The time has come. After years of hype, a gazillion trailers, previews, interviews, cases of severe nausea, three hardware iterations, a Facebook takeover, accusations of pilfered ideas, and finally, ...

Before yesterday I'd never strapped on an Oculus Rift. I'd read about it, sure—the new, now Facebook-owned VR headset that is set to "change entertainment forever." Or something. But yesterday was my ...