Tom Cruise lied and told me I'd feel like I was floating in zero gravity. OK, Cruise didn't really lie to me IRL, but he did in VR, after I strapped on an Oculus Rift VR headset and sat down in a ...

I’ve always loved 4D theaters. There’s a cheap thrill in having plastic cable ties feel like a rat’s tail on the back of your ankle, or a sprinkle of water translating into a spray of spider venom.

The VR experience comes ahead of Hollywood's 2017 adaptation of the franchise, and celebrates Ghost in the Shell's 25th anniversary. Adam Bolton is a contributor for CNET based in Japan. He is, among ...