Classic science fiction film The Matrix depicts a future in which humans experience the world in a simulated reality.
But if Facebook has its way, this fiction could become fact.
Michael Abrash, chief scientist from Facebook-owned virtual reality (VR) experts Oculus said The Matrix provides the best sense of what virtual reality could someday be like.
And he used optical tricks to prove that we are merely 'inference machines' and the world we see now is already an illusion.
