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How VR should be!
I’ve owned Google Cardboard for about two years now. It’s gathering dust somewhere in my cupboard. The thing with VR is that people thought of just the obvious. 3D content that puts you in a different place. One minute you’re in the arctic, the next minute you’re underwater. Simulation like that does one thing. It makes your eyes see something your body can’t feel, and that looks fantastic, but it also looks unbelievable. The VR Touch Kit for National Geographic takes the approach to VR differently. It makes VR incredibly believable and educational too. The VR Headset comes with three attachments that mimic binoculars, a telescope, and a microscope. Making the aspect of exploration highly believable, the VR headsets pair with these attachments to present VR content that’s relevant to it. You can use the telescope to examine galaxies, for instance… or the microscope to look at micro-organisms. For example you could use your Wii remote to drive a car, but having an attachment that simulates a steering wheel adds a layer of, shall I call it ‘honesty’, to the entire experience.
Anyone can place a screen in front of your eyes and make you view content. The VR Touch kit weaves a much more complex, tactile, and believable experience!
Designer: Junbyung Choi
Nat Geo Wild’s first digital series premieres this summer
Anteater Bug Vacuum
Collect and observe all types of bugs with this super cute Uncle Milton Nat Geo Wild Anteater Bug Vacuum. This little handheld vacuum sucks up bugs just like a real anteater but instead of digesting them and then fertilizing the soil (circle of life!), they go into a clear removable observation chamber in it’s belly area.
Kids will love to explore nature with this bug sucking anteater and they don’t have to actually touch the bugs to collect them (not that most kids mind touching bugs, it’s the adults that are usually squeamish). After checking them out, you can release the chamber and let the bugs free. Science! Nature! Bugs! Exclamation Points!