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The Daily Dot

Marlon Ettinger writes about politics, crime, and culture.

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Samantha Grasso is a former IRL staff writer for the Daily Dot with a reporting emphasis on immigration. Her work has appeared on AJ+, Vox, Splinter, Los Angeles Magazine, and Austin Monthly.

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Man who used VR for the first time breaks TV screen

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Man trying out VR for the first time suffers IRL consequences

Josh Katzowitz is a staff writer at the Daily Dot specializing in YouTube and boxing. His work has appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and Los Angeles Times. A longtime sports writer, he&#8217;s covered the NFL for CBSSports.com and boxing for Forbes. His work has been noted twice in the Best American Sports Writing book series.

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The German national team will use VR to train, and it could change soccer

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VR headsets blamed for spread of eye herpes

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I watched Netflix in VR—and it was surreal

Eric Geller is a politics reporter who focuses on cybersecurity, surveillance, encryption, and privacy. A former staff writer at the Daily Dot, Geller joined Politico in June 2016, where he&#8217;s focused on policymaking at the White House, the Justice Department, the State Department, and the Commerce Department.

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Lucasfilm’s Rob Bredow talks about plans for virtual reality ‘Star Wars’

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The VR headsets that give Oculus Rift a run for its money

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Facebook just bought virtual reality company Oculus VR for $2 billion