Ultrahaptics aims to revolutionise VR by allowing users to "feel in mid air".
Virtual reality Facebook apps for Oculus Rift in development
Facebook's head of product Chris Cox reveals firm is working on VR apps following Oculus Rift deal.
Immersis: Virtual reality projector turns your room into 180-degree video game experience
Immersis enables chopping up an image and projecting it to bridge gap between virtual and augmented reality