Tommycombs
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So last year my cell phone died and I finally had to upgrade to a smartphone. Ever since I saw The Lawnmower Man in 1992 I wanted to do virtual reality. I waited 24 years to do it. Now I only have mobile VR at this time. I can't afford a Vive or Oculus but just running Google Cardboard apps is impressive. But one of the coolest things I can do, which I never thought possible, is to watch your favorite videos and movies on a simulated movie theater screen.
I have a few different VR theaters now. With one of them, I can choose my seat, the size of the screen, even the color of the dim lights. Put on bluetooth headphones and you've got your own private movie theater.
As I keep stating like a broken record, I'm a huge fan of Event Horizon and saw it theatrically twelve times during it's original run. When it finally left theaters I felt bummed out. But now twenty years later I can re-experience that same jaw dropping awesomeness, with amazing sound. It's ironic that I'm watching a movie on what appears to be a giant screen, yet I'm actually watching it on probably the smallest screen yet.
It really is a good simulation of the experience and the novelty has yet to wear off. I've also gotten the chance to see other favorite movies that I missed the first time around. Nightbreed was impressive as hell.
In the future, we'll have VR theaters where you can invite friends to watch with you, regardless of where they actually are in the world.
I have a few different VR theaters now. With one of them, I can choose my seat, the size of the screen, even the color of the dim lights. Put on bluetooth headphones and you've got your own private movie theater.
As I keep stating like a broken record, I'm a huge fan of Event Horizon and saw it theatrically twelve times during it's original run. When it finally left theaters I felt bummed out. But now twenty years later I can re-experience that same jaw dropping awesomeness, with amazing sound. It's ironic that I'm watching a movie on what appears to be a giant screen, yet I'm actually watching it on probably the smallest screen yet.
It really is a good simulation of the experience and the novelty has yet to wear off. I've also gotten the chance to see other favorite movies that I missed the first time around. Nightbreed was impressive as hell.
In the future, we'll have VR theaters where you can invite friends to watch with you, regardless of where they actually are in the world.