Your window to virtual reality is just a headgear away

Virtual reality is now a reality!

Imagine you are sitting on your couch spending a boring day and suddenly you become Neil Armstrong walking on the Moon. Or you are skiing on snowy mountains but in reality you are at your home. All of this right after wearing a headgear. Fancy such experience? This is what virtual reality will give you.

You would understand the excitement from Mark Zuckerberg's tone when he says, "It's hard to explain how fun and immersive the experience feels of instantly being in another place -- in space, under water, on a mountain, anywhere."

Samsung's partnership with Oculus has resulted in a very powerful and compelling product, where Fortune termed it as "the best money can buy."

If you are still wondering what exactly is virtual reality, then in the simplest of words it is an artificial 3D environment created with the help of software and offered to the user in a way that they accept it to be a real one. Now this is what the Samsung VR is capable of doing.

How it works

The first consumer-centric virtual reality product Samsung VR is a byproduct of two years of collaboration between Oculus, a virtual reality pioneer which Facebook acquired in March 2014, and Korean technology giant Samsung.

The headset works by using a 2015 Samsung smartphone which includes the Galaxy Note 5, Galaxy S6 Edge+, Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge. The smartphone, in this case, will act as the brain and viewing screen.

But the best part isn't told yet. To much surprise, this virtual reality technology wonder costs just $99. Amazed?

All you need here is a current-generation Samsung Galaxy Note or S6 smartphone, and the most effective virtual reality product is at your service.

Gaming and more!

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, in a post said, "I believe VR is the next big computing platform -- and a lot of people will experience it for the first time on mobile."

TechCrunch, while reviewing Samsung Gear VR made an interesting point. It said, "The content that's available for the consumer version of Gear VR is more important than the hardware........ Samsung and Oculus have done a fabulous job shrinking down something that used to sit on hardcore PCs into something you can run from room to room with to play with, but for someone with no experience to reference, what you can do is what makes this thing magical."

The games are in abundance in Samsung Gear VR. You name it and you got it. Wondering how would it look like when you play a game on the VR device? Check it out yourself:

On the acquisition day, Zuckerberg noted Oculus' mission and how it blends with Facebook. "Oculus's mission is to enable you to experience the impossible. Their technology opens up the possibility of completely new kinds of experiences", he said.

The device has more than 100 apps from third-party developers. Games like Eve Gunjack, Bandit Six, VR Karts, Land's End, etc will add on to the almost real gaming experience. More games are expected to arrive soon to the Oculus store.

Fortune reports, "It's important to note that Samsung's new system can be used for more than just gaming. In particular, 360-degree video has emerged as a compelling reason to use VR headsets, says Max Cohen, head of mobile at Oculus. The video viewing experience while using the VR headset is second to none thanks to additional sensors built right into the Samsung hardware, including a gyroscope, accelerometer, and proximity monitor."

Oculus' own VR device

Oculus will be releasing its own virtual reality device in 2016, called Rift. It will be a head-mounting device focussed on games and will deliver an in-depth gaming experience to game-lovers. The device display will go on sale next year, keeping in mind the gaming-frenzied audience.