Vrse app

Actually finding VR content is tricky since there aren't that many apps out there. The app that comes with Google Cardboard gets old hat pretty quick and the same can be said for many of the apps on the iStore – a rollercoaster ride and a zombie killer are only fun until the novelty wears off.
But recently I've been absolutely engrossed in the worlds masterfully created by Chris Milk from Vrse. His content is extremely emotional for a wide variety of reasons.

Still from Clouds over Sidra, a piece that follows the life of girl in a Syrian refugee camp
Of course his content is effective because of the novelty of a VR documentary. And of course his content is effective because of how foreign but relatable the experiences are that he documents: the joy of an Ethiopian family at getting clean running water for the first time, the determination of a Gaza Strip mother to keep a semblance of normality after her previous home was shelled, the beautiful naïveté of a little Syrian refugee girl wishing to go back to Syria with the clouds that she finds comfort in like a blanket.
Milk has hit on a few experiences that have hit the sweet spot of not being too alien for most audiences to be able to follow but that are still removed enough from our everyday lives that they cause us to have very new experiences.
I think that Milk's videos convey something truly amazing: a vision of the world where VR is not a dedicated platform for gaming and porn but a way to recreate empathy and enact social change. This is emotional design at it's finest: experiences that will challenge your privilege and your worldview.