Virry VR

Instant getaway to Kenyan wildlife

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Virry VR: A new conceptual way of interacting with wild animals

It is a series of interactive educational VR products filmed in 4K VR at Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, Kenya, home to the most endangered African megafauna: Black and White Rhinos, Lions and African elephants.
Virry VR is available for PS VR and Oculus Rift Go and Gear VR. It is all about giving the player a deeply impressive experience of meeting wild African animals up close.
It uses technology to connect you to the wild by helping you form a bond with these wild animals.

It’s a chance to take a short break to visit Kenya and interact with the wildlife without leaving your home or workplace. An actual safari experience costs around $5,000/week, whereas Virry VR is $4.99 or $29.99 depending on the platform. You can come back as often as you like. Even when you are feeling the blues – it’s the quickest and the safest experience to immediately reset your mental state.

Virry offers you:

Interactive experiences with animals
Relaxing landscape experiences – perfect for meditation

The Virry family and children app for iOS (including Apple TV!) and Android won Webby, BAFTA and Lovies Awards. It has been recommended by the Educational App Store for using at schools.
Check it out! With more animals and more wildlife partners!
Download on the App Store
Get it on Google Play

VIDEO

Virry VR: Feel the Wild Trailer

Download Virry VR: Feel the Wild for Sony PSVR

Download Virry VR: Feel the Wild for Oculus Gear VR

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Virry Safari: Wild Encounters Trailer

Download Virry Safari: Wild Encounters for Gear VR

Download Virry Safari: Wild Encounters for Oculus Rift

Download Virry Safari: Wild Encounters for Sony PSVR

Virry Happy Trailer

Download Virry Happy for Oculus Rift
Download Virry Happy for Oculus Go

Coming soon to PS VR

CAST

Kitui is a one year old baby Black rhino. Black rhinoceros are critically endangered. © Ian D Murphy

Kitui’s mother wasn’t able to look after him, so he’s raised by humans. © Ian D Murphy

In Virry VR, you can give Kitui his fav grass and a giant bottle of milk, and see for yourself that he is the cutest animal ever. © Ian D Murphy

Can you believe African elephants are hunted by poachers for ivory trade just like rhinos? © Ian D Murphy

African elephants are very independent, they have never been domesticated. In real life, you would not dare to come close to a wild elephant. But in Virry VR, they will touch your face with their trunks! © Ian D Murphy

Most of lions at LEWA Wildlife Conservancy are collared. These are special GPS collars to protect them. © Ian D Murphy

You can feed a real wild lioness in Virry VR. In turn, she may kiss or bite (a bit) or lick you. Check out for yourself. And our live cameras do catch the queen!

Vervet monkeys are awesome, you will have lots of fun giving them watermelon. © Ian D Murphy

Do you know who this is? Right, it is an aardvark. Live streams from the night cameras can catch even more of them!

White rhino, the second biggest terrestrial animal, are endangered as well. You can see how unbelievably cool they are. They can be found often in our live cams. © Ian D Murphy

Majority of people don’t find hyenas cute, which is in fact a blessing for them. Curious? Check them out in Virry VR. If you find them cute, let them sniff your face! © Ian D Murphy

Only Virry VR gives you the rare chance to see a Cheetah really up close, and even interact with him. © Ian D Murphy

African ostriches are just so huge that one might think of them as living dinosaurs! Do you know how to differ a male from the female? Right, the black one is a male. Live cameras catch them pretty often. © Ian D Murphy

Zebras are so very shy and easy to frighten. And all of them look quite similar. We give you a chance not only to see them up close like never before, but also the skills to distinguish them from one another.

You can leave behind your problems and worrying thoughts when you enter the magical, natural realm of the African landscape. Virry VR gives this perfect opportunity to take a quick escape. © Ian D Murphy

This is Nicki, a Black rhino. You will take a mud bath with him, for real. © Ian D Murphy

Baboons are uncontrollable like bandits. Interact with them in Virry VR, and you will feel their wild energy. © Ian D Murphy

Alexander Rhodes

a board member of TUSK, leading conservation organisation patroned by the Royal Family
http://www.tusk.org

Tusk
Virry VR's incredible technology is gripping and inspiring, taking the younger generation into the wild to learn first-hand about the importance of the natural world.

Jeremy Bailenson

Founding Director of Virtual Human Interaction Lab Stanford University
https://vhil.stanford.edu

Stanford VR Lab
I have seen thousands of spherical videos, and the footage from Virry VR is the most stunning nature scenes I have ever seen in any medium. Seeing a big Rhino, in its natural home, from the perspective of a mud puddle inches away, or having a Lion literally lick my face to test if I am edible, was among the coolest things I have done in VR to date. I predict this project will be a huge success in motivating people to learn more about nature and ecosystems.

Jillian Miller

founder of The Gorilla Organisation
http://www.gorillas.org

The Gorilla Organisation
In years gone by we envisioned an 'electronic safari' where people could encounter nature from afar so that wild animals could be left in peace. I’m happy to say that day has come.

Alexander Rhodes

a board member of TUSK, leading conservation organisation patroned by the Royal Family
http://www.tusk.org

Tusk
Virry VR's incredible technology is gripping and inspiring, taking the younger generation into the wild to learn first-hand about the importance of the natural world.

Jeremy Bailenson

Founding Director of Virtual Human Interaction Lab Stanford University
https://vhil.stanford.edu

Stanford VR Lab
I have seen thousands of spherical videos, and the footage from Virry VR is the most stunning nature scenes I have ever seen in any medium. Seeing a big Rhino, in its natural home, from the perspective of a mud puddle inches away, or having a Lion literally lick my face to test if I am edible, was among the coolest things I have done in VR to date. I predict this project will be a huge success in motivating people to learn more about nature and ecosystems.

Jillian Miller

founder of The Gorilla Organisation
http://www.gorillas.org

The Gorilla Organisation
In years gone by we envisioned an 'electronic safari' where people could encounter nature from afar so that wild animals could be left in peace. I’m happy to say that day has come.

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VIRRY TEAM

Svetlana Dragayeva

CEO Virry, Fountain Digital Labs

Martin Percy

Interactive Director

Ekaterina Litvinova Guneri

Head of Marketing

Email: media@fountain-digital.com

Tabitha Prizeman

Head of Partnerships

Email: partnerships@fountain-digital.com

Joanna Fogler

Line Producer

Ian D Murphy

Director of Photography

Jacob Krzemień

CTO (Chief Technology Oficer)

Jonathan Barnbrook

UX / Brand Identity

Anil Aykan Barnbrook

UX / Brand Identity

Alexander Kirsanov

Psychologist

Advisory board

Prof. Jeremy Bailenson

Founding Director of the Virtual Human Interaction Lab, Stanford University

Prof. Walter Greenleaf

Behavioural neuroscientist and medical technology specialist, Stanford University

Prof. Gail F. Melson

Professor Emerita in the Department of Human Development & Family Studies, Purdue University

Alex Rhodes

Board member of Tusk and Managing Associate at Mishcon de Reya

Dr. Mimi McFaul

Clinical psychologist and Deputy Director at the National Mental Health Innovation Center

Ekaterina Murashova

Family psychologist and writer

Prof. Nikolay Drozdov

Doctor of Biological Sciences, Moscow State University

Harry Eccles-Williams

Managing Associate at Mishcon de Reya

Juliana Klose

Sustainability consultant

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