EditorialApple's Vision Pro headset on display during the Apple World Wide Developers Conference at the company's headquarters in Cupertino, Calif., June 5, 2023. (Jim Wilson/The New York Times)
EditorialApple’s Vision Pro headset, a new augmented reality device, on display during the Apple World Wide Developers Conference at the company's headquarters in Cupertino, Calif., June 5, 2023. (Jim Wilson/The New York Times)
EditorialApple’s Vision Pro headset, a new augmented reality device, on display during the Apple World Wide Developers Conference at the company's headquarters in Cupertino, Calif., June 5, 2023. (Jim Wilson/The New York Times)
EditorialApple’s Vision Pro headset, a new augmented reality device, on display during the Apple World Wide Developers Conference at the company's headquarters in Cupertino, Calif., June 5, 2023. (Jim Wilson/The New York Times)
EditorialApple’s Vision Pro headset, a new augmented reality device, on display during the Apple World Wide Developers Conference at the company's headquarters in Cupertino, Calif., June 5, 2023. (Jim Wilson/The New York Times)
EditorialA headset, that is said to be able to detect when a part of the brain involving memory is activated, on display during a police conference in Dubai, on March 9, 2023. (The New York Times)
EditorialKashmir Hill, a technology reporter for The New York Times, dons a Quest 2 headset to spend time in Horizon Worlds, Meta’s virtual reality-based social network, in New York on Oct. 4, 2022. (Brian Finke/The New York Times)
EditorialWith his children Jonathan and Layla to either side, Alex Lugo, who learned to trade cryptocurrencies and flips NFTs for profit, wears an Oculus headset at his home in Lindenhurst, N.Y., Feb. 27, 2022. (Lila Barth/The New York Times)
EditorialA new virtual reality headset from Oculus, which allows more degrees of freedom to interact with a virtual environment. (Rozette Rago/The New York Times)
EditorialDavid, prophet and king. Headset and depicted as a Byzantine emperor. Flanked by wisdom and prophecy. Miniature. 13th century. Vatican Library.
EditorialDeirdre O'Connell poses with the headset that helps her portray the title character in Lucas Hnath's "Dana H." in New York, Feb. 3, 2020. (Vincent Tullo/The New York Times)
EditorialDavid, prophet and king. Headset and depicted as a Byzantine emperor. Flanked by wisdom and prophecy. Miniature. 13th century. Vatican Library.