Virtual & Augmented Reality
Learn about Virtual and Augmented Reality, and services available at the Nexus Collaborative Learning Lab!
VR Apps for the HTC Vive
- Nexus VR AppsThis document lists all the VR apps currently available on the HTC Vive and Meta Quest 2 stations at the RLML Makerspace. If you have suggestions for VR apps to be added to the HTC Vive and Meta Quest 2 stations, please email rlmltech@iu.edu.
VR Apps for your Smartphone
Check out a Google Cardboard from the library and immerse yourself in VR with these apps! These are just a starting point - newer apps are constantly being launched.
Please note that these apps are only compatible with smartphones that fulfill certain operating system requirements, and contain an accelerometer and a gyroscope.
- InCell VR
An action racing game that tasks you with stopping an advancing virus in the micro world of human cells, by reaching the nucleus of a human cell before the virus does.
Available: Google Store OR iTunes - A Walk Through Dementia
A Walk Through Dementia is a virtual reality app designed to put you in the shoes of someone living with dementia. It was developed by Alzheimer's Research UK.
Available: Google Store OR iTunes - MoleculE VR
A molecular visualization application which expresses the concepts of biology and medicinal chemistry through interactive chapters utilizing 3D virtual structures.
Available: Google Store OR iTunes - MEL VR Science Simulations
Over 70 VR lessons and tests covering the school chemistry and physics curriculums.
Available: Google Store OR iTunes
AR Apps
Download these apps on your smartphone or tablet. Open the app and aim your device at the target object/location in order to reveal the virtual object(s).
- Curiscope Virtuali-Tee
Check out the Virtuali-Tee t-shirt from our catalog and download the app. Open the app, have a friend wear the t-shirt, and aim your device at the code on the t-shirt.
Available: Google Store OR iTunes - AR Anatomy
Download and print the trigger images provided through the link above. Download and open the app, and aim your device at the trigger images.
Available: Google Store OR iTunes - Spacecraft AR by NASA
Print out the target images at the link above. Download and open the app, select the spacecraft of interest, and aim your device at the image marker.
Spacecraft AR Available: Google Store OR iTunes