VR Player

VR Player is a media and video app from Stephane Levesque (SpherePlay) for watching immersive content. It plays local and network VR files and opens interactive presentations built with SpherePlay. It is distributed through SideQuest, where it was first listed in September 2019.

What you can do

The app has two main jobs:

• Play VR files: open 180° and 360° videos and images from local storage or a network location. The player tries to detect the format on its own, and power users can set it manually when they need more control.
• Open SpherePlay portals: shareable collections of interactive experiences meant for demos and presentations. Portals can include widgets, hotspots, picture-in-picture, subtitles and other rich elements.

The second feature is what sets it apart from a plain video player. A creator can bundle immersive videos with interactive layers and share the portal with someone who has a headset, which suits demos and presentations.

The developer frames VR video as a young medium with a lot of potential and says the goal is to keep distribution as simple as possible while extending what the format can do. Tags on the listing also mention CMS features and image viewing.

How to get it and what to know

• Price: free.
• Install it from SideQuest by sideloading; our guide to sideloading on Meta Quest walks through the setup.
• It is also listed on the Meta Horizon Store.
• Supported headsets: Meta Quest headsets such as the Quest 3 and Quest 3S, plus the Quest 2 and Quest Pro.
• Only 13 SideQuest users have rated it so far.