Best Oculus Go Social Apps
hey what's up guys it's Dre when you kind of think about it VR is kind of pretty isolating the whole idea that one day we'll all be isolated in our dark rooms escaping into second lives in a bleak black mirror or ready player one style future now don't get me wrong this will completely happen now granted we don't live in a depressing black mirror style feature just yet and I would say that the opposite is actually true or even more true to virtual reality helps you be social with lots of people around the world especially when you're not limited by distance or even physical limitations which is what we're going to be diving into today I'm gonna be sharing four of my favorite apps that help you meet and interact with strangers in VR as always if you want to go ahead and check these apps out for yourself make sure to go down to the description and while you're down there make sure to subscribe to the channel hit the notification bell and let me know what types of videos you want to see next first step alt space VR alt space VR is a free cross-platform social app that lets you meet strangers play games and attend events all in virtual reality now when I first thought of this video this is actually the only app that really came to mind alt space VR really stands out because of how many people use it compared to other apps that I've tried I mean a social app without people like isn't really social so that's a huge plus you can customize your avatar voice chats teleport around and choose from different rooms to meet new people in and not only do you have your just typical common rooms but you also have a lot of custom worlds that you can explore that have been made by other alt space via our users just like you and me people get pretty creative with these and I've loved wasting time just checking out different worlds some of them pretty cool some of them pretty weird like this one breadsticks anyone but at the end of the day what makes alt space we are the clear leader in my opinion are the diverse events that you can attend on the platform these events are moderated and hosted by alt space at different times and there are a lot of them want to go to church see you on Sunday want to watch Virtua improv we can cringe together there really is something for everybody now I'm not gonna lie when I first joined alt space it felt really weird and I think it was because I was used to playing games but these avatars that I was looking at weren't just code or AI they were actual people like there are is an actual person behind these virtual eyes kind of weird but after a while of interacting with you know random people and just kind of going with the flow it really did start feeling natural in its own way to the point where I am hopeful that yes I see a future where we can go to school and learn or work together in virtual reality and at the end of the day alt space VR is a great example of a company that's actually building this future oh and did I mention that Microsoft bought them yeah so this is something to definitely keep an eye on especially next year but until that future of diverse worlds with hundreds of thousands of virtual people just hanging out comes to fruition alt space VR is still the crown jewel of virtual reality communities and events and you should definitely check them out on to the next one v time similar to alt span is another cross-platform app that lets people interact and share content in different environments or destinations after creating your avatar you immediately jump into what feels kind of like a lobby you'll see other users just kind of floating around and can join public environments when you see these connections between different people there are different destinations or environments to hang out in and you can invite up to three other people to join you some of these environments are dynamic while other rooms are pretty straightforward sort of just like sit down standard meeting rooms you can share content by uploading regular or 360 images on their website and on their website you can also manage your profile add or accept friend requests and even send in-game messages to your friends to me alt space VR felt kind of like a public VR world with lots to explore while the time felt more of like a private / personal VR meeting room if I wanted a quick way to meet and share something in VR I'd probably use V time I think the ability to share uploaded content is super interesting and I hope that they continue to expand on this and support video audio and potentially other file types like presentations that would make V time into something like a virtual conference room setup then an open world but I don't necessarily think that's a bad thing if you want something where you don't have to teleport around like an alt space VR and instead interact in a more personal way with only three other people v time is definitely worth checking out as well the last two apps that I'm going to talk about are less come hang out and do things in VR and more let's go watch things with others in VR does that make sense I don't know oculus venues is an official app that lets you attend live events and sports games in virtual reality with others for free bringing live entertainment into venues is a big strategy for oculus this year in particular oculus really doubled down on the strategy by partnering with the NBA Lionsgate big movie studios the World Cup and even big musical mainstream artists to bring their concerts into virtual reality anybody can register and attend these events live for free now when an event is actually live you'll be placed in a virtual seat or you can interact with three other people and of course you can talk to them or you can mute them if you don't want to talk to them or hear them and just experience the events what I really love about this app though is being able to move around venue and watch the live event from different camera angles this way you can really follow the action if you're watching a you know live sports match or actually experience your favorite artists front row it's really clear that venues will continue to be important for oculus especially for the oculus go heck they even live-streamed their main Kino inventors and like I said it's all for free now when I first heard about oculus venues I wasn't really sold because I mean there isn't a replacement to actually being there that is until I watched most of the World Cup in oculus venues and I'll be honest celebrating with fellow fans you know trash-talking like the entire experience was a lot of fun and it kind of felt in a small way what it must feel like to be at the actual World Cup except I didn't have to go anywhere if you get the chance to attend one of these events do it this will be an actual thing eventually why on earth would you settle for a 2d television that's like so 2,000 and the last app that I'm going to talk about today is big screen be our big-screen VR is another cross-platform app except this one lets you stream your own movies or videos into a virtual room that you can then obviously invite your friends into if you have a desktop you can download the app and choose you know whatever you want to stream and you can also share your screen which means you can play your computer games like fortnight on a giant screen the reason why I included it in today's video and what makes this app social is that you can also crash random public rooms I was even able to watch infinity war one night with a bunch of strangers like way before it was actually released in stores I'm sure was legal I think and it also looks like they're working with big companies like Paramount to host you know movie events actual live movie screenings so I'd keep an eye on that for 2019 but for now if you're just bored and want to watch you know random things or movies that you legally own with strangers or your friends go check them out all right so let's just wrap this up what I hope to do with today's video was show side of virtual reality that kind of contradicts what most people perceive virtual reality as which is isolating and lonely it's an exciting time right now guys because one day we really will be able to work and make friends with anyone anywhere around the world and all you need to do is just put on a headset virtual reality will let us experience things that we could never imagine in the real world so which world will you choose once again guys my name is Dre if you're new to the channel make sure to hit that big red subscribe button somewhere down below on this page otherwise I'm just talking to myself so please do that and also drop a comment below let me know if I'm full of hot air and until next time Boosh
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