Everest VR is a immersive walkthrough experience of what a realistic trip climbing Mt. Everest is supposed to be. There are base camps, mountain checkpoints, and interesting details about Mt. Everest noted as you climb the mountain. The visuals are very high quality and there is also a good amount of information through the narration to learn.
Excavator Harbor Job is a VR application that attempts to place the user in control of an excavation machine in various scenarios, mostly centered around an area near a harbor, as the name implies. The user uses their controllers to grab various menu options, which control different aspects of the excavator such as moving the machine forward and backward, and controlling the direction of the arm of the excavator. There appear to be various “jobs” that the user can embark on, each in different areas and with different goals.
The Stanford Ocean Acidification Experience is an application that teaches users about pollution and its effect on the ocean through a short, curated experience. Users see visual representations of molecules, and are transported to various locations to see their effects on the ocean. There are a few moments in which users are prompted to move around and touch various things, but for the most part, it is a relatively relaxed educational experience.
Google Earth VR is an application that allows you to virtually transport yourself to various locations in the world by using, as the name implies, Google Earth. Users are placed in a first person POV at whichever location they select, and can move around by aiming at spots on the ground with their controller and clicking. There is a full 360 degree view, as well as other features such as changing the time of day by aiming at the sky and dragging it with the controller. The application also has a menu containing many curated scenic locations, as well as the ability to save the user’s current location in order to revisit it later.