Virtual Reader is developed by Bookelot s.r.l., an Italian studio, and introduces a format they call VBook — a proprietary multimedia book file that combines text, images, audiobook narration, music, and an animated environmental backdrop that shifts as the reader moves through the story. The experience is positioned as something distinct from a standard ebook reader or a flat-screen audiobook: you are standing inside the world of the book, the scene around you responding to where you are in the narrative.

The app is free across all platforms including Meta Quest (Quest 3S, Quest 3, Quest Pro, Quest 2), Windows via Microsoft Store, Android, and iOS. Content is purchased separately as VBook files, either from the Bookelot website or downloaded directly inside the app. This separates the reader (free, permanent) from the content library (growing, paid per title), a sensible model for a publishing platform rather than a single-purpose game.