Hands-on with the new Oculus Orchestra VR app

Sep08

by Sindy Cator on September 8, 2015 at 5:00 pm

Beethoven’s 5th Symphony — with its unique and stirring opening notes — is probably the most recognizable piece of music on the planet. That’s one reason why it was chosen by the LA Philharmonic as kind of a classical music ambassador to debut its new Orchestra VR app, designed by Oculus and made for the Oculus Rift and Samsung Gear VR headsets. Available as a free download starting September 11 in the Oculus and Gear VR stores, anyone with a headset can use it to view the specially filmed opening minutes of the orchestra’s 5th Symphony performance, led by Gustavo Dudamel, at Walt Disney Concert Hall.The…