Chimera Reader (Oculus Go & Gear VR)

VR Shop Score – Silver Award

System: Samsung Gear VR, Oculus Go
Price at Time Of Review: Free
Comfort Rating: Green (No Movement)
Genre: Tool/App
Input: Touchpad, Gear VR Controller
Best Playing Position: Sitting
Multi-Player: No
Age Rating: PG

Description: With Chimera Reader, you can read your favorite books in a private, comfortable setting. Get lost in your favorite novel while relaxing in a beautiful 19th century study, or crack open a textbook while seated in a cozy college library.

Chimera Reader gives you the ability to truly get away and experience the best part of reading – getting lost in a book. Avoid the distractions of the everyday, and crack open a great book!

Review: With all this talk about virtual reality this and augmented reality that it is easy to forget about other technologies and media formats that might get overlooked. Chimera Reader wants to be the saviour of the e-book, a sort of virtual e-reader. All you have to do is download your favourite e-book, pop on the Gear VR and enjoy reading a book in an empty library or reading hall.

Sometimes reading a good book is about getting away from it all and finding that quiet space to enjoy it. Chimera Reader offers you that space and even some relaxing music to listen to while you read. While it might not be quite as good as having an e-reader that you can adjust to where you can read it, there is still something quite relaxing about this app. Maybe, just maybe this is my new favourite reading room.