VR in Pop Culture
The Creator of the Oculus Rift Built a VR Headset That Can Kill You for Real
Palmer Luckey, the creator of the original Oculus Rift headset, says he's modified a VR headset such that it can kill the user for real. The provocative art project is inspired by the anime Sword Art Online in which players...
Sony Hosting an Official ‘Sword Art Online’ Exhibition in VR Through March 10th
Sony is hosting an official Sword Art Online fan exhibition in VR from today through March 10th. The event drops players into a familiar setting to celebrate the iconic anime with interactive exhibits, immersive clips from the show, and even a...
VR’s Biggest Ad Yet Pushed ‘Meta Quest’ to a National Audience During the Super Bowl
It's hard to find a single event with a bigger audience than the Super Bowl, which has made it one of the hottest pieces of advertising real estate anywhere. Meta went big this year with a 60 second ad...
‘The Matrix Resurrections’ is Getting a Tie-in Game Experience But It isn’t in VR and That’s...
The Matrix Resurrections, the fourth installment in the famed series, is set to debut on December 22nd. Later this week the film will get a tie-in game experienced based on Unreal Engine 5, but it won't be available in...
‘The Matrix’ Sequel Announced With Roles Reprised by Keanu Reeves & Carrie-Anne Moss
Seminal VR film trilogy, The Matrix, is returning to the big screen once again. The series famous for introducing ‘bullet time’ and expanding the world’s collective imagination regarding the ‘what-ifs’ of virtual reality and AI is coming back to life for...
Iconic VR Film ‘The Matrix’ to Return to Select Theaters for 20th Anniversary
Yes... it's already been 20 years. 1999's The Matrix is perhaps the most iconic film involving VR ever made, and later this month it'll return to to select theaters in the US for one week.
Major American movie theater chain AMC...
New Quest Ad Spot is One of Oculus’ Best Yet
Communicating what it feels like to use VR to someone who has never done it before is one of VR's major marketing challenges. Oculus' new 'Defy Reality' ad spot for Quest effectively uses mixed reality video capture to show...
‘Sword Art Online’ to get Netflix Live Action Treatment From ‘Altered Carbon’ Creator
As Netflix's onslaught of original programming continues, one of the next targets in its sights is the popular VR-themed anime Sword Art Online. Altered Carbon creator Laeta Kalogridis has confirmed her involvement as executive producer on the project.
Speaking recently with Collider, Laeta...
‘Ready Player One’ Movie Gets First Full Trailer, Book Sequel in the Works
Ready Player One, the 2011 novel by Ernest Cline, is getting turned into a movie by none other than Steven Spielberg. As the movie's March 2018 release date approaches, the first full trailer debuted today. Cline has also confirmed...
New Guinness World Record Set With 36 Continuous Hours in Virtual Reality
A 36 hour VR session by Australian Jack McNee, of the YouTube Channel LPVR, has been confirmed by the Guinness World Records organization as the new record to beat for the "longest videogame marathon on a virtual reality game...
Group of Men “Marry” Anime Characters in a VR Wedding Ceremony
Japan is an exceedingly normal place when it comes down to daily life, but for some reason the culture's social norms are—how should we put it—famously elastic. As reported by Vocativ, virtual reality played a big part in a recent marketing campaign for...
The Crazy VR Goggles in HBO’s ‘Silicon Valley’ Are Not a Prop but a Real Prototype
HBO's show Silicon Valley entertains with tales of the pervasive startup culture of California's San Francisco Bay Area. While virtual reality has graced the show previously, season four is bringing it closer to the fore, with the show's main characters becoming...
Scarlett Johansson & Friends Play Virtual Reality Pictionary on the ‘Tonight Show’
Late last year, NBC's popular late night talk show the Tonight Show with host Jimmy Fallon debuted a new Virtual Reality Pictionary segment which uses the HTC Vive and Tilt Brush. Scarlett Johansson, Michael Che, and Dove Cameron are the latest...
Jimmy Fallon’s ‘Tonight Show’ Debuts Virtual Reality Pictionary Segment with ‘Tilt Brush’
NBC's popular late night talk show The Tonight Show with host Jimmy Fallon has debuted a new segment called Virtual Reality Pictionary which uses the HTC Vive and Google's Tilt Brush VR paint app.
Jimmy Fallon is no stranger to VR. As far back...
Conan Visits YouTube’s Mixed Reality VR Lab
Late night talk show host Conan O'Brien visits YouTube Space New York to check out their mixed reality VR lab. Although he can't avoid the low hanging fruit of VR porn jokes (NSFW), he does seem to have a good...


















