article_snippet: Virtual reality gaming is coming 'this year,' Facebook's chief technology officer Mike Schroepfer has promised.
article_snippet: The release date for the firm's Oculus headset has been shrouded in secrecy until now.
article_snippet: Facebook's chief technology officer Mike Schroepfer also said people would be able to game in VR on 'something' shipped by Oculus - and said work was progressing well on Facebook plan to build drones to give internet access to underdeveloped nations.
article_snippet: The move will allow users to see 360 degree videos using the Oculus Rift headset (pictured) The latest prototype of Facebook's headset .
article_snippet: Why is VR going to work now, when VR didn't work in the '80s and '90s?' asked Schroepfer. '
article_snippet: You're going to be able to do it in something shipped by Oculus,' Schroepfer said. '
article_snippet: VR is more than just another platform, VR can create a whole range of human experiences,' said Michael Abrash, the Chief Scientist at Oculus.
article_snippet: VR has the potential to change just about everything about the way we live.'
article_snippet: Yesterday Schroepfer said Schroepfer is to begin supporting virtual reality on Schroepfer newsfeed, with users able to put on a VR headset and explore a virtual location.
article_snippet: However,  Schroepfer describes Schroepfer spherical videos as a 'first step' toward even more immersive videos that we'll view through virtual reality headsets like the Oculus Rift, which straps over your eyes and provide the illusion of stepping inside a digital environment. '
article_snippet: You're going to be able to put on your Oculus headset,' Mark Zuckerberg said, 'and view spherical videos there too.'
highlights_snippet: Facebook recently bought virtual reality headset make Oculus .
  
highlights_snippet: Users will be able to explore videos using a VR headset .
  