NOTES ON BLINDNESS

Last updated: 5/24/2025

About

The multi-awarded narrative VR experience is now available on Oculus Quest. ARTE gives you the opportunity to discover and rediscover Notes On Blindness, an emotional journey into a world beyond sight.

In 1983, after decades of steady deterioration, John Hull became totally blind. To help him make sense of the upheaval in his life, he began documenting his experiences on audio cassettes. These original diary recordings create the basis of this interactive non-fictional narrative which is a cognitive and emotional experience of blindness. Storytelling, art direction and graphical universe form a unique and singular immersion, completed by movement tracking, spacialized sound and controller interactions. ...

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Genres: Narrative
Rating: 4.5★ (564 reviews)
All reviews: Very Positive
Release Date: July 12, 2019
Developer: Novelab, Atlas V
Publisher: ARTE France
Platforms: Meta Quest 3S, Meta Quest 3, Meta Quest Pro, Meta Quest 2, Meta Quest
Category: Games
Game modes: Single User
Supported player modes: Sitting, Standing, Room Scale
Supported controllers: Touch Controllers
Is Cross-Buy: No
Supports Mixed Reality: No
Languages: English, French (France), German
Version: 23
Comfort Level: Comfortable
Internet connection not required
Age Rating: Everyone

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4.5

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564 ratings

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