>> Now when you think about VR headsets,
your mind immediately goes to gaming, mine at least does.
But there's a whole lot of other stuff that you could do with VR headsets.
And so in this video, we'd be going through ten other awesome things
that you can do with virtual reality.
Number ten, watching movies and television shows.
Okay. This one might be a bit obvious, but lots of people don't instantly think
about watching movies or television when they think of VR headsets.
If you are the kind of user who loves to binge-watch TV series and movies,
then using a VR headset could amplify your experience a thousand folds.
One of the most popular VR headsets in the market, the Oculus Quest 2,
is renowned for its ability to interface with major streaming services
like Netflix, Amazon Prime, and Hulu.
This means you can watch all of your favorite TV shows
and movies while enjoying the immersive feel of a VR headset.
But there's more.
With VR technology, you can attend a virtual movie theater
with your friends while being in the comfort of your home.
With the virtual theater app, the movie will be shown on a huge virtual screen while you
and all your friends watch it together in a virtual space.
That's awesome, right?
VR apps like Big Screen allow you to book tickets to watch 3D and non-3D movies together
with friends in a massive virtual cinema.
It is like having a private theater to yourself.
With this technology, you can hang out with your friends who are miles and miles away from you.
Number nine, learning to play an instrument.
Have you ever thought of buying a drum set, but you gave up on it because you don't have space
in your home to keep the gigantic instrument?
Well VR has the perfect solution for that.
With apps like Paradiddle, you can set up your drum set in a virtual world
and make stunning beats while playing it.
You'd be impressed by the several enjoyable covers that users
on Paradiddle are creating with the app.
And here's another thing.
You could even learn to play an instrument with VR.
On the Oculus Quest headset, there's a piano tutorial app called BR2OS or Virtuous
that teaches you how to play the piano.
Although the app interfaces with a real piano, it employs hand tracking
to teach you how to play certain songs.
With this, you could have your own hands-on private piano tutor on this app.
You should definitely try it out if you have a piano at home and you want to learn some songs.
The ability to use VR to play and learn musical instruments makes it more palatable
for your neighbors and flat mates who don't have to deal with the noise coming
from your drum sets or bass guitars.
That alone sounds appealing.
Now let's jump to number eight.
Take a tour.
The tourism industry stands to gain lots of money with the adoption of VR technology.
With apps like Google Earth VR, you can visit almost anywhere
in the world with your VR headset.
Without stepping out of your home, you could be standing in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris,
the Burj Al Arab in Dubai, or even the Great Wall of China.
Or how about you visiting your old home or the house you grew up in?
You can relive your childhood experiences by taking a tour of your childhood home
and neighborhood in virtual reality.
Perhaps you want to explore a city you will be traveling to.
With virtual reality, you can discover the fun spots
and tourist attractions you might be tempted to visit.
Enjoying a tour using Google Earth VR is the most immersive virtual touring experience you
could have.
Although the Google Earth VR app may not be accessible on the Oculus Quest,
the comparable Wander app will provide you with a very similar virtual touring experience.
Now let's jump to lucky number seven.
Meditate with VR.
Meditation does your body a whole lot of good as it allows your mind to rest
and get rid of stress within your body.
Many times we find it difficult to meditate and stay undisturbed for periods of time
because of the numerous distractions around us.
But with VR, that can be changed.
Meditation is a lot easier and more effective when you find yourself in a serene,
quiet environment, which is just the ideal place to clear your head and relieve stress.
In reality, this will mean leaving your home to go to parks and recreational gardens.
But with VR, you can immerse yourself in these serene conditions using a VR headset.
Enjoy the scenic beauty of stunning natural environments coupled with calm,
soothing music is exactly what the doctor ordered for your soul.
Right on your bed, you could enjoy a truly therapeutic
and reinvigorating meditation session with your VR headset.
Applications like Guided Meditation, The Blue, or Nature Tracks VR are some
of the best meditation apps that you can explore for meditative purposes.
In the health sector, the application of VR as a therapeutic tool for people experiencing PTSD,
panic disorders and phobias is currently being explored.
In the nearest future, we could be seeing VR headsets in more hospitals
to help patients recover from debilitating stress levels.
One study published in the American Journal of Psychiatry in 2014 reported
that VR exposure therapy was effective
in helping war veterans who were suffering from PTSD.
In fact, the study reported that VR therapy worked as good as a drug
for veterans without the side effects.
Number six, facing your fears.
When VR first came out, one of the first things about VR headsets
that pervaded social media was the reaction of people to wearing one.
It was hilarious to see people reacting to the images they saw while having their headsets on.
Some users burst into tears after seeing something horrifying, and those who laughed
at them for freaking out found themselves in the same shoes
after going through the same experience.
So if there's one thing you can do with a VR headset, it's to face your fears.
For instance, if you have a fear of heights, climbing a skyscraper
in reality could creep the hell out of you and it could even be dangerous for you.
But with a VR headset, you could climb the Burj Khalifa without any risk
of actually falling off the building, but with all the emotion and fear of facing heights.
Or perhaps you have the fear of spiders, VR might just be there to help you out.
Face Your Fears 2 is a VR app that exposes users to all sorts of creepy insects from spiders
to cockroaches and even snakes and rats.
You can imagine that this app will creep you out, but after a while,
you will overcome these fears, at least that's what we expect.
Fearless VR, an app on Oculus Quest, helps users to overcome their fear of public speaking,
using voice volume, speaking pace, eye contact and heart rate to train users.
You could also use this app to overcome your fear of job interviews,
seeing a doctor and other social interactions.
Number five, additive manufacturing.
Additive manufacturing is gathering pace as the preferred method of designing
and manufacturing various objects all over the world.
So if you have a 3D printing machine, then you can expect
to have lots of fun using a VR headset.
With a 3D environment, you can create 3D models more easily
and much faster using your hands rather than a mouse or a keyboard.
It will feel like you are modeling with your hands.
This is made possible with apps like Gravity Sketch, Adobe Medium, or Tilt Brush.
Once your design is complete in the modeling app, export it to your personal computer
and print it with your 3D printer.
It is so much fun to design any object of your choice in virtual reality
and watch it come to life through 3D printing.
Number four, attend live concerts and sport shows.
Attending virtual shows has now become a thing thanks to VR
and the peculiar conditions created by the pandemic.
You can be in the comfort of your home and experience the thrill of being
at a music concert with all the sights and sounds that it comes with.
One of such experiences was provided by The Under Presence, where users could book a ticket
to attend a 40-minute show of Shakespeare's The Tempest, which was narrated by a live actor.
For sports fans, VR company, LiveLikeVR, built a virtual stadium
where you can experience the excitement of the game day
with your friends right in the comfort of your home.
This is an option that is likely to be further explored in the world of sports
as VR technology continues to evolve.
Now let's go to number three, education.
The immersive experience provided by VR technology makes it a valuable asset
and potential game-changer in the education area.
With virtual reality, simulation concepts could be made accessible to people
across different ages, which will aid faster learning, making education more effective
and more efficient, and of course, more fun.
For instance, Toyota has used the Teen Drive 365 campaign to inform parents and young drivers
about the risk of distracted driving.
Apps like Unimmersive and SilverBroom offer tons of educational VR content on their platform.
Let's go to number two, shopping.
Online shopping has taken over the way we purchase items today.
But the next step in the online shopping experience could come from VR shopping apps
like Trillanium Cloud, which provides a virtual tour of a store,
giving you an immersive, traditional shopping experience.
With these apps, you as the buyer can get a real-time shopping experience instead of going
through endless lists and pictures of items on a website.
This development has the potential
to greatly improve the customer satisfaction of online shoppers worldwide.
Now number one, hangout with friends from all over the world.
One of the most exciting things about the potentials
of VR is how it could revolutionize social media interactions.
By joining several VR communities and VR chat,
you can hang out with other users in virtual chat rooms.
Apps like Facebook Spaces and Rec Room allow for these kind
of social interactions on VR platforms.
You can meet lots of cool people there and have meaningful conversations
with them in the comfort of your home.
Of course you can also just troll around a bit,
but I don't suggest that, if you don't want to get banned.
So in general, that still sounds like a lot of fun.
So let me know, which of these ten activities do you fancy the most?
I'd like to hear from you in the comment section and I hope to see you in the next video.
And stay virtual guys.