App Pack | VR Apps For Google Cardboard

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[Narrator] Google Cardboard has been cool since, forever.

It took this sort of out there technology that most of us

thought wouldn't land in our laps for quite a while

and made it really, really easy to use.

Not to mention, affordable.

And now it has a formidable ally in The New York Times

which just released its own Cardboard app

and sent units to subscribers.

A variety of stories from the Times

now come with a VR component giving readers or viewers

a virtual experience that complements the stories.

If you were one of the lucky people

or are inspired to pick up your own unit,

there are a couple of other apps worth downloading.

Sisters is first person horror experience

so be prepared to scare yourself a little

while you navigate a very creepy, old house

hellbent on terrifying you.

If that's just a little too passive and horrifying,

zombie shooter VR is the Walking Dead come to almost life

where you roam an abandoned subway system

taking out the undead.

If you want something just a little more experiential

without the jolt of adrenaline,

try Verse, which is a VR video catalogue for iPhone

that includes a huge variety of content.

Everything from more New York Times coverage

to behind the scenes footage of SNL monologues.

While there's definitely a larger catalogue

of Cardboard content for Android phones,

what's available for iPhone is definitely growing.

Which means that no matter what smart phone you've got,

the world of VR is getting better and bigger.

And at least with Cardboard, cheaper.