System: Valve Index & HTC Vive
Price at Time Of Review: £7.19
Comfort Rating: Green
Genre: Educational
Input: Tracked Motion Controllers
Best Playing Position: Sitting
Multi-Player: No
Age Rating: PG
VR Shop Score 1/100: 70
Description: Full Celestial Planetarium -starry sky extends right down to your feet. Experience a sense of depth and feeling of immersion only possible with VR. Reproduces an accurate sky based on NASA data. Recreate what the starry sky was like on your birthday or a special anniversary. See selected locales famous for their starry skies with VR. The scenery of the wonderful Milky Way that spreads out before you. Somewhere in the ‘Starry Sky Selection’ where aurora appears. ‘HomestarVR’ brings you a world of 2,500,000 crystal-clear stars.
Review: I have to admit I went into experiencing Homestar VR with trepidation on whether it was worth its high price point. but I need not have worried. This is a beautiful experience that is far better than any planetarium I’ve visited. With a world map to see the night sky anywhere and indeed anywhen and them 4 main planetarium shows to watch and enjoy, then, if all that wasn’t enough you get some beautiful environments to sit back and enjoy the night sky in. While these relaxing places are nice it is the educational element that truly makes this app worth buying. If you enjoy going to a planetarium in the real world you will find this app great value for money, but if you find them a little boring or have never visited one it might be best to leave this app alone until you do.
