The New York Times just launched a Google Cardboard-powered VR app

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by Sindy Cator on November 5, 2015 at 5:14 pm

A couple of weeks ago, the New York Times announced it would be shipping over a million free Google Cardboard headsets to prepare for the launch of its virtual reality app. That app launched today. Simply called NYT VR, the app is the publisher’s first serious foray into immersive storytelling. Don’t expect to be reading a 360-degree version of the NYT website, however, with new pieces every day. The app will mainly consist of immersive documentaries and stories powered by IM360’s VR platform. There will be new content “every month or so,” according to the app’s description. NYT VR is launching with five videos. A story called…