Dear Angelica is a free, hand-painted VR short story about remembering a loved one, told through memories that unfold around you.
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Dear Angelica is a media and video piece from Oculus Story Studio, published by Oculus. It is a short illustrated story about the dreamlike, magical way we hold on to memories of people we love. Every scene was painted by hand inside VR. It was released free on the Meta Horizon Store on October 22, 2019.
What you can do
Dear Angelica is something you watch rather than play. The story plays out as a sequence of memories that are drawn and assembled around you, so you can look in any direction as the brushstrokes form each scene. The voice cast is led by Geena Davis and Mae Whitman.
The store describes Oculus Story Studio as an Emmy Award winner. The page does not give a running time, but it presents the work as a short story, so it fits into a single sitting.
Because it needs no game skills, it is a good pick if you want to show someone what VR storytelling and painted art look like in a headset.
Comfort
Meta rates Dear Angelica as comfortable for most people. Supported play modes are sitting, standing and room-scale, and it uses controllers. There is no locomotion to manage, which keeps it easy for newcomers.
Platforms and what to know before buying
- Price: free on the Meta Horizon Store.
- Headsets: Meta Quest 3, Meta Quest 3S, Meta Quest Pro and Meta Quest 2, plus the original Meta Quest.
- Internet: not required.
- Ads: no in-app ads.
- Early access: no.
- Languages: English.
- Age rating: 12+.
