15 NEW non-gaming apps on App Lab
Virtual Reality is no longer limited to gaming and entertainment, as new work-focused apps continue to emerge on the Meta Quest App Lab platform. From surgical training to immersive learning and relaxation/recreation, these apps offer safe, efficient, and accessible productivity benefits to professional VR users. Here we’ve curated a selection of the most recent non-gaming apps that can boost the way we work, learn, and even get energized when we take a break from our tasks.
Train for Success: Innovative VR Work Training Apps
Experience the future of job training with these virtual reality apps. Whether you’re a medical professional looking to hone your surgical skills, a construction worker looking to improve your assembly techniques, or a welder hoping to refine your craft, these apps offer realistic and immersive environments that allow you to practice and perfect your skills without even needing a classroom.
3D Surgical is a VR surgery training platform that democratizes complex surgery training. Training sessions focus on surgical steps, supplementing physical fine motor skills training in the classroom.
SurgicaVR is a virtual reality simulator for robotic and laparoscopic surgical training that offers a cost-effective solution for medical professionals to perfect their skills in a realistic and immersive virtual environment.
Animal Anatomy is an interactive learning experience that explores multi-layered digital replicas of dog and bison anatomy. It includes a quiz with real-time feedback, randomized questions, and repetition-based learning.
The Hot Work Welding Training app offers safe, efficient, and accessible virtual reality training for welding. Learn how to ensure a safe workspace, choose equipment, and review results. No prior VR experience is necessary.
Plumbing Safety is an interactive experience focused on electrical safety and cutting copper pipes. It includes guided instruction and an unguided assessment section with automatic feedback.
Kanda (Virtual wind turbine)
Kanda Virtual Training creates collaborative simulations for complex training, with interactive 3D models and real-time feedback. First module: Turbine Familiarisation, featuring a virtual wind turbine.
Improve your construction assembly skills with VR Construction Lab, an interactive game that offers rewards and new levels of difficulty. Experience full body motion, climb ladders, and enjoy embedded video instructions.
Explore and Learn: Engaging and Interactive Educational Apps
Discover new worlds of knowledge with these interactive and engaging educational apps. From exploring the properties of everyday compounds in a virtual chemistry lab to immersing yourself in 3D scenes on history, technology, physics, math, biology, chemistry, geography, and visual arts, these apps offer fun and informative ways to expand your mind and challenge your perceptions.
Moth+Flame offers an AI-powered immersive learning platform, Promise, with adaptive learning programs for mastering technical and cognitive skills. It features a marketplace for corporate immersive learning content created with partnerships with leading experts.
Experience interactive and enjoyable learning at home with the mozaik3D app, featuring 3D scenes on history, technology, physics, math, biology, chemistry, geography, and visual arts for students.
Immerse yourself in a virtual chemistry lab and learn about the properties of everyday compounds with interactive simulations and a friendly virtual teacher. Explore the periodic table, conduct experiments, and manipulate atoms in a safe and engaging environment.
Powers of 10: Universe Simulation
Explore the universe and its mysteries with The IMC Lab’s new VR app, Powers of 10. Traverse spacetime, play educational games, and learn with 3D data visualizations from atoms to the multiverse.
Recreation / Creativity: Artistic and relaxing apps
Looking for a creative outlet or a way to unwind after work? These Meta Quest App Lab apps offer immersive experiences to spark your imagination and engage your senses. Build, explore, and relax in virtual reality with these innovative apps.
Explore the Forest of Resilience and develop focus and presence through exercises designed by a psychologist. Learn the four stages of resilience and grow your inner strength.
Experience the visionary journey with Visionarium, a new VR experience by indie developer Sander Bos. Surrender to the darkness and enter mystical states with audio-driven immersive art.
Finger Jam is a prototype of an accessible musical instrument that converts hand and finger movements into music without requiring any musical experience or understanding.
Blockworks is a VR sandbox game where you can build anything you imagine. Play in Campaign Mode or use limitless blocks in Creative Mode. Share your creations in the in-game workshop.
Have you tried any of these apps? What would be the perfect productivity-boosting VR app for YOUR work?
