Virtual Northern Ireland

Have you ever wanted to visit Northern Ireland, but haven't got around to it yet? Now you can get a feel for it in #VR prior to booking your trip(s).

VR panorama: Waterfront Hall & Law Courts, Oxford St, Belfast. *Doesn't lead to Oxford.

I've been playing with Google CardboardCamera - an app that allows you to take 3D Virtual Reality pictures on your smartphone and view them with a Google Cardboard Viewer.

Anyway, the lovely people at VisitBelfast gave me one of their special viewers, produced for the new Belfast Go Explore VR app (check it out on Google Play or Apple Store), so in honour of the occasion, here are some of my own VR shots of Northern Ireland for your Virtual pleasure!

Simply download the file from the link (these are DropBox) - you should get a file ending in .vr.jpg - then add the file into a folder on your Android device called /DCIM/CardboardCamera and then launch the CardboardCamera app. It should automatically detect the files, and if you have a VR viewer such as the one above, you can be magically transported to a mystical world of wonder (i.e. Northern Ireland). Enjoy!

• The deck of World War 1 warship HMS Caroline, sole survivor of the Battle of Jutland, largest naval battle in history.
  
• HMS Caroline, Officers' Mess.
  
• The Old Main Corridor of the legendary Royal Victoria Hospital.
  
• Bridge over the Westlink (sexy, yes).
  
• Glenoe Waterfall, near Larne (you'll like this one!)
  
• Oxford Street, Belfast, beside Waterfront Hall.
  

Let me know in the comments what you think of these, and don't forget to sponsor my cycle ride to Nazareth for the Paeds Department in Nazareth Hospital! Spread the word - thanks!