Experience VR Through Virtual Reality Websites
It’s unavoidable by now. Anyone with TV is who has access to the internet now knows that there are such things as VR headsets. And, as usual, the marketing industry is doing its job pretty well – now almost everyone is convinced that the latest VR gadget is a must-have.
If you’re one of those consumers who just can’t resist the pressure of advertising, join the club. Its people like us that the predicted boom in the VR and AR segment is built upon. In fact, the segment is predicted to grow to a gargantuan $121 billion market by 2021.
Now that you’ve got your VR hardware, what do you do with it? As if you need to ask. You’ll need to play games of course. And these must not be just ordinary games but VR games at that. That is the only way you can ever justify your VR headset purchase, not to mention the high-end PC or console needed to make it run.
Unless you are a hardcore gamer, you must have started to wonder if there are other things you can do with your latest tech toy, aside from gaming of course. It turns out there are tons of cool stuff you can do with a VR headset. Listed below are some of the cool VR websites that offer an online VR experience.
YouTube VR
Most likely, you are one of the 1.5 billion users who log in to YouTube regularly. The good news is that you can actually use your VR headset to watch VR experiences on YouTube. The channel supports Gear VR, Web VR, Google Daydream and Cardboard. It has a large selection of VR experiences which varies from user-generated content to high-end professionally produced content. Once you are bored with gaming, it is one of the best ways to test out your new VR gear to get some VR experience from the web.
360 Heroes
It was predicted that virtual reality technology could make visiting far-flung places very easy. Of course, you are actually visiting the places virtually, but the advantages of this touring are that you don’t have to leave the comforts of your home and that they are usually free.
One such site is the 360Heroes. The site contains tons of where you can view 360 content of tourist attractions such as the Fort Minor and a bird’s eye view over Park City, Utah on board an ultra-light aircraft.
The site also contains a selection of 360 video content from all over the world. It’s quite easy to navigate. When you go to their Videos page, there is a world with pins on some locations on the map. You can hover on this pins, and a description of the location is displayed and, if you want to view the video, you just click on it.
There are a lot of locations to choose from. For instance, you can view a clip from the Valley of Geysers in Kamchatka, Russia, an Arctic ice boat ride in Northern Canada, a video of a tradition Peruvian wedding, diving with sharks in the clear blue waters of Micronesia, view Lulumahu Falls in Hawaii or view a scenic walk on top of the Swedish mountains.
Little Star
Littlestar.com is the perfect place to go to if you are not yet really sure what type of VR experience to watch. The site is professionally done and is neatly divided into categories which could be a big deal if you tend to exhibit obsessive-compulsive behavior.
VR content is neatly categorized as Music, TV and Movies, Sports, Travel, Gaming, and News. The site also contains VR experience from big networks such as ABC, Disney, and National Geographic.
Jaunt
If you want quality, exclusive VR content along with productions from big networks like CBS, then Jaunt is the place for you. For instance, you’ll find Rogue One, Mr. Robot, Annabelle, Moana and The Black Mass Experience. With its quality cinematic VR, it is the perfect site to test out the captivating immersive capability of your VR headset.
Discovery VR
Even big networks are now getting ready for the unstoppable onslaught of virtual reality technology. One of this is the famous Discovery Channel, which already put up a site dedicated to its VR content.
Just like the regular Discovery format, you’ll find a lot of interesting VR experiences to choose from. You can watch VR episodes of the funny and interesting Mythbusters series, explore the life of a Bolivian Witch, be amazed at the magic of Zulu healing, experience the laid-back lifestyle of Cape Town, watch the hair-raising challenges of Fly Down a Deadly Road and many more. You may also download the app if you want the mobile version of the VR experience.
Wavre
Just like 360 Heroes, Warp has it all. Its voluminous collection is categorized into Game, Education, Documentary, Movie, Sports, Entertainment, Music Video, Event, and Extreme. Yes, it truly is an extensive collection and you’ll likely find the type of genre you are looking for in this VR site.
Just to give you a hint on what you might see, clicking in Game produced gameplays on the titles I Expect You To Die, Star Wars VR, BattleGrounds VR, the VR game Jobs Simulator, Starship Troopers VR, Guns’n’Stories Preface VR, Total War: Warhammer II, and Dragon Castle Attack – War and Order. For gamers, it can be considered a gold mine for VR gameplays.
If you love entertainment, you will surely find something that will pique your interest. The site contains VR content in the international scene. For instance, Korean star Song Ji Hyo is covered, there is also a behind-the-scene clip on Disney’s Descendants 2, a clip on NBA 360 and even a makeup lesson for optical illusion by Mimi Choi.
These are just a sample of virtual reality websites that host a quality collection of VR content. By now, you’ll know what to do with your VR headset should you start to get bored with playing VR games.
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