BENGALURU: For a long time, the world has dreamt about virtual reality. When you picture a VR headset, you probably think of something high-tech and far too expensive to be practical.

Developed at the Google Cultural Institute of Paris, Google Cardboard was made public in Google I/O 2014. Part of the 20 percent project, Google Cardboard is a complete virtual reality platform. Cardboard consists of a low-cost, DIY virtual reality headset that anyone can build, and a software platform that makes it incredibly easy for app developers to add VR support to their creations.

While the likes of Oculus Rift and Sony's PlayStation, VR are making the most noise about their experiences, Google Cardboard and its apps offer a cheaper and easiest way to experience virtual reality today. Based on the virtual reality experience, we have the compiled list of apps that must be downloaded to get the best virtual reality experience:

Google Cardboard App

Google Cardboard app goes hand in hand with the VR headset. It helps you to set up the viewer and teaches you the basics of virtual reality. There are a number of things you can do with the app, like get a demonstration of how the Cardboard works, fly to various places via Google Earth, watch videos in your phone's gallery on a massive screen,  and many more virtual reality options.

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