What do you use a VR headset for?

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8 December 2023

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What do you use a VR headset for?

VR is becoming more and more popular, but what can you actually use a VR headset for? Nowadays, the options are endless. From gaming to meditating, it's all possible in virtual reality. On this page, you can ready exactly what you can use a VR headset for.

In short

Meta Quest VR headsetPico VR headsetPlayStation VR2HTC Vive VR headset
Use without cableYesYesNoNo
Play gamesYesYesYesYes
Watch moviesYesYesYesYes
Business applicationsYesYesNoYes
VR headsets

How do you use a VR headset?

You often have to set up a VR headset before you can use it. You have to create an account, set up the lenses, and connect the headset to your PC or laptop. How you set up the VR headset differs per model. Read all our advice for VR here.

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Play games with a VR headset

Game with a VR headset

With most VR headsets, you can play cool games in virtual reality. Whether you have a PS VR2, Meta Quest, or HTC Vive VR headset, every VR headset allows you to game. There are several exclusive games available for each VR headset. You can play PlayStation titles on the PS VR2 that you can't play on the Meta Quest VR headset, for example. There'ss something for everyone. Whether you like shooters like Population One or puzzle solving like in Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes.

Watch a movie with a VR headset.

Watch movies with a VR headset

You can also watch movies with a VR headset. In VR, you can watch movies in 3D or 360 degrees. As a result, you're completely surrounded by the movie or video. You add an extra dimension to your favorite movie this way, because it feels like you're jumping out of it or standing right in the middle of the set. Apps like Big Screen, Netflix VR, and YouTube VS offer hundreds of movies and videos.

Simulations with a VR headset on.

VR headset for business applications

Businesses also use VR more and more often. There are apps that allow you to enter a meeting room with a virtual character to virtually meet your colleagues. Hospitals can also simulate operations and have them performed by doctors. Or, how about simulations for pilots and virtual classrooms for student teachers? There's a virtual business solution for every field.

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