Virtual Reality Basics

Does anyone know of a "VR Basics for Programmers" that walks through some terminology and the problem space?

Unfortunate field-of-view picture; that was a still of a much-discussed error in the Oculus Kickstarter video :).

VR needs high immutability to minimize suffering of its inhabitants.

tomshardware gives me nostalgia to the days of building my first computer... good to see it's still pushing the forefront of hardware education :)