Category Archives: 30 Minutes – 1 Hour

Ocean Rift

Ocean Rift is the world’s first VR aquatic safari park. Explore a vivid underwater world full of life including dolphins, sharks, turtles, sea snakes, rays, whales, manatees, sea lions and even prehistoric animals! You are free to swim around each of the 14 habitats using innovative motion controls. Activate the education mode to learn more about the animals you come across. There are over 40 fully narrated information points to find.

Curricular Connections

  • Complex roles and relationships contribute to diversity of ecosystems.
  • Living things are diverse, can be grouped, and interact in their ecosystems.
  • The biosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere are interconnected, as matter cycles and energy flows through them.

Gameplay Length

  • 15 minutes

Player Comfort Level

  • Comfortable

Walkthrough of Program

Website

Ocean Rift – Apps on Google Play : Requires Google Daydream

Ocean Rift on Oculus Quest 2 | Oculus

Ocean Rift on Steam (steampowered.com)

Cost

  • CA $11.99 (November 2021)

Tilt Brush

Tilt Brush lets you paint in 3D space with virtual reality. Unleash your creativity with three-dimensional brush strokes, stars, light, and even fire. Your room is your canvas. Your palette is your imagination. The possibilities are endless.

Curricular Connections

  • Growth as an artist is dependent on perseverance, resilience, refinement, and reflection.
  • Artistic works offer unique aesthetic experiences in a variety of contexts.
  • Visual arts reflect the interconnectedness of the individual, community, history, and society.

Gameplay Length

  • 15+ minutes

Player Comfort Level

  • Comfortable

Walkthrough of Program

Website

Tilt Brush on Oculus Quest 2 | Oculus

Tilt Brush on Steam (steampowered.com)

Cost

  • CA $25.51 (November, 2021)
  • CA $21.99 on Steam (November, 2021)

YouTube

The most popular site for online video doesn’t disappoint in the VR department. A growing base of 360-degree camera rigs have allowed for an expanding repertoire of 360 videos—see for yourself by searching #360video.

Curricular Connections

  • Technology and emerging media can transform communication in a variety of ways.
  • Design and content can influence the lives of others.

Gameplay Length

  • 15+ minutes

Player Comfort Level

  • Options for all: Comfortable, Moderate, Intense

Walkthrough of Program

Website

Virtual Reality – YouTube

Cost

  • Free

Within

Tales and documentaries from a range of VR creators await, including a scene from the highly regarded Mr. Robot series. The Within app is the premier destination for cinematic virtual reality. Within immerses you inside of award-winning stories and documentaries that will transport you to places never before possible. 

Curricular Connections

  • The exploration of text and story deepens our understanding of diverse, complex ideas about identity, others, and the world.
  • Language shapes ideas and influences others.
  • Technology and emerging media can transform communication in a variety of ways.

Gameplay Length

  • 15+ minutes

Player Comfort Level

  • Comfortable

Walkthrough of Program

Website

‎Within VR on the App Store (apple.com)

Cost

  • Free

VirtualSpeech

VirtualSpeech offers different scenarios in which you can practice speaking in front of a crowd. Attend a business meeting, conduct a presentation, teach a class, or go on a job interview.

In each case, you’re in the midst of real people recorded for the app to whom you must convey your message. You can even add your own slides to a presentation for more realism. VirtualSpeech also provides words of wisdom from experts on how to speak in public. As you experience each scenario, the app offers feedback on your performance and tracks your progress.

Curricular Connections

  • Voice is powerful and evocative.
  • The exploration of oral text and story deepens understanding of one’s identity, others, and the world.
  • Language shapes ideas and influences others.

Gameplay Length

  • 30 minutes

Player Comfort Level

  • Comfortable

Walkthrough of Program

Website

‎VirtualSpeech – VR Courses on the App Store (apple.com)

Cost

  • Free

Humanity: First Woman In Space

Humanity: First Woman in Space transports you into the body of the first woman to go into space. View the world through the eyes of Astronaut Turova as she navigates through the male dominated world of astronaut training. Experience how it feels when most people around you don’t believe in you.

Curricular Connections

  • Social Equality: Examining gender bias in male dominated careers 

Gameplay Length

  •  30 minutes

Player Comfort Level

  • Comfortable

Walkthrough of Program

Website

Humanity: First Woman In Space on Steam (steampowered.com)

Cost

  •  Not yet released

Zoo World VR

Intentio Education Game Studios gives you a passport to all parts of our vibrant planet. As you crisscross the globe you’ll be able to study and learn about the native species while you help out your new four-legged friends through a series of challenging, environmental-themed quests.

Curricular Connections

  • Environmental Science: Explore different species and habitats

Gameplay Length

  • 30 minutes – 1 hour

Player Comfort Level

  • Moderate

Walkthrough of Program

Website

Zoo World VR on Steam (steampowered.com)

Cost

  • $7.99 (November, 2021)

Realities

Realities brings real world locations into VR – interactive & with stunning photo-realism using photogrammetry. Too many amazing sites are too far away, too expensive to get to, closed off to the general public or too dangerous to visit. Explore those places and discover their stories.

Walk through the desolate vastness of Death Valley. Explore the eerie abandonned hospital Beelitz Heilstätten in the former GDR. Marvel at the amazing architecture of one of the largest cathedrals of the world, the Cologne Cathedral. Feel the confinement of a cell in Alcatraz. Set foot inside the ruins of an 800 year old Staufer castle. More experiences coming soon!

Curricular Connections

  • Social Studies: Global and regional conflicts have been a powerful force in shaping our contemporary world and identities.
  • Social Studies: Physical features and natural resources influence demographic patterns and population distribution
  • Geography: Incorporating data from a variety of sources allows us to better understand our globally connected world.

Gameplay Length

  • Up to 30 minutes to explore one scenario

Player Comfort Level

  • Moderate

Walkthrough of Program

Website

Realities on Steam (steampowered.com)

Cost

  • Free

CAPCOM GO! Apollo VR Planetarium

This Planetarium was constructed to celebrate the launch of Apollo 11, NASA’s first mission to land humans on the moon. It is a state-of-the-art facility with the latest opto-mechanical starball, film projectors and the first ever holoscope! Take a seat behind the control desk and use your VR controllers to explore each console.

Your planetarium comes equipped with the ability to watch eye-popping trailers and full-length immersive films, alongside enjoying a tour of the stars including themed constellation artwork slides.

Includes trailers for the following NSC Creative planetarium shows:

  • CAPCOM GO! The Apollo Story
  • We Are Stars
  • We Are Aliens
  • Astronaut 3D

3 full-length planetarium shows are available as DLC:

  • CAPCOM GO! The Apollo Story (Paid)
  • We Are Stars (Paid)
  • ISS 360° Tour with Tim Peake (Free)

Curricular Connections

  • Science Grade 6: The solar system is part of the Milky Way, which is one of billions of galaxies.
  • Science Grade 10: The formation of the universe can be explained by the big bang theory.

Gameplay Length

  • Under 30 minutes for 1 option
  • 30 minutes – 1 hour for extended viewing

Player Comfort Level

  • Moderate

Walkthrough of Program

Website

CAPCOM GO! Apollo VR Planetarium on Steam (steampowered.com)

Cost

  • Free

The VR Museum of Fine Art

Welcome to The VR Museum of Fine Art, one of Steam’s finest art galleries. Surround yourself with 1:1 scale sculptures and paintings! Feel free to explore the artwork however you see fit. Roomscale VR lets you walk around, duck under, and even hug the life-sized figures.

The initial release of The VR Museum includes 15 high-fidelity sculptures, and more are coming. In addition, two famous paintings are included, scanned and rendered in crisp detail. In future releases, both collections of sculpture and paintings are sure to expand. The artwork is arranged thoughtfully into four exhibits, each with its own theme.

Curricular Connections

  • Exploration of Art and History in a museum style
  • Identity is explored, expressed, and impacted through arts experiences
  • The arts provide opportunities to gain insight into the perspectives and experiences of people from a variety of times, places, and cultures

Gameplay Length

  • Students could choose a few art exhibits to examine in under 15 minutes
  • Students could freely explore the museum for up to an hour

Player Comfort Level

  • Comfortable

Walkthrough of Program

Website

The VR Museum of Fine Art on Steam (steampowered.com)

Cost

  • Free