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24 alternatives to CuriosityStream VR

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Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. CuriosityStream VR launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   The Tomb of Nefertari [QV 66] Guided Virtual Tour▲83

   I 3d scanned the Tomb of Nefertari and am building this guided virtual tour, trying to bring in photogrammetry of artifacts that I've made at various museums. It crashes sometimes still on mobile devices. I wasn't able to take photogrammetry photos of the artifacts from the tomb in the Museo Egizio in Turin because they were traveling while I was there (and now the museum is closed to install a new roof anyhow), so I tried to include comparanda from other museums where I had scanned artifacts. I tested the same dataset with 3d Gaussian Splatting but that had lower resolution results for…

   2024 · mused.com · its alternatives →

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   Land's End▲139

   A VR adventure from the makers of Monument Valley

   2015 · landsendgame.com · its alternatives →

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   Egyptian Mysteries▲79

   A Virtual Reality investigation game in the ancient Egypt

   2016 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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   Unearthed Inc: The Lost Temple▲60

   Like a sci-fi Indiana Jones in VR

   2016 · its alternatives →

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   The Tomb of Ramesses I in the Valley of the Kings▲118

   Hey all, I’m coding up a new tour system for my 3d Egyptian work. After the last feedback, I focused on building more interactive content and fx into the guided tours with sound and telling the mythology in the wall art. I’d love feedback with the new version – this is built with vanilla Three.js and footage captured on my iPhone 12. For various fx, I coded many of my own shaders based on work by https://twitter.com/akella and others on ShaderToy, so I’m keen to test on more devices. As the hacker, so the (ancient) painter.

   2023 · mused.org · its alternatives →

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   Sonar▲67

   Explore your surroundings and dive deep into an ancient cave

   2015 · sonar-360.com · its alternatives →

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   Sandbox VR 2.0▲226

   Your neighborhood holodeck, refined.

   2019 · sandboxvr.com · its alternatives →

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   Amazon Sumerian▲216

   A cloud platform to create VR, AR, and 3D experiences

   2017 · aws.amazon.com · its alternatives →

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   Sketchfab VR trends▲96

   A comprehensive overview on the state of VR

   2017 · sketchfab.com · its alternatives →

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    Ascape VR▲121

    Travel the world in virtual reality

    2015 · ascape.com · its alternatives →

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    Lifecast▲74

    Convert any VR180 video/photo to 6DOF or Unreal Engine

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Liftoff VR▲71

    Liftoff VR enables you to experience that. El fin.

    2016 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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    Awaken▲63

    A vivid, captivating, kinetic puzzle game for VR

    2017 · blueprintreality.com · its alternatives →

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    Discovery VR▲126

    A new way to see your world.

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    FlowVR▲76

    Virtual reality app with highly effective guided meditations

    2019 · flow.is · its alternatives →

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    The Visitor▲58

    A short horror experience for the Oculus Rift

    2016 · nostalgicbearvr.com · its alternatives →

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    MVP - 46: Advanced Dungeons and WiFi▲54

    D&D comes to VR

    2015 · player.fm · its alternatives →

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    The Launch▲75

    A short VR experience presented by VRB

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    ZENONIA S: Rifts In Time▲67

    Travel across 9realms to solve the mystery behind the porta

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Immersive - 1: The Train to El Dorado, with Joe Radak of Eerie Bear Games▲55

    Discussions with the folks making the future of games

    2016 · thosenames.com · its alternatives →

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    VR Subway Super Train Drive 2017 Pro▲60

    Real racing metro train track in mountain and city area.

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Expedia Virtual Reality Experiences▲65

    Explore your world using virtual reality

    2018 · its alternatives →

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    Drift▲71

    The first bullet simulator for VR

    2015 · devpost.com · its alternatives →

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    Cosmic Rush▲53

    Space adventure 3rd person VR game for GearVR

    2016 · its alternatives →

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