PlayStation VR is about so much more than games, and it's a damn good thing Sony recognises that. Virry VR is the latest "experience" to hit the device: a safari application that brings you face-to-face with lions, zebras, and baby elephants. Unsurprisingly, it's pretty bloody cool.
While this isn't 3D footage and subsequently lacks the sense of depth that you may be used to in virtual reality, it's some of the highest quality 360-degree video that we've witnessed thus far. All of the clips have been shot in 4K, and while that's obviously a higher resolution than Sony's headset can display, it means that the image quality is about the best you can expect from the device.
It's not just the quality of the video that makes this appealing, though – it's the content, too. Coming literally nose-to-nose with a zebra is an opportunity that you're unlikely to ever have in real-life; even if you physically went on safari, you're unlikely to ever get this close to the animals.
While this isn't a game per se, there is interactivity: quizzes and small gestures such as throwing out food help to connect you to the videos that you're watching. And the narration is good, toeing the line between genuine education and conservation awareness without being heavy-handed or preachy. It's really good.
Are you interested in experiences like Virry VR? Would you like to see more of these kind of applications on the headset? Sing the Circle of Life in the comments section below.
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It's experiences like this that will help convince my wife to get one in the future. 😄 Any idea how much this experience costs?
@get2sammyb I've looked at this a few times and still may get it, one thing I've seen in the description is live stream, is this option any good?
@ztpayne7 It's £7.99 in the UK, so I expect $9.99 in the US.
@carlos82 It seems pretty cool. It's not in VR so it's basically just a good quality webcam stream, but it's a nice bonus. The 360-degree videos are the meat of the package, though.
I remember Sony showed something called Afrika during the infamous 2006 E3 conference. Seems now something like that is at home on VR.
If it not 3D I wouldn't buy it at any price.
I'm in. I love stuff like this and I want to see more of it.
Bummed that it's not in 3D but ah well. This is something you experience once or twice, and then use as a showcase when you have guests over after that.
Cool beans... If only the web browser would allow 360 vids and streaming... For er, research purposes...
I saw this on the store but it looks super cheap and wonky
@hadlee73 nope, that'd be great
I purchased this day one, haven't even tried it yet but it was cheap and I like supporting those who bring low cost content to the headset. And it looks beautiful, even with no 3D.
If I had a PSVR, I'd snap this up. This kind of thing is of more interest to me than 99% of the 'games' they've released for it so far.
I'll just stick to the 360 YouTube Videos.
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