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The theater is ripe for disruption. I cannot stand going and in over 25 years the amount of times I have gone is 2. I cannot wait until someone brings out VR
by no1youknowz 9y ago
The theater is ripe for disruption. I cannot stand going and in over 25 years the amount of times I have gone is 2.
I cannot wait until someone brings out VR which immerses the wearer into a theater experience. That is, big screen and thx sound. Plus, for those who "absolutely" need to have other people there. It being VR you can have people from all over the world (who you know) also join and collectively watch it.
I hope netflix also starts creating a worldwide catalogue of films. Which would do 2 things. Downplay piracy and also increase profits.
Praise be, when I read that the last theatre chain has gone under and the way of blockbuster!
Oh and one more thing. There's another revenue stream and 2d fails to realise this. How about being the lead in a film? How about both watching the movie and then actually figuring out puzzles, or needing to defeat the bad guy. Or what about actually having a movie that branches depending on your own experience?
With the rise of AI for video and lyrabird for audio. Maybe one day it's just a case of actors signing away their Avatar for their talents, a director AI creates the film and the user consumes it.
That's why I hope Netflix is the future of film. Current film is dead and has no-where to go.
- baby 9y agoHow does current VR movie viewing holds? Especially with the latest high wuality headsets?
- icebraining 9y agoHow about being the lead in a film? How about both watching the movie and then actually figuring out puzzles, or needing to defeat the bad guy. Or what about actually having a movie that branches depending on your own experience? I think those are called videogames. People have been using the look and voice of live actors for characters for a long time (at least since 1989, in Prince of Persia).
- sotojuan 9y agoThe second idea sounds like video games, or at the very least some sort of VR experience that will always be niche. Most people just want to watch a movie, not play it. For VR movie watching in general... I think this should absolutely be an option in the future but I doubt it replaces theaters. Most people go to theaters in groups or on dates - there is a communal aspect to going out together.
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