How to Watch Madelia’s Virtual Reality (VR) Videos

We want you to visit Madelia, MN, to experience our incredible community. Until you do, a great way to get to know us is by watching our virtual reality videos. You can do so using a computer, an app on your phone, or a VR headset like Google Cardboard or Oculus. Here’s how.

From Vimeo

Use the arrows on your computer’s keypad to move up, down, left, and right. The compass on the right side of the screen will show you what direction you’re facing. When using your smartphone, you simply tilt and move the device to look in the direction you want to go.

From YouTube

Phone (YouTube App)

  1. Make sure you have YouTube installed on your device.
  2. Visit the Virtual Reality YouTube channel in your phone’s YouTube app to find the best VR videos.
  3. Look for the icon in the lower right of a video to tell you it’s VR.
  4. Once the video is playing, tap and drag the screen to look around...
  5. Or simply move your phone around to explore.

Desktop (Youtube.com)

  1. Visit the Virtual Reality YouTube channel in your phone’s YouTube app to find the best VR videos.
  2. Look for the compass icon in the upper left of a video to tell you it’s VR.
  3. Start playing the video.
  4. Use your mouse to click and drag the video to look around.

From Windows

  1. Launch the Movies & TV app, and head to the “360° videos” section.
  2. Click on a video to start playing it. If you’re viewing from your Windows 10 PC, simply drag your mouse around to view the 360° videos.
  3. If you’re on your Windows Phone or Windows 10 tablet, you can swivel around in all directions to enjoy 360° of video.

From Oculus

You can view 360 or 3D panoramic videos you’ve recorded in Oculus Video on your Oculus Rift S or Rift.