7 Famous Fictional Places You Can Explore With the Oculus Rift

Ever since I first act as Goldeneye 64 , I ’ve been becharm by exploring 3D cyber - versions of my favourite fancied places . The Oculus Rift makes that pursuit tank than it ’s ever been . It ’s one thing to see static shots of Jerry Seinfeld ’s apartment from the same never - change Angle . It ’s another to be in there , as if it were actual literal .

Most of these pretense are still works in onward motion — you ca n’t see all of the USS Enterprise yet . There also is n’t much for you to do other than take the air around and gawk . Still , there ’s a trenchant sort of hilarity you’re able to get from just mix through the options from all your preferent display and movies . If you ’ve baffle an Oculus Rift you may sense it full force-out . Even if you do n’t , here are a few teasers that will have you salivating for the VR future .

The Millennium Falcon

Wanna scramble up to the Millennium Falcon ’s gun turret just like Luke?The Millennium Falcon Experienceby Darth Disembowel lets you do just that . No playable holo - chess though . Not yet at least .

Jerry Seinfeld’s apartment

Inspect Jerry ’s Superman statue , peruse his seldom - used computing machine desk , and discover the never - before - seen fourth wall withthis apartment pretence by Greg Miller . It ’s the ultimate pretending about nothing .

The bridge from Star Trek: Voyager

I have to admit I do n’t know much aboutStar Trek : Voyager butthis deck of cards model by Thomas Kadleclooks rad . I mean hey , I ’ll search every Star Trek span I can find .

South Park

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BeforeSouth Park assume on the Oculus , the Oculus take on South Park . This South Park simfromToolbrings the fictitious Colorado town to life in all its paper cut - out gloriole . No Rift ? you’re able to arrest it out in the web internet browser too . vex the hell out of South Park 64 .

The deck of Firefly’s Serenity

Firefly ’s still cancel , but you’re able to act out your own one - gentleman season 2 in theSerenity VR Experiencebykavehth . You ca n’t fly the ship on the dot , but you may rotate it with WASD if you pose in the pilot seat . That ’s almost as good as if the show was still on , right ?

The Griffin house from Family Guy

This simulation of 31 Spooner street from RWHTLis a little spartan but still fun , even if there ’s no agency a man of Peter Griffin ’s stature could ever make it down those upstair halls . If nothing else , it ’s proof that the developersof this glitchy Simpson - home simulationreally have to up their game .

The Bridge of the Enterprise from Star Trek: TNG

Impersonate Jean Luc Picard without shave your heading inthe Enterprise Bridge simulatorfromEnda O’Connor . There ’s not much to do besides slouch in the captain ’s chair and stare at a Borg third power , but maybe a future update will countenance you get your Riker on andstep over some chairs .

Bonus!

These examples aren’tquite as exciting since they ’ve always existed as three-D - spaces you could wander around in third - mortal , but they ’re still fun so I did n’t want to leave behind them out .

The castle from Mario 64

Does n’t look like you could backflip into the fosse though . I guess I ’ll just have to wait for the inevitable full - on eye re - release of the game for that . I mean , it has to happen , right ?