Three VR Apps: Bruegel, Lunar Flight, Polynesian Cultural Center
Simona Caraceni reviews three virtual reality apps for Artribune. '1, 2, 3… Bruegel!' (free, Oculus/Windows) by lucidrealities.studio turns Pieter Bruegel the Elder's painting of children's games into a mission to rescue 218 kidnapped children, solving puzzles in VR. 'Lunar Flight – Anniversary Edition' (€19.99, Oculus) by shovsoft.com simulates Apollo 11 moon landing, updated for the 50th anniversary. 'The Polynesian Cultural Center' (free, Oculus) by polynesia.com offers a virtual front-row seat to performances and cultural presentations from Hawaii's Oahu, though Caraceni notes an 'exotic zoo' effect. The article was published in Artribune Magazine #51.
Key facts
- Three VR apps reviewed: '1, 2, 3… Bruegel!', 'Lunar Flight – Anniversary Edition', 'The Polynesian Cultural Center'.
- '1, 2, 3… Bruegel!' is based on Pieter Bruegel the Elder's painting of children's games.
- The Bruegel app involves rescuing 218 children via puzzles in VR.
- The Bruegel app is free on Oculus and Windows, developed by lucidrealities.studio.
- 'Lunar Flight – Anniversary Edition' simulates Apollo 11 moon landing, costs €19.99 on Oculus, by shovsoft.com.
- 'The Polynesian Cultural Center' app is free on Oculus, by polynesia.com, featuring Hawaiian cultural performances.
- The review notes a potential 'exotic zoo' effect in the Polynesian app.
- Article by Simona Caraceni, published in Artribune Magazine #51.
Entities
Artists
- Pieter Bruegel the Elder
- Simona Caraceni
Institutions
- lucidrealities.studio
- shovsoft.com
- polynesia.com
- Artribune
- New York Times
Locations
- Oahu
- Hawaii
- Moon