App of the week! Virtual Reality edition! Super rad.

We are ALL ABOUT VR. CAPS INTENTIONAL. It’s not just the next big thing, it’s here, and it’s massive. 

Our app of the day is an uber exciting part of that. It’s called vTime and it helps users create full VR character avatars that can interact with each other, in virtual environments, in real-time.

Now, that’s a cool sentence. Also perhaps slightly scary, if you’ve read sci-fi. ‘Ready Player One’ come to mind for anyone else? We’ll just stick to the massively exciting part for now.

Imagine yourself, with up to 4 others, on a tropical beach, by an arctic campfire, at a dinner party in Paris, in a forest setting, in a private jet, on a mountain climbing rig, or on a space station. Skype parties just got so much sexier.

All you need is a smartphone, the app, and a Google Cardboard or Samsung Gear VR headset. GIANT CAVEAT**

The Gear VR version of the app has been out since December,  and now the company is welcoming in limited users for early access to the Google Cardboard version. If you don’t have a headset, you can get Google Cardboard here, or you can use it on your phone as is.

You can download the app from the Google Play store or the Oculus Store.

Watch the demo below and get excited! Long distance party time excited!

** The app is currently only available on the following devices, but more will follow. Nexus 5, Nexus 4, Nexus 6P, Nexus 6, Samsung Note 4, Samsung Note 5, Samsung Galaxy S6, Samsung Galaxy S7, Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+, Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge, LG G3, Samsung S3, HTC One M9.