As the newspaper dabbled in virtual reality, subscribers were given a tool to see the experiment come to life.

Filmmakers are using virtual reality to make the problems of the developing world seem more ... real. But how can you see their work? You could buy a headset, but you might end up in virtual debt.

(NEW YORK) — The McDonald’s Happy Meal box containing the traditional McNuggets or cheeseburger and fries can now be turned into what may be the world’s greasiest cardboard virtual reality headset.

When reading the topic “cardboard virtual reality glasses,” I did the kind of double take normally reserved for spotting acts of delinquency. In what may in fact be some sort of elaborate jab at ...