NYTimes is creating a VR app and stories to go with it. Guess you’d say that’s a sign of the times, albeit perhaps just a bit early for next year’s release of VR enabling hardware by several notable manufacturers.
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I tried the app on my I phone. The panoramic effect was good if you move the phone around. I definitely saw more of the narrated video by moving the phone to see what was happening in many directions. Seemed like a prezi in some ways. Android users have a cardboard box to hold their phone.
You probably have read about the $5 google VR kit called Cardboard, which is a cardboard VR thing that will hold your phone up in front of your eyes.
https://www.google.com/get/cardboard/