The Oculus Rift is incredibly easy to set up and use

The hype around virtual reality has been building for years.

On Monday, the Oculus Rift finally started shipping to folks who pre-ordered the headset for $600 - either in February when pre-orders first went live, or years ago when Oculus launched its monumental Kickstarter campaign in 2012.

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Left: The first development kit for the Oculus Rift, which shipped to Kickstarter backers. Right: the first consumer version Oculus Rift, which shipped this week to pre-order customers.

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We've been using it for a week, playing VR games and watching VR movies, and we've got a quickie breakdown of how to set up the Oculus Rift and enjoy the virtual revolution already in-progress.