Oculus up close: This is your face in a nerd helmet (pictures) - CNET

"I've never been a big gamer, so I didn't know if virtual reality was really for me and other people who don't play video games," says CNET News' Shara Tibken.

"Then I showed VR to my 3-year-old nephews. They watched a short clip about dinosaurs and were completely immersed and amazed. For a brief moment, they really thought a dinosaur was walking toward them. Instead of being scared, they were excited and wanted to see more. We're never going to see dinosaurs in real life, but VR makes it feel like we can. And that's really awesome."