15 Awesome Other Things to do in, VR Non-Gaming - Quest 2 Tips and Tricks

Thanks for the great ideas, part 2 features lots mentioned in the comments, watch it here: https://youtube.com/watch?v=BdUC7frR558&feature=shares

63 YO grandma here;) Just got a Quest2 and I'm already loving it so much. I've been only looking for exercise and non-gaming Apps and ways to also get VR experiences with things I already do. This was all SO helpful! Thank you. I've used Google Tilt when I was teaching elementary and middle school. A also purchased a museum experience (created by the Tate Museum in London) and it was amazing for my classroom. Walking and interacting with Mondrian's studio was wonderful! My (Apple) school bought me a PC (whole other learning curve I had to muddle through alone) just so I could use VR with my kiddos (Vive at that time). The kids were so engaged when they had their turn using it. I retired at the start of Covid and now so happy I can keep learning and play around again with VR and without the expense of buying a gaming PC. Being untethered is game changer! After watching your video it looks like there is enough here to keep me busy learning and exploring, for awhile. I only wish I had other retired gal pals IRL that I could share my excitement with...so spilling over here. Apologies.

We use VR to design operating rooms for surgeons. The actual doctors will perform mock surgeries in VR and we use CAD to move things around how they want it so it’s optimized before actual construction begins.

Using the browser and going to Matterport is also a lot of fun! 3D tours of homes, museums and other places.

I highly recommend Mondly VR for language learning. Beyond learning some basic words and phrases, you can also practice languages in actual mock conversation situations.

so far i friggin love vr as a creative tool. doing motion capture and making 3d designs is so cool. really awesome

I use Google Earth and YouTube 360 (there is another one but I forgot the name), and I do 360 city tours or some nature experience. The other day I did a tour with David Attenborough. It was incredible. This is more the direction I like to go in.

Absolutely agree with your list! In addition, I would add: 1.) LOST RECIPES - the best description I can offer is that it is a "relaxing cooking experience." I was shocked at how enjoyable this was, puttering around in ancient kitchens learning ancient cooking techniques. It's really great, I promise! 2.) PUZZLING PLACES and/or CUBISM - relaxing tactical puzzles games with 3D pieces that float in the air around you. Cubism has the option for passthrough view. 3.) DANCE CENTRAL - even just the free sample is fun to dance on a real dance floor and learn some moves. 4.) a YOUTUBE VR EXPERIENCE - like floating over Las Vegas is a crowd pleaser for newbies. I would also suggest MALOKA as a great meditation and relaxation app. It gives you your own peaceful "mediation island" that you build out and design the more you mediate. For anyone new to VR, you will be surprised by how much meeting in VR can feel like a more "real" or "natural" way to hang out than having a video call does. I have far-away family and hanging out with them for a round of golf in WALKABOUT GOLF or some bowling in FOREVER BOWL or watching something in BIG SCREEN actually feels like hanging out. It is 1000% better than sitting still in front of a zoom screen. It may not be intuitive if you haven't yet tried VR, but spatially it feels a lot more like we are "together" having a fun shared experience and joking around, than staring at each other awkwardly on screen does. TIP: When we have people over who want to experience VR, we project what's happening in VR to our big screen TV. (Popular when using GOLF 5 eClub - to watch everyone's attempts at the driving range) Do a web search for easy instructions. In my case I need to connect to my laptop via the meta web link logon, initiate connection while wearing the headset. I then use the "project" function on my laptop to easily project to our smart TV. (But everyone's tech and connectivity will be different.)

I'm so glad I came across this video. I just spent 2 hours in Mission ISS. It was amazing! Thanks for showing things available other than gaming. I can't wait to check out your other recommendations.

Wow didn't realise what is on the Quest 2 ,mine is arriving today ,i just wanted it for movies ,super excited for it to arrive ,thanks for doing this 😉

I spent my 1st VR week watching 360 videos on youtube. VR is such a great thing.

Thank you for this.ive never been a gamer but I see so much on TV about vr headsets I just bought the quest 3 for myself.cant wait to try all these things ❤️

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Great vid! Thnx for all these suggestions. I love vr pottery. Its really satisfying and relaxing somehow🤣

An excellent video. A different kind of list then just the top 10 games. Really liked it.

The language apps like Mondely are an amazing way to learn or practice another language. You are in an environment interacting with other figures set up in real world situations. Way better than text based apps.

Just bought the meta quest 2 your video helped me out alot especially on which apps I should get

Great vid. You answered a lot of questions I had about buying one. Thank you.

I think a lot of people underestimate how much real experiences be replaced by virtual reality experiences. I remember once an interview of an astronaut who walked on the moon that tried Apollo 11 VR and said it looks really good.

Thank you! I am new to VR and I am 64 years old! This helps so much