This page is for noteworthy projects that explore storytelling in VR. Seen something great recently? Add a link and leave a quick review.
The easiest way is to download an app and pop your phone into a Google Cardboard (we have a couple in the Lab you can try out). Here are a few apps that might be of interest:
Also, every Youtube video can be viewed on Google Cardboard, so you're not going to run out of content any time soon. But if you're looking for something a little more exciting, come to the Lab and try out our HTC Vive.
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Hunger in LA Nonny de la Peña's machinima video premiered at Sundance New Frontier in 2012 and is widely credited with kicking off the current wave of interest in VR. (I couldn't find a way to actually view the full project, so if you can, please make a PR)
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My Mother's Wing My Mother's Wing, available on the With.in app takes place in the Gaza Strip and tells the story of a mother coping with the death of her two young children.
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6x9 This piece from The Guardian takes you inside a solitary confinement cell inside and American prison.
- Giant Milica Zec's Giant is based on real events from her childhood in Serbia. The film is meant to be viewed in stools equipped with rumble pads and isn't currently available for private viewing. If you have the opportunity to go to a screening, don't miss it. The technique of live actors in a game engine setting is really interesting.