Virtual reality headset
![The Oculus Rift development kit headset, showing the stereoscopic lens along with the control box.](/Images/godic/202502/07/Oculus_Rift_-_Developer_Version_-_Back_and_Control_Box0849.jpg")
![The Forte VFX1 headset from 1994.](/Images/godic/202502/07/Forte_VFX1_Headgear0849.jpg")
![Google Cardboard headset that uses the display and GPU of a smartphone.](/Images/godic/202502/07/Google-Cardboard0849.jpg")
![Image captured from of Oculus Rift DK2, showing compensation for lens distortion and chromatic aberration.](/Images/godic/202502/07/Sample_screen_capture_of_Oculus_rift_development_kit_2_screen_buffer0849.jpg")
A virtual reality headset is a head-mounted device aimed to provide an immersive virtual reality experience, for the purpose of computer games and 3D simulations. It consists of a stereoscopic head-mounted display (providing separate images for each eye) and head motion tracking sensors (which may include gyroscopes, accelerometers, structured light systems, etc.). Some devices also include headphones, eye tracking sensors and gaming controllers.