Oculus party rooms let you hang out with your friends' avatars

Virtual reality may soon be less of a lonely experience for Oculus hardware owners, as the company outlined how people can see each other and play together inside of virtual reality.

Oculus announced a new party system during its Oculus Connect developers conference in San Jose, California, Thursday. The party system will allow friends to enter a chat system when they're inside Oculus Gear VR and Rift headsets.

But it's more than just a way to make voice calls. There's a platform-wide social experience joining the mix as well, called Oculus Rooms, which will allow people to chat and hang out in the same "room" in VR. These rooms will have mini games, and people can play music and watch videos, and join social games right from Rooms. Read more...