Immersive Apps and Platforms
Free Apps
| Name | Description | Languages | Compatible With |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aero is part of the Adobe Creative Cloud. The app offers a simple way to create, view and share your XR vision. Currently available on all mobile devices and beta version desktop. | English | Desktop, mobile phones, VR Headsets | |
| Aris allows you to create location-based VR interactive games, tours and stories. Players have fun while exploring the virtual world around them. | English | Desktop, mobile phones, VR Headsets | |
| Google Arts and Culture allows users to travel and experience stories, knowledge and treasures of over 2,000 cultural institutions: museums, libraries, performing arts and land/wildlife sites, from 80 different countries. | English, Arabic, Chinese, Catalan, French, German, Hebrew, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Thai | Desktop, mobile phones, VR Headsets |
| Google Earth provides an immersive experience for both 3D and 2D viewing. Users explore the world with a click of a button learning about culture, topography and more. Anyone can create custom projects and build maps and stories to share. | Google Earth is available in 45+ languages | Desktop, mobile phones, VR Headsets | |
| Google Streetview allows users to travel anywhere in the world, and use VR technology to look around. It also allows you to create 360° images yourself! | * | Desktop, mobile phones, VR Headsets | |
| Google Translate uses AR technology that allows users to translate any image directly from their phone. Instant camera translation works with over 88 languages. | Google Translate is available in 100+ languages | Desktop, mobile phones, VR Headsets (AR function only on mobile devices) | |
| Thyng allows you to create AR videos and bring in your own personalized media into the world around you. | English | Mobile phones | |
| Unity is the most used VR development platform. It allows you to take advantage of their many close collaborations and use their highly optimized editor to make your XR vision into reality. | English | Desktop, mobile phones, VR Headsets | |
| Check out Within's library of ‘stories’ on their YouTube page. These immersive stories can be short documentaries, music videos, instructional videos, games and much more! | English | Desktop, mobile phones, VR Headsets | |
| Youtube is a great source for VR videos. Simply search an area or topic of interest and explore the vast selection of 360° videos available (*remember to look for the VR icon to view it from a VR viewer) | All | Desktop, mobile phones, VR Headsets |
Platforms
| Name | Description | Languages | Compatible With |
|---|---|---|---|
CoSpaces allows you to create content yourself and invite students into the virtual space. Learn basic coding and incorporate language learning onto the platform with CoSpaces. Free | English | PC Desktop, mobile phones, VR Headsets | |
ImmerseMe is a platform designed to learn and practice a world language without feeling self-conscious in front of native speakers or classmates. It tears down traditional classroom walls. This fully immersive technology provides the opportunity to engage with languages and cultures without real-time stress. Cost $ | German, Spanish, French, English, Japanese, Chinese, Italian, Greek, Indonesian | Desktop, mobile phones (VR mode only on Andriod), VR Headsets | |
Mozilla Hubs allows you to create your own virtual room! Invite your students or friends and play around in your own virtual reality. You can livestream, share video, present material, practice language, link to external pages, bring in fun interactive 3D models and much more! Free | English | PC Desktop, mobile phones, VR Headsets |