Facebook to Facemask and the OASIS

The technology news sector has been alight with articles about Oculus Rift being purchased by Facebook:

• A Brief History of Oculus at Techcrunch
• Facebook Buys Oculus for $2B, Betting on Virtual Reality to Replace Smart Phones at Readwrite.
• Facebook in $2 Billion Deal for Virtual Reality Company at the New York Times. 

All I can time about the is the amazing science-fiction adventure story Ready Player One by Ernest Cline.