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06.06.2021 3:25:55
Download: Tour It Virtually for Android (Free) [links]
See full version: Oculus apps to visit different locations
Download: Tour It Virtually for Android (Free) [links]
You’ll find a wide range of destinations on this handy app, from waterfalls to ancient tombs. To begin with, Sites in VR offers fascinating and high-quality images in 3D and 360 degrees too.
As well as finding yourself in the middle of temples, museums, and festivals, you can bring up info bubbles offering handy descriptions and facts, whether historical or cultural. here
Download: Sites in VR for Android | iOS (Free) more
Whatever the case, here are the basic boxes you need to tick if you want to enjoy phone-based VR to its fullest:
That’s the end of this particularly unique list of Oculus travel apps, so I just want to check in with you real quick.
If you get mesmerized by the visuals of new places, or want to re-experience somewhere you’ve been before, Wander might be your dream Oculus app. more
They’re picked either for being purely travel-centric or involving some sort of exploration adventure.
Along with VR and Netflix binges, I really like taking drives and walks in the forest with my dog.
So when many of us are stuck at home for a good chunk of our days, going slowing insane from staring at the same. rooms. day. in. and. day. out. VR offers some awesome escapes while keeping the risk of getting Covid to a happy minimum.
You’ll hear stories and experiences of being black in America, past and present, from some people you may be familiar with, some you may not. The focus is of course on “traveling while black” but it’s not completely restricted to that.
For example, I visited Times Square because that's a lot more fun to do virtually than it is in real life. I rolled back to 2011 and suddenly all of the video billboards displayed ads for long-since-canceled TV shows like The X-Factor and now-old movies like Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 2. It was a little surreal to see a place I recognize in a way I never personally saw it in, rendered just believably enough in VR to be kind of affecting. [links]
Google Maps has been collecting Street View image data for more than a decade now. I remember sifting through images of familiar streets in a web browser when I was in middle school; I am now a working adult. It's been a while, folks. Wander uses Google's Street View longevity to its advantage, giving users the option to turn back the clock on any spot in the world as long as older photos are available. [links]
All of that stuff is rad and makes it easy to lose time in Wander. Speaking of time, let's get to Wander's best feature by a mile. [links]
For most, that might be through the window of a Zoom call. If you have an Oculus Quest, you can go much, much further. I've spent the past week or so experimenting with Wander, an Oculus app originally released in the middle of 2019. The premise is simple: You get to visit any place with Google Maps Street View data, but in VR.
I don't know when I'll be able to go home and roam those streets for real again. Fingers crossed we get an effective COVID-19 vaccine soon. But Wander gave me an opportunity to at least pretend for a few hours in a way that looking at Google Maps in a web browser simply couldn't.
Let's face it: 2020 isn't the year for holiday travel. The CDC cautioned against it last week due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and while that isn't going to stop millions from trying anyway, many of us have to find alternative ways of seeing our old stomping grounds.
Hang Out Together in Oculus Rooms
Today you’ll also be able to experience Oculus Rooms, a private virtual space to spend time with friends in VR. We focused on enabling social activities that mirror how you may hang out with friends in real life. [links]
Starting a party is easy. Click the “Party” tab in Oculus Home, select who you want to join the party, and you’re good to go. [links]
Join a Voice Call with Friends in VR
Oculus Parties lets you and up to three friends join a voice call from anywhere in VR. Parties ensure that no matter where you go on the platform, you can always communicate with your friends. [links]
Today, we’re launching Oculus Rooms and Parties for Gear VR!
Once you and your friends are in a Party together, you can easily join Oculus Rooms. From there, you can choose what you’d like to do: gather around the TV and watch videos, play matching or guessing games, or hit the group app launcher to jump to a multiplayer game like Dragon Front or Drop Dead. Look for even more apps to support this feature in the coming months.
We’ve always known that the future of VR is social—and with today’s launch, we’re making that future a reality across the Oculus platform. These exciting new features are now available on Gear VR and will come to Rift in 2017.