To address the lack of chemical insight provided by current VR implementations, we have developed the Molecular Interactions using New Technology (MINT), a virtual reality biomolecular visualization platform. Our implementation serves to lift biomolecular visualization to the forefront of the technological frontier and foster a mainstream understanding of the biomolecular research that accompanies drug discovery. We seek to provide an easy-to-use, intuitive, and powerful platform to simultaneously visualize and manipulate molecular structures, allowing any user, regardless of scientific training, to optimize molecular structures and receive real-time visual feedback through MINT's comprehensive virtual toolkit. MINT introduces additional new features not present in the visualization platforms mentioned previously: (1) it is integrated with a backend computational chemistry platform our lab to efficiently compute scoring functions to monitor how manipulation behaviors change the chemical environment, (2) it 'gamifies' the process of molecular optimization, fostering a playful relationship between user and molecule as well as competition between users for the creation of optimal structures, and (3) it is scalable across multiple devices from smartphones to workstations. Herein, we present MINT's features that allow for intuitive manipulation and visualization of molecules, followed by a discussion on how these features lead to gamification and the creation of a platform intended for the instruction of chemistry.