The perfect 3D movie theater? How re-writing reality in VR creates a better viewing experience
The VR Cinema 3D app is a virtual environment that, when viewed through the Oculus Rift, allows you to feel as if you were sitting in an empty movie theater. We talked about the possibilities of the program when it was first introduced, but at E3 I was able to explore an updated version of the program using the high definition Oculus Rift prototype.
Enough had changed, or had been improved, that it’s worth a second look at the software. What’s interesting isn’t that the program is almost as good as being in a physical movie theater, but that in many ways the program is able to improve the experience of 3D movies.
These are the advantages of being inside a completely virtual world. You don’t really have to give a shit about the rules of physics any more.
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Source: penny-arcade.com