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Only reason I would wear VR is to watch some really good movies with the experience of watching it just like the Apple commercials or being able to « walk » ins

Only reason I would wear VR is to watch some really good movies with the experience of watching it just like the Apple commercials or being able to « walk » inside the scenes besides the actors. Not even sure I would appreciate the movie as much as the makers wanted me to watch it. Make me walk on Pandora with VR, maybe I’ll like it. Anything else too close from reality, what’s the point?

baby 3y ago
There's a million cool things to do with VR, but one thing I see nobody thinking about: attending a concert or sport event front row
- MBCook 3y ago
  Apple had some demos of that for the lucky journalists who got a hands-on. Spatial video footage that was maybe only a few seconds. I’m pretty sure there was a concert and I know they also got to see a little bit of a Denver Nuggets game. John Gruber and Ben Thompson were both amazed at the basketball footage and one or both of them said they would happily buy a season pass for it.
  - ianlevesque 3y ago
    They’ll be happy to see https://about.fb.com/news/2023/01/nba-games-in-vr-on-quest/ https://about.fb.com/news/2023/01/nba-games-in-vr-on-quest/ then!
- agar 3y ago
  Apple bought NextVR (and shuttered or stealthed it), whose sports-broadcast-in-VR platform was fantastic even years ago when I watched NBA games in my original Rift. No one has really stepped into that space since. Concerts in VR are a real and big thing already. Examples: Fatboy Slim: https://youtu.be/u1ulTKJNj7Y?t=145 https://youtu.be/u1ulTKJNj7Y?t=145 (watch for at least 30 seconds) Notorious BIG: https://themusicuniverse.com/meta-announces-exclusive-notorious-big-vr-concert/ https://themusicuniverse.com/meta-announces-exclusive-notori... Megan Thee Stallion: https://www.livedesignonline.com/news/bring-thee-hottieverse-home-amazevr-launches-home-vr-concerts-meta-quest https://www.livedesignonline.com/news/bring-thee-hottieverse...
- rabf 3y ago
  Felix and Paul Studios have put out some great VR theatre perfomances.
crazygringo 3y ago
Having experimented with a ton of content on VR, I've concluded: - Being able to "walk inside" theatrical musical performances (musicals, concerts) is incredibly amazing. Like blows-you-away amazing - Being able to "walk inside" traditional movie/TV doesn't work at all. You can't do framing/cuts/editing so it feels like you're awkwardly sitting next to actors who don't acknowledge you and you never know what to look at and you miss an important facial reaction because you were too busy noticing what a beautiful oriental rug you're standing on You don't realize how important framing/cuts/editing is to the TV/movie experience until they disappear, so it doesn't work at all -- they turn into weird theater plays in a way, which they're not meant to be. Whereas theatrical plays/musicals/shows are meant for you to observe action all over the stage, so it translates extremely well to VR -- and because you can be on stage, it's immersive like dinner theater and just amazing.
- redox99 3y ago
  What about sitting still (like you would in a cinema) but with a VR headset? Framing would be mostly solved as you wouldn't move around outside of slightly turning your head.
  - dvngnt_ 3y ago
    big screen vr
  - crazygringo 3y ago
    If you're still using the full 180/360° then it doesn't work because you're constantly "teleporting" around the room, and close-ups are extremely jarring if you're just inches from someone's face. "Teleporting" is OK if you're watching something on a screen from a distance, it's totally disorienting if it's constantly happening to your entire surroundings. On the other hand, if you're watching a movie on a virtual IMAX-sized screen that still has edges, then it's totally fine. I'm just saying that full VR immersion does not work for movies/TV.

baby 3y ago

There's a million cool things to do with VR, but one thing I see nobody thinking about: attending a concert or sport event front row

MBCook 3y ago
Apple had some demos of that for the lucky journalists who got a hands-on. Spatial video footage that was maybe only a few seconds. I’m pretty sure there was a concert and I know they also got to see a little bit of a Denver Nuggets game. John Gruber and Ben Thompson were both amazed at the basketball footage and one or both of them said they would happily buy a season pass for it.
- ianlevesque 3y ago
  They’ll be happy to see https://about.fb.com/news/2023/01/nba-games-in-vr-on-quest/ https://about.fb.com/news/2023/01/nba-games-in-vr-on-quest/ then!
agar 3y ago
Apple bought NextVR (and shuttered or stealthed it), whose sports-broadcast-in-VR platform was fantastic even years ago when I watched NBA games in my original Rift. No one has really stepped into that space since. Concerts in VR are a real and big thing already. Examples: Fatboy Slim: https://youtu.be/u1ulTKJNj7Y?t=145 https://youtu.be/u1ulTKJNj7Y?t=145 (watch for at least 30 seconds) Notorious BIG: https://themusicuniverse.com/meta-announces-exclusive-notorious-big-vr-concert/ https://themusicuniverse.com/meta-announces-exclusive-notori... Megan Thee Stallion: https://www.livedesignonline.com/news/bring-thee-hottieverse-home-amazevr-launches-home-vr-concerts-meta-quest https://www.livedesignonline.com/news/bring-thee-hottieverse...
rabf 3y ago
Felix and Paul Studios have put out some great VR theatre perfomances.

crazygringo 3y ago

Having experimented with a ton of content on VR, I've concluded: - Being able to "walk inside" theatrical musical performances (musicals, concerts) is incredibly amazing. Like blows-you-away amazing - Being able to "walk inside" traditional movie/TV doesn't work at all. You can't do framing/cuts/editing so it feels like you're awkwardly sitting next to actors who don't acknowledge you and you never know what to look at and you miss an important facial reaction because you were too busy noticing what a beautiful oriental rug you're standing on You don't realize how important framing/cuts/editing is to the TV/movie experience until they disappear, so it doesn't work at all -- they turn into weird theater plays in a way, which they're not meant to be. Whereas theatrical plays/musicals/shows are meant for you to observe action all over the stage, so it translates extremely well to VR -- and because you can be on stage, it's immersive like dinner theater and just amazing.

redox99 3y ago
What about sitting still (like you would in a cinema) but with a VR headset? Framing would be mostly solved as you wouldn't move around outside of slightly turning your head.
- dvngnt_ 3y ago
  big screen vr
- crazygringo 3y ago
  If you're still using the full 180/360° then it doesn't work because you're constantly "teleporting" around the room, and close-ups are extremely jarring if you're just inches from someone's face. "Teleporting" is OK if you're watching something on a screen from a distance, it's totally disorienting if it's constantly happening to your entire surroundings. On the other hand, if you're watching a movie on a virtual IMAX-sized screen that still has edges, then it's totally fine. I'm just saying that full VR immersion does not work for movies/TV.