--- description: Experience TIME in a whole new way with the TIME Immersive app, which uses the power of virtual reality and augmented reality to bring stories to life. title: TIME Immersive App Brings Stories to Life in AR and VR image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltec8cd52f61a0c9c4/698a0025457a528b7cd6284c/ti_topper_1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- * [Science](/section/science/) ## Science Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Introducing TIME Immersive, a New Way to Experience TIME's Journalism Jul 18, 2019 10:00 AM CUT  by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 18, 2019 10:00 AM CUT ## Download the TIME Immersive App The TIME Immersive app brings TIME stories to life before your eyes using the power of augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR). From [exploring the surface of the moon](http://www.time.com/apollo11 "undefined") to the depths of the[ Amazon rain forest](http://www.time.com/amazon-ar "undefined"), TIME Immersive extends TIME journalism into your living room, classroom or beyond with groundbreaking interactive visual storytelling. Download the app now, and experience TIME in a whole new way. (Available for [iOS](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/time-immersive/id1457280646?mt=8 "undefined") and [Android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.time.timeimmersive&e=-EnableAppDetailsPageRedesign "undefined") devices.) ## What is Augmented Reality? Augmented Reality (AR) uses an app on a device like a mobile phone or tablet to layer images, text or sound over the real world, sometimes in an interactive way. Using AR, TIME Immersive can bring objects from the news and history (like the [Apollo 11 Lunar Module](https://time.com/longform/apollo-11-moon-landing-immersive-experience/ "undefined")) into your home, office or classroom, allowing you to view and interact with them in a powerful new way. ## What is Virtual Reality? Virtual Reality (VR) is a computer-generated simulation or 360 video that can be viewed in a headset (sometimes called a head-mounted display). Using VR, TIME Immersive will give you a deeper look and first-person perspective on the news, history, and stories shaping our world today. ## TIME Immersive Stories: [ Inside the Amazon: The Dying Forest](http://www.time.com/amazon-ar "undefined") [Landing on the Moon](https://time.com/longform/apollo-11-moon-landing-immersive-experience/ "undefined") **Contact us** at [TIMEImmersive@time.com](mailto:TIMEImmersive@time.com?subject=%28READER%20FEEDBACK%29%20TIME%20Immersive%20App "undefined"). ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5559939/time-immersive-app/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5559939/time-immersive-app/"},"headline":"Introducing TIME Immersive, a New Way to Experience TIME's Journalism","datePublished":"2019-07-18T10:00:38.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T23:09:34.386Z","description":"Experience TIME in a whole new way with the TIME Immersive app, which uses the power of virtual reality and augmented reality to bring stories to life.","url":"https://time.com/5559939/time-immersive-app/","keywords":["Space","augmented reality"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"articleSection":"Science","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/science/","name":"Science"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5559939/time-immersive-app/","name":"Introducing TIME Immersive, a New Way to Experience TIME's Journalism"}}]}] ```