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ARTE360 is the mobile app from the European cultural network ARTE for immersive and interactive experiences in 360°-video and virtual reality. Imagine stepping inside a movie, being able to see the scenes unfold all around you as if you were there. Look around by simply moving the device or swiping. For total immersion the device can be switched into VR mode, and when inserted into a cardboard VR holder, your phone can be used as your own Virtual Reality headset. The content is regularly and continuously updated.

"An educational virtual reality experience that takes the user inside the human body. Travel through the bloodstream and discover how blood cells work to spread oxygen throughout the body. Enter one of the billions of living cells inside our body and learn how the organelles work together to fight deadly viruses."

"Colosse is a real-time virtual reality storytelling experience, with a stylized, character-focused visual language. While the viewer has no direct control over the action, the progression of the narrative will be gaze-based. The viewer's gaze things they pay the most attention to will direct the experience around them, giving them a subtle influence over events as they unfold. The story of the long lost Great Spirits known as the COLOSSE explores themes of fear, power and respect."

"The story of the close-knit bond between a mother and daughter. Featuring the vocal talent of Geena Davis and Mae Whitman, this female-centric VR work is the first to have its scenes construct themselves around you. Each component appears as individual strokes rendered in real time, for an interactive viewing experience unlike anything you've ever seen." -- https://www.oculus.com

"Dive into the hypnotic world of Dreams of 'O'. Submerge yourself into a virtual reality universe comprised of aerial acrobatics, daring dives, fire and the surreal amphibious characters of the breathtaking aquatic masterpiece 'O' by Cirque du Soleil.

"Narrated by Elijah Wood, and developed with former creative talent on the Brave and Toy Story 3 teams, Henry is the story of a little hedgehog with a big problemhe loves to hug! After ending up alone on his birthday, he'll make a wish that changes everything."

"The Nomads Series transports you across the Earth into the intimate reality of several nomadic cultures. Experience the way of life of Yak Herders in the Mongolian steppes, Maasai in Kenya, and Sea Gypsies living off the coast of Borneo. Nomads move from place to place across their ancestral territories: to graze their livestock, to look for waters plentiful of fish or as their territories become compromised. Nomadic people around the world continue to maintain rich, deeply held traditions even as they struggle for their rights and adapt to contemporary realities."

"Arte Experience presents Notes On blindness, a VR journey into a world beyond sight. In 1983, after decades of steady deterioration, John Hull became totally blind. To help him make sense of the upheaval in his life, he began documenting his experiences on audio cassette. These original diary recordings form the basis of this project, an interactive non fiction using new forms of storytelling to explore his cognitive and emotional experience of blindness."

Through virtual reality, The New York Times put you at the center of the stories that only we can tell.
From embedding with Iraqi forces as they fight to retake Falluja from Isis, to climbing the spire of the World Trade Center with professional mountaineer Jimmy Chin or setting foot the alien world of Pluto, NYT VR delivers on the promise of VR to bring you places you can’t normally go.

Rose is a burgeoning world of pure imagination. Experience an immersive, cinematic universe crafted by the artists and storytellers of Penrose Studios."

"Step inside the Great Storyteller's Cavern inspired by their Oscar-nominated hand-drawn animated feature film Song of the Sea. Experience immersion in one of the film's beautiful, expressive environments and meet the unpredictable, zany Storyteller himself! Unravel the story of the Selkie and how the fate of all the faeries is connected to her own in this interactive narrative." -- https://www.oculus.com

"A one-on-one encounter with celebrated musician Patrick Watson at his Montreal studio."

" ... is an interactive crime thriller available on Samsung Gear VR and Google Cardboard (iOS & Android). Audiences are invited to play the role of detective Veronica Coltrane, a burnt out private detective with mounting debts and a dark past. Throughout the investigation, audiences are caught up in a high stakes drama, compelled to engage with local characters and virtual environments, forced to make difficult choices, solve puzzles and use their powers of observation to propel the storyline forward."

Discover the best VR content from the world's finest VR creators, all in a single app. From gripping tales set in worlds of pure imagination to documentaries taking you further inside the news than ever before, Within brings together premium, story-based immersive content in a variety of genres. Download Within and experience the future of storytelling today. Includes Mr. Robot VR, Notes on blindness and SNL40.