A system for facilitating controlled viewing experiences for users of virtual reality or augmented reality headsets using thick and thin client devices in a client/server architecture, the system comprising: an accessory having an exterior housing, wherein the accessory is configured to change from an open state to a closed state; an interior surface located within the exterior housing, wherein the interior surface includes a first concave opening for receiving a virtual reality or augmented reality headset while the accessory is in the closed state and from which the virtual reality or augmented reality headset is accessible while the accessory is in the open state; a communication component, located in control circuitry of the accessory , adapted to facilitate wireless Internet communications between the virtual reality or augmented reality headset and a remote server, wherein the communication component is adapted to indicate an address associated with the virtual reality or augmented reality headset ; a power source, located in the control circuitry of the accessory , adapted to power the virtual reality or augmented reality headset and an ancillary device while the accessory is in the closed state; a power management component, located in the accessory , adapted to manage the powering of the virtual reality or augmented reality headset and the ancillary device while the accessory is in the closed state, wherein the communication component, power source, and power management component are positioned between the exterior housing and the interior surface while the accessory is in both the open state and the closed state; and the ancillary device that is wirelessly connected to the communication component and adapted to allow the user to monitor the shared content displayed to another user by the virtual reality or augmented reality headset and adapted to allow the user to control's the shared content displayed by the virtual reality or augmented reality headset, and wherein the address is further associated with the ancillary device. an accessory having an exterior housing, wherein the accessory is configured to change from an open state to a closed state; an interior surface located within the exterior housing, wherein the interior surface includes a first concave opening for receiving a virtual reality or augmented reality headset while the accessory is in the closed state and from which the virtual reality or augmented reality headset is accessible while the accessory is in the open state; a communication component, located in control circuitry of the accessory , adapted to facilitate wireless Internet communications between the virtual reality or augmented reality headset and a remote server, wherein the communication component is adapted to indicate an address associated with the virtual reality or augmented reality headset ; a power source, located in the control circuitry of the accessory , adapted to power the virtual reality or augmented reality headset and an ancillary device while the accessory is in the closed state; a power management component, located in the accessory , adapted to manage the powering of the virtual reality or augmented reality headset and the ancillary device while the accessory is in the closed state, wherein the communication component, power source, and power management component are positioned between the exterior housing and the interior surface while the accessory is in both the open state and the closed state; and the ancillary device that is wirelessly connected to the communication component and adapted to allow the user to monitor the shared content displayed to another user by the virtual reality or augmented reality headset and adapted to allow the user to control's the shared content displayed by the virtual reality or augmented reality headset, and wherein the address is further associated with the ancillary device. <EOS>