Oculus VR has created a virtual reality technology , currently at the prototype stage . Facebook bought the company in March for over $ 2 billion . You know full well that it is just a simulation , but when you are placed on top of a skyscraper , high up in the evening canopy of a rainy metropolis , your steps become uncertain and you seek the safety of a railing to hide behind . The headset is called " Gear VR " and it's basically an open - source version of Google Glass that you can wear on your face or put inside your eye socket ( which means no glasses ) The technology could transform the way we communicate , say its creators .
Oculus VR has created a virtual reality technology , currently at the prototype stage . Facebook bought the company in March for over $ 2 billion . The headset is called " Gear VR " and it's basically an open - source version of Google Glass that you can wear on your face or put inside your eye socket ( which means no glasses ) The technology could transform the way we communicate , say its creators .