Santa Cruz - Living Shorelines

Last updated: 11/7/2026

About

Discover how sea level rise and powerful storms could shape the future of Santa Cruz — and explore how nature can help protect our coast.

In this interactive app, you’ll join Otter 841, the famous surfboard-stealing otter turned storyteller, on a playful yet eye-opening journey along the Santa Cruz shoreline. From Steamer Lane to Main Beach, Its Beach, and Mitchell’s Cove, you’ll witness flooding, erosion, and coastal change — then test out living shorelines and nature-based solutions that can keep beaches, wildlife, and neighborhoods safe....

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Details

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Genres: Travel & exploration, Learning

Rating: No ratings

All reviews: Not Enough Reviews

Release Date: October 8, 2025

Developer: Virtual Planet Technologies

Publisher: Virtual Planet Technologies INC

Platforms: Meta Quest 3S, Meta Quest 3, Meta Quest Pro, Meta Quest 2

Category: Apps

Game modes: Single User

Supported player modes: Sitting, Standing, Room Scale

Supported controllers: Controllers

Is Cross-Buy: No

Supports Mixed Reality: No

Languages: English, Spanish (Mexico)

Version: 0.14.0

Website: https://virtualplanet.tech/

Developer Privacy Policy: https://www.virtualplanet.tech/privacy-policy-app

Developer Terms of Service: https://www.virtualplanet.tech/eula

Space Required: 1.15 GB

Comfort Level: Comfortable

Internet connection not required

Age Rating: Everyone

In-app ads: No

Version history

Newest upload, not on the store yet: 0.17.0 (uploaded Dec 3, 2025)

Version	Uploaded	Seen on the store
0.14.0	Nov 3, 2025	Nov 3, 2025
0.13.0	Oct 29, 2025	Oct 30, 2025
0.8.0	Sep 15, 2025	Oct 11, 2025

Upload dates come from Meta; a build can reach the store weeks after upload. "Seen on the store" is when VRDB first recorded the version, which it has done since November 2024.