Bill Nye's VR Science Kit

Abacus Brands Inc.

About this app

Step into the lab with Bill Nye’s VR Science Kit and get ready to make some discoveries with 30 fun experiments that come alive in augmented and virtual reality! Bill will explain key scientific principles including chemical reactions, sound waves, oxidation and dive into crystals, volcanoes, slime and more. So join Bill Nye the Science Guy and explore the wonders of science!

To activate the experiences, simply download the app and hold your mobile device over the book included with Bill Nye’s VR Science Kit and watch Bill come to life!

Ratings and reviews

VR Headset included isnt great. I have quite a slim phone and I was still a little worried it was going to damage it due to the pressure on the screen. The App is also not great, having some problems with centering while in VR mode. It may be a setting or something I need to change perhaps, but not a great experience so far. Experiments themselves seem well chosen and described in the included book. And Bill Nye is fantastic!

My kid was able to figure out this app on his own (+1). Then he gave me a tour of the cool things the app can do, like turning the book pictures into videos, or the VR part where you're in the lab with Nye. I have a google Pixel and haven't had any issues. It does eat up battery, but then, VR/AR is resource intensive. And the app is big, which I wondered if that would cause issues because I buy the dinkiest phone but all good. Nice app. Compliments to the designers and devopers.

AR works fine. The VR is terrible and implemented in a lazy way. First, the app doesn't override the phone's battery settings, meaning you have to go to phone settings and disable auto screen off preferences. Second, there's no way to adjust the dimensions of the left and right halves of the VR mode, which means unless you have a very specific phone size, VR mode will create double vision. a basic resolution resizing option would have fixed this. If you have a larger phone, it won't work.

What’s new

Android 16 compatibility and game engine update