Facebook - owned virtual reality ( VR ) company Oculus will bring 100 VR wall - mounted displays to 90 California libraries as part of a self - funded educational initiative . The VR systems will make difficult academic subjects more accessible and provide a platform for learning that develops users ' empathy and understanding , said Chris Ball , programme manager at Oculus Education . "We already know that VR has superpowers to accelerate learning," writes Oculus Education's Cindy Ball in a blog post. Oculus 's VR systems will offer educational games including Google Earth VR , The Body , and Apollo 11 .
Facebook - owned virtual reality ( VR ) company Oculus will bring 100 VR wall - mounted displays to 90 California libraries as part of a self - funded educational initiative . The VR systems will make difficult academic subjects more accessible and provide a platform for learning that develops users ' empathy and understanding , said Chris Ball , programme manager at Oculus Education . Oculus 's VR systems will offer educational games including Google Earth VR , The Body , and Apollo 11 .