We are just at the beginning of the VR age. With better technologies and easier access, now is the time for creatives to explore, innovate, and find inspiration. Here are 15 VR videos worth watching to inspire creativity.
Have you ever watched a movie that’s inspired you to take action? With VR, you can be more immersed than ever in a story. Instead of letting your imagination do all the work, support it with experiences that can ignite the senses. VR videos are a great way to have mini escapes and change your perspective and immersion in storytelling.
For more ways, VR can benefit creativity, learn why you should meditate in VR.
Who hasn’t dreamed of flying through space and visiting far-off planets?
Join NASA’s Cassini spacecraft on its final mission as it passes between Saturn and its rings. Experience the journey through space in 360-degrees.
"Inside the Box of KURIOS" Trailer | Cirque du Soleil
Cirque du Soleil is an experience everyone should see at some point in their life. The creativity and talented performers are awe-inspiring. Each experience is unique. In this 360 experience, you can step on stage and immerse yourself in a Cirque du Soleil story and performance design specifically for VR.
INSIDE THE BOX OF KURIOS™ – Cabinet of Curiosities
A mysterious and fascinating realm that disorients your senses and challenges your perceptions, leaving you to wonder: “Is it real, or just a figment of my imagination?” Cirque du Soleil and Felix & Paul Studios teamed up to bring you “Inside the Box of KURIOS”, a virtual reality experience.
It may be a short trailer, but if you have an Oculus or Gear VR, you can download the app for the full experience. They also have a playlist with more 360 videos to watch from the VR experience.
Notes on Blindness VR | Inception VR
VR has the power to tell stories from new perspectives.
Notes on Blindness – Into Darkness is an interactive VR project based on the audio diaries of writer and academic John Hull, who became blind in 1983. He began documenting his experiences to make sense of the upheaval in his life. His story tells a unique testimony of loss, rebirth, and renewal.
VR Skydiving with GoPro Bombsquad | GoPro
GoPro cameras are becoming great tools for VR content and creativity.
In this VR experience, there’s a new way to get high-altitude perspectives without leaving your couch. Join the GoPro Bombsquad to experience wide-open blues skies and the feeling of flight.
ODYSSEY VR: A Spacetime Trip | Josh Gonsalves
Transcend through spacetime in this epic adventure inspired by Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Reframe Iran | Jaunt
Reframe Iran is a short VR documentary that takes you into the intimate studio spaces of Iranian artists in exile. In this intimate and creative experience, meet modern masters who fled the country in the wake of the 1979 Islamic revolution.
Land, Air, and Sea | GoPro
In this VR video, join three GoPro Heroes in an interactive experience across the sea, air, and land.
Rainbow Good Boy | Joe Penna / MysteryGuitarMan
MysteryGuitarMan, also known as Joe Penna, is a creative storyteller. He uses many different mediums in his art, and in this one, he combines VR, stop motion, and other video formats to tell a video game story of Rainbow Good Boy, an ode to Sonic and Mario games.
Be the Bee – A Hive to Table Experience | National Honey Board
How much do you really know about bees?
You know they’re important for honey, but do you know all the effects they have on the natural world? For example, our entire food supply relies on them for pollination.
With beekeepers reporting 33% of colonies declining in 2016, it’s time to learn about bee health and our relationship with nature to take better care of this world.
In this interactive video, “Be the Bee”, in a hive-to-table experience to educate about where honey comes from and the importance of bee health.
HELP | Google Spotlight Stories
Many storytellers are experimenting with the new VR medium. In this live-action story from Google’s Spotlight Stories, director Justin Lin (Fast & Furious, Star Trek Beyond) tells a sci-fi story about an alien hellbent on chasing you through the downtown Los Angeles and subway.
Free Solo | National Geographic
Have you seen the National Geographic, Free Solo?
Experience free solo climbing Yosemite’s as you’ve never done before as you join Alex Honnold in this breathtaking 360 video climb up the side of the famous El Capitan.
Kids | OneRepublic
In true creative fashion, One Republic created a 36o music video for their song, Kids. Travel through different stories in an apartment complex as the band plays in the alley.
Superman Roller Coaster 360 VR | Theme Park Review
If you have the stomach for it, roller coasters can be a fun experience in both reality and virtual reality. Take an awesome 360 VR ride on Superman at Six Flags Fiesta Texas
Jeep Sessions: A Surfing Journey in 360 ̊ | World Surf League
Water has a long list of benefits on the creative mind. Even the color blue has can improve well-being. Surfing is a mind-body connection with nature that inspires simple living and flow.
Join WSL Championship Tour surfers Jordy Smith and Malia Manuel as they embark on a surfing journey in 360 ̊ to find the best waves. It can be viewed in both a 360 ̊ video and an interactive ‘Choose Your Path’ VR APP experience.
MythBusters: Sharks Everywhere! | Discovery
Zach is an international writer, photographer, filmmaker, martial artist, and creator of Creative Enso, the Zen art of creative living. His goal is to empower and inspire creatives to live healthier, happier, and more creative lifestyles.
