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- Continuity0
I'm still trying to figure out what the quantifiable benefit of VR actually is.
Why do we *need* VR?
How is it anything other than a gimmick format for a gimmick gadget, that has no real utility for ordinary people?
I'm just not convinced.
- *waits for the inevitable shitstorm*Continuity
- it's a new canvas. We're still trying to crack the code. I agree it's all over the place but ideally it should give you a more immersive experience.docpoz
- Its not there yet and take some wrong road (FB).
I think its a way to interact with the computer a lot better than we have now.mugwart - Have you tried it tho? Its an entirely new medium. Entirely new ground zero, entirely new potentials of expression, story telling, immersion, etc.mantrakid
- Yeah, I've tried it, maybe two months back. took the headset off, and felt an overwhelming sense of meh, and couldn't help but think it was just a gimmick.Continuity
- I mean we 'need' it as much as we need a new book or painting, really, but.. it definitely feels like untapped potential and the way shits gonna go someday.mantrakid
- But all of this immersion talk: why do we need immersion? And it's still not answering my fundamental question of why we *need* it.Continuity
- What 'app' did you try when you tried it? Really curious. When i took headset off that first time it was after a session of Job Simulator and i felt... scared.mantrakid
- My big fear is this: somehow, ad agencies will convince brands they absolutely *must* do VR to stay relevant (remember social media?), then ...Continuity
- Scared at the potential of being able to feel like youre doing anything...mantrakid
- ... just about every fucking creative will need to get into it, only to discover that — six months or a year down the track — consumers couldn't give a shit ...Continuity
- ... about brand VR, and then there's another fucking existential crisis in the business.Continuity
- Well we dont need it, but like.. i go to the movie theater because i like a big dark room with a giant screen. VR is like that to me.. a different experience.mantrakid
- It was a demo set up to look and feel like VR Counter-Strike/COD/e...Continuity
- You should try Job Simulator if you can, preferably on Vive... Theres something about the tactile playfulness that feels totally 100% new.mantrakid
- We need VR for spatial art.docpoz
- trooperbill-1
c'mon guyz you all know its about the pr0n
- docpoz-4
I just had an enlightening convo with one of the head dudes of a VR production house here in NYC and learned some in and outs of the current state of VR cinema. Great guy. I hope to get a cinematic VR short in the can by the end of the year.
Such an exciting format to play in.
- microkorg3
I was right in there when Samsung released the Gear360 camera a few years ago and also bought a Galaxy (to control the camera) and headset (to view the galaxy in VR).
Was really into it, did a few projects for work with 360 VR but then yeah, the world didnt really embrace the wow factor of it.
I did sell the camera and buy the Version 2.
It's great for taking on holidays and getting 360 shots to really capture a scene or even a video too.
I'd only view on my headset but its a pain to show other people as they can only view one at a time and they also have to get to grips with the navigation etc.
I think that's the same for mass events too. Putting on a headset on at an event means that you are isolated from the sales person for example who has to stand about like a tit (while you stand about like a tit) to wait till you've finished watching.Where the technology did shine for me was when we were hunting for a new house. You'd walk around a house taking one snap above your head in the middle of each room then when you got home or days later you could still 'look around' the place.
We were looking for somewhere to do up so needed reminding on the state of things or what fireplaces there were, where doors were etc. was VERY handy!YouTube and Facebook now support 360 live streams. I'm really surprised this hasn't taken off and hit mainstream as im sure people are intersted in what's behind the scenes when people are filming. I'm sure folk, for example, would love to explore around Casey Neistat's (or however you spell it) studio while he vlogs or wwhen he is skating around New York.
That's the great thing about filming 360VR lol, there's nowhere to hide. You literally have to hide behind stuff after you've hit record if you dont want to be in the shot.
would love to watch like chat shows in 360 vr so you can turn away from the stage and watch audience or the crew filming.- 360 VR is the next 3D TV or google glass — a gimmick that doesn't catch on because its usefulness is very limited.shaft
- LMFAO6
- loldocpoz
- that thread is ancient, thoughdocpoz
- what’s wrong with that? use it.kingsteven
- The question mark kills my enthusiasm for that thread.docpoz
- gotta love that first post though, and has been active recently.kingsteven
- The thread is cool as a "back from the ashes" observationdocpoz
- The expletive kills my enthusiasm for this thread... ;)Nairn
- touchedocpoz
- yea the first post killsdocpoz
- docpoz-8
- docpoz
I'm heavy into it and I am trying to develop for it.
(although I prefer intimate, experimental theater more)
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