Virtual Reality platform is no longer a futuristic tale and has already gained hold in gaming, medicine and many other areas related to the daily life of people. So, here is a quick review of the ten most amazing Google Cardboard apps that will help you explore the world with a VR experience.
Google Cardboard app
The official application of Google Cardboard should be on your must-have list if you are a virtual reality enthusiast. The app can be used to set up your Cardboard experience. It also has some awesome VR experiences of its own that give you the luxury of watching videos, photospheres and other VR content that are stored in your phone. More importantly, it has a directory of VR apps and games that makes finding new stuff a lot easier. Google hasn’t updated this app since 2016 and that’s a little concerning. However, we still recommend it for now because it’s the only app that does what it does.
Cardboard Theater
An application that lets you watch your favorite 2D and 3D movies in virtual reality mode without too much of a hassle. This unique video player app also allows 180 degrees and a 360-degree view of the video content. The app is available free in the Google play store and you can give it a try if you are a fan of the virtual reality world. The application has very simple controls and it controls various video codecs making the app user-friendly, that works without too many hassles.
Google Daydream
A virtual reality system software that allows the compatible Android mobile phones to view videos on a virtual reality head-mounted display. This application was second in line with the Google VR platform, which is the successor of Google Cardboard.
The application was designed to motivate people to use the VR mode and was built into compatible mobile apps rather than the operating system itself. Give it a try and you won’t be disappointed.
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Google Expeditions
An application that is highly worthy for educators and teachers who not only want to educate their pupils but also give them an experience that they will never forget. With the use of this application, teachers will no longer be bounded by the four walls of the classrooms.
The Augmented and Virtual Reality platform Incorporated in the application allows the educators to explore the world and at the same time learn about the abstract concepts that are brought to life by the aid of AR.
Cardboard Camera
An application that lets you share your picture with its full story. Cardboard camera aids you in capturing the VR photos, allowing the photographer to not only capture the scenes but also the sound coming from every direction. It also lets you explore a place in just the way it is by capturing the images in 3D and making sure that the objects captured near the place of photography appear near and the farther ones appear far.
Cardboard camera gives you an amazing opportunity to relive your happy moments of the past in VR.
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Fulldive VR
Fulldive VR is an application that proudly calls itself a VR navigation platform. With this simple VR app, you can discover more than one million videos and hundreds of virtual reality applications that might be useful for your next project. Fulldive VR can be literally translated VR Google where you can easily get immersed into the VR experience. The application is compatible with Google Cardboard and Daydream and also comes with a free printable controller.
The application also has a camera, photo gallery and a market place where you can click VR images and also surf for more applications that are virtual. If you are still thinking about checking out this app, then don’t wait anymore just go and explore the exciting range of features the game has to offer.
Trinus Cardboard VR
Trinus Cardboard VR is an absolute pleasure if you are someone addicted to the gaming world. You can connect your phone and computer with the application along with Google Cardboard and ta-da your non VR game suddenly changes into a VR one( due to the application providing a VR environment) enabling the user to have better and satisfying experience than before.
Google Street View
An amazing application that lets you explore the world with just a tap of your fingertips. Google Street View is a good old friend of Google Maps and Google Earth and it allows its users to expedite the whole Earth from their cozy home. The application provides an alluring feature of exploring the beauty of mother nature in virtual reality. Not only the user can see a location but it also provides a 360-degree view of the location thus allowing easy access to different roads, addresses, and landmarks.
Setchfab
A free of cost educational application, Sketchfab enables its users to get inspired, learn and play around tiny animations. The application supports both AR and VR platform for Google Cardboard and boasts a collection of over two million models overall. It’s not the most functional app ever. However, it works on Google Cardboard and it’s actually a lot of fun to use. The app has a few bugs, but it’s also completely free so we can’t complain too much.
YouTube
Well, this application needs no introduction and it is among the top VR application that you have to experience the virtual reality. YouTube has been one of those platforms where VR has taken off and this application is a treasure when it comes to Virtual Reality as it holds tons of videos and channels that you can follow and get anything and everything you wish to view.
If you are still waiting, then you are surely going to miss a lot of thrilling experience that your friends might experience beforehand. So don’t wait and get your hands on these super exciting VR apps that will keep you hooked up till the end.
