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XR content provides the unique opportunity for users to embody different perspectives. These immersive experiences have been proven to create compassion in users, activating prosocial behaviour to take action and create change.
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The XR Search Engine
The XR Portal is a search engine for educational content in virtual and augmented reality (broadly known as "XR"). Whether you are a researcher, educator, or student, we are your gateway to immersive content.
Content For Change
XR content provides the unique opportunity for users to embody different perspectives. These immersive experiences have been proven to create compassion in users, activating prosocial behaviour to take action and create change.
Cross-Platform
Viewing
Browse the latest content, explore by category or use the search bar to look for specific content. Videos are viewable on desktop and mobile. For full immersion, we recommend using a mobile device with a VR headset or accessing our platform through WebVR.
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View the world’s first large scale 3D printed sculpture in VR| GoogleArts
See how artist Jonathan Yeo created the world’s first large scale 3D printed sculptural self portrait using Tilt Brush.
El Salvador’s coffin town
With murder rates skyrocketing in El Salvador, this tiny town has become the world’s coffin-making capital.
Sao Paulo highway reclaimed by pedestrians
This 3.5 km-long highway in Sao Paulo turns into a playground for cyclists, skaters, and runners on weekends.
Barracuda Tornado OurBluePlanet | Earth Unplugged
Filmed in Sipidan, one of #OurBluePlanet’s greatest treasures.
Southern Slavery, Unsanitized
The Whitney Plantation became the only plantation museum in Louisiana with a focus on slavery when it opened to the public in 2014.
Royal Caribbean – VR Shore Excursions – Jamaica
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. showcases their Shore Excursions in Jamaica.
Hammerhead Sharks| OurBluePlanet | Earth Unplugged
Dare to dive with Hammerhead sharks? Dive with wildlife filmmaker James Brickell as he gets up close to Nurse and Hammerhead sharks
Sensations of Sound
A young woman shares her experience of hearing music for the first time after receiving a cochlear implant.
Climate Change in Fiji: ‘Our Home, Our People’
‘Vei lomani’ is a Fijian expression meaning ‘love in action’, and it is a value at the heart of Fijian life.
The Future of the Dead Sea
“The Dead Sea is dying – and we’re not sure if we can save it.” Take a 360 tour with ecologist Ofir Katz.
Tour Jaunt: The Redwoods
Jaunt takes you on a tour of one of Humboldt State Forest’s groves to appreciate the awe inspiring majesty of the great California Redwood.
Fighting eviction in Nigeria’s slums
These communities in Nigeria’s slums are facing forced evictions. One man is fighting back.
Machu Picchu: The Lost City of the Inca
This guided journey to the mysterious Machu Picchu illuminates why Incan culture has always revolved around the sun.
Teleport to Galapagos
Visit the Galapagos, a place only few people in the world will ever experience in real life.
“Global Citizen” 360 Video
Nearly 3 billion people survive on less than $2 per day. From the slums of rural India to the Native American climate refugees…
Partnership For Change: India
Save the Children and RB are working together to help reduce diarrhoea related deaths in India.
In the desert with a Bedouin film star
A Bedouin film star from the Oscar-nominated Jordanian film ‘Theeb’ aims to transform his community.
360° Look at Living in a Sanctuary Church
She fled war in Guatemala, and now she’s fighting deportation. Take a 360° look at a sanctuary standoff in this New York City church.
Restoring Tunisia’s Treasures
This video is part of our series with Samsung, “My People, Our Stories,” where we train and equip young African and Arab filmmakers in 360 storytelling.
Cleaning up Lebanon’s coastlines
This girl is making surfboards from recycled cigarette butts to clean up Lebanon’s coastlines.
Syrian soap-maker rebuilds his business in Paris
Hassan Harastani, a traditional soap-maker, left Aleppo after his factory was bombed. This is the story of how he rebuilt his life and business in Paris.
The Party: a virtual experience of autism
Step into the shoes of 16-year-old Layla as she attends a birthday party.
Refugee Life Jacket Graveyard
On the Greek island of Lesbos, you’ll find a mountain of discarded lifejackets and hundreds of people who are stuck between borders. Here’s one man’s story.
The fishermen of Beirut
People have fished in Beirut for 5,000 years. Now things are changing.
Living in a French Refugee Camp
An Iraqi-Kurdish asylum-seeker shows us what it’s like living in a forest refugee camp in Grande-Synthe, France.
Wakaliwood: Action Films from Uganda
Welcome to Wakaliwood – the birthplace of Uganda’s low-cost action movies produced by filmmaker Isaac Nabwana.
Breaking fast at Ajmer Sharif Dargah
We broke fast with Indian Muslims during the final days of Ramadan, at one of India’s most famous Sufi shrines: Ajmer Sharif Dargah.
Cambodia: Circus of Hope
This Cambodian circus pulls kids out of poverty by training them to become top-class performers.
Bangui’s ‘Makongo’
Come try one of Bangui’s most unusual delicacies, the caterpillar, or as they are known here ‘Makongo’.
Street Zebras
Take a 360° look at the Zebras of La Paz.
Armenia’s ancient Christian architecture
Join us on a tour of Armenia’s ancient religious sites as the first country to adopt Christianity.
Journey to Antarctica
Take a journey to Antarctica with Al Jazeera English, meeting penguins and investigating the effects of climate change.
Gumboot dancers in South Africa
Learn about how traditional gumboot dancing helps impoverished kids in Cape Town, South Africa.
Turning barbershop into classroom in Palestine
This 10-year-old Palestinian girl is taking her classes in a barbershop as her school was demolished.
Inside the cave houses of Morocco
A young Moroccan woman works to preserve her traditions in an ever changing world.
Educating children in Kenya’s slums
Using the power of performing arts to educate children living in Kenya’s slums.
Delivering Relief To Puerto Rico With Carmen Yulín Cruz | Hurricane Maria
Join the Mayor of San Juan as she delivers supplies to 200 families living in an apartment block without water, electricity, or sufficient food.
Mangrove Man of India
Meet Appa Rao, a telecommunications engineer turned conservationist, leading the largest mangrove restoration efforts in India.
Home Turf: Rampage – Extreme Mountain Biking
Visit the birthplace of freeride mountain biking in Virgin, Utah.
Home Turf: The Needles – Rock Climb With Alex Honnold
Rock climbing without any equipment is as dangerous as it sounds. So why take the risk? Find out by climbing the spires of…
Home Turf: Iceland – Kayak Over a Waterfall
19-year-old Galen Volckhausen has been kayaking over waterfalls since he was just a little kid.
Dire conditions in Rohingya Refugee Camps
Rohingya refugees who fled Myanmar have to build their own tents as conditions continue to worsen.
Home Turf: Moab – Slacklining in 360
Walk a tightrope across the face of a canyon in Moab, Utah with one of the world’s best and bravest slackliners, “Sketchy” Andy Lewis.
Surviving a mudslide in Sierra Leone
Abdulai Idris walks us through the aftermath of the mudslide that struck Sierra Leone.
A Walk Through Dementia – at home
A Walk Through Dementia is a unique app designed to put you in the shoes of someone living with dementia.
Horse Racing in Mongolia
A horse trainer from Mongolia trains his children to carry on the racing tradition.
Punch With Pakistani Girls at a Karachi Boxing Club
Boxing as a competitive sport for women has become increasingly popular in Pakistan in recent years.
Inside a Rohingya Refugee Camp
Go inside a refugee camp and experience what the living conditions of the Rohingya muslims are in Bangladesh.
The Changing World Around Us With Al Gore and Jared Leto
The global climate crisis. The sixth mass extinction. We are living at a time of large-scale, unprecedented change.
Shark Storm: At Home with Hammerheads
Shark behaviorist Dr. Tristan Guttridge shares his passion and knowledge about what’s really going on inside a swarm of hammerheads.
Skating in Gaza
Boys in Gaza skate and perform parkour in the rubble and alleyways, showing how they make the most out of life under siege.
Schizophrenia Simulation
Schizophrenia Simulation Visual
Shark Storm: A Story of Self Confidence
Join on the journey of a lifetime, searching for an elusive school of scalloped hammerheads off the remote Cocos Island, Costa Rica.
WHAT HAPPENS INSIDE YOUR BODY?
Have you ever wondered how little we know about our bodies?
3D Painting: Phelps Vs. Shark
Michael Phelps, the greatest swimmer of all time, faces off against the ocean’s most powerful predator in this 3D painting.
Inside the Human Body
A VR 360 demo animation produced by SciencePicture.Co featuring scenes inside the human body.
This Could Be the Death of Urban Astronomy
City lights are blinding our view of space, and its forcing urban astronomers to rethink the way they make observations.
How did Japanese design redefine beauty? | The Kyoto Costume Institute | #GoogleArts
Explore how Rei Kawakubo, under her label Comme Des Garçons, has changed an entire culture’s notions of beauty, elegance, and gender.
How did the black dress become an icon? | Musée des Arts Décoratifs |Google Arts
The evolution of one of the most popular pieces in a woman’s wardrobe – the black dress. The color black has reigned in the world of fashion for decades.
Turtle-y Awesome #OurBluePlanet | Earth Unplugged
Turtles and shoaling fish at one of the world’s best dive sites, Sipadan near Borneo.
The People’s House – Inside the White House with Barack and Michelle Obama
The People’s House is a 360-degree video experience that takes you on a historic visit to the White House.
The Met 360° Project: Arms and Armor Galleries
Visit The Met’s distinguished collection of arms and armor from Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and America.
The Met 360° Project: The Charles Engelhard Court
Float in mid-air among the sculptures, including cheek-to-cheek with the gilded sculpture of Diana on its tall pedestal.
The Met 360° Project: The Met Breuer
The Met Breuer is a new home for modern and contemporary art, seen through the lens of The Met’s historic collection.
The Met 360° Project: The Temple of Dendur
Built around 15 B.C. when the Roman Emperor Augustus ruled Egypt, the temple was a 1968 gift from Egypt to the United States.
The Met 360° Project: The Met Cloisters
Take to the sky to explore the majestic vistas of The Met Cloisters.
The Met 360° Project: Great Hall
Architect Richard Morris Hunt designed this majestic space in 1902, which today greets more than 6 million visitors a year.
The People’s March: Part Two | The Turnaround: Your World in 360
Did you know that the day you were born, you had two mothers?
Antartica | Chapter 2: filming in the deep south | ARTE 360°
Installed in the base for several weeks now, the team has gradually adjusted to this breath-taking environment.
Antartica | Chapter 3: the great dive | ARTE 360°
The Expedition Antarctica team films the penguins up close during the chicks’ first bath in the icy water of the South Pole.
Antartica | Chapter 1: arrival at Dumont d’Urville, Terre Adélia | ARTE 360°
After several long days at sea, the ship’s crew encounter an increasingly large number of drifting icebergs.
Polygon 360° Brain VR
A 360 view of neurons firing inside our brain showing different level of mental state, from happiness, excitement and from experiencing memory loss.
The People’s March: Part One | The Turnaround: Your World in 360
On the hundredth day of Donald Trump’s presidency, thousands of people marched on D.C. in the name of climate justice.
Rafting 360° With Veterans in Dinosaur National Monument
Reflecting on National Park Week, we’re very thankful for the awe-inspiring experiences that our parks and monuments provide.
Protecting Pandas
Get up close to a giant panda and her cub and learn more about how to protect these amazing creatures.
Crisis on the Border: Part Two | The Turnaround: Your World in 360
Border Patrol is using the desert as a weapon against migrants attempting to cross the border from Mexico to the US.
? Join In One Of Surfing’s Most Sacred Events
Be a part of one of the most sacred events among big wave surfers.
Panda Playtime
It’s time for panda recess at the Wolong National Nature Reserve in China! These one year old cubs are very curious and love to play.
Take A Tropical Break And Explore The Hawaiian Islands!
This unique place is filled with stunning natural beauty, exciting adventure and people who embody the aloha spirit.
Inside A Mind At War
A series of Virtual Reality paintings tell the story of Scott England, a young US veteran and his battle with mental illness.
Crisis on the Border: Part One | The Turnaround: Your World in 360
As President Trump continues on his promise to build a wall dividing Mexico and the United States, the existing border between Nogales, Arizona and Nogales, Mexico has already created a crisis.
Bashir’s Dream
Bashir’s Dream centers around Qusai Bashir Masaama, a 14-year-old Syrian refugee in Jordan who was shot in the back by a sniper while on a candy run.
Let’s Go Places: Florida | Swamp Things
Want to take a dip in a gator-infested swamp?
Let’s Go Places: Florida | Oh, the Huge Manatees!
This Florida road trip is passing through the Manatee Super Highway
A Walk Through Dementia – at the supermarket
A Walk Through Dementia is a unique app designed to put you in the shoes of someone living with dementia.
Saving Son Doong: Part Two | The Turnaround: Your World in 360
New evidence suggests plans to build a cable car to Son Doong, the largest cave in the world, are further along than expected.
Saving Son Doong: Part One | The Turnaround: Your World in 360
Hang Son Doong, the largest cave in the world and one of the most pristine ecosystems on Earth, is at risk of being devastated.
Florida | A Whole New World Symphony
Go deeper on the Miami music scene with a tour of a world-class symphony orchestra.
Park Bench Tales
We put the viewer in the shoes of a barista as he exchanges political philosophies and book reviews with newfound park bench friends.
Japan’s Best Sushi Chefs Transform Fresh Fish Into A Gourmet Meal
While it began as fast food in the Edo period, sushi has become a Japanese culinary treasure savored around the world.
Professional Japanese Samurai Battle It Out In VR
Samurai may have disappeared with the end of feudal rule in Japan, but their legend lives on in the epic battles of the Tsurugikai’s theatrical sword fighters.
Tour Japan’s Ancient History And Modern Marvels
From sushi to samurai, misty mountains to modern metropolises, and prayer ceremonies to pop concerts, explore the compelling contrasts of Japan.
Under The Canopy
Journey into the largest tract of tropical rainforest on our planet — the Amazon. Narrated by indigenous guide, Kamanja Panashekung.
Nuestro Martí
Jose Martí, a poet and philosopher, loved the U.S. as much as he loved Cuba.
Drop The Top And Motor Through the English Countryside!
Forget what you’ve heard about the English countryside being quaint.
Tour England In Beautiful Virtual Reality!
Iconic landmarks, breathtaking country-sides, and unrivaled heritage from Cornwall to Newcastle and in between.
The Incredible Tech Inside California’s Most Famous Aquarium
We visited Monterey Bay Aquarium to learn about ocean conservation! Swim alongside their incredible sea life in this VR video.
360° Underwater National Park
Plunge into a Caribbean gem with National Geographic photographer Brian Skerry to explore the Buck Island Reef.
Ireland’s Cliffs of Moher in Stunning Virtual Reality!
Feel the power and experience the raw beauty of Ireland’s Cliffs of Moher.
Our North Pole
Voyage aboard the most powerful nuclear-powered icebreaker in the world, 50 Years of Victory.