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The Europeans are doing some interesting things in the realms of virtual reality. (Maybe that's easier for them.) They have been experimenting with combining computer games with theaters, which does sound like a promising idea, to bring computer games onto a grander scale.
Still, it is closer to the type of virtual-world play that we see on shows such as "Star Trek: The Next Generation" with their Holodeck. The possibilities do tease the imagination. Maybe the Japanese, if not the Americans, will be able to develop the concept better.
(Source: Doreen Carvajal for The New York Times)
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The Europeans are doing some interesting things in the realms of virtual reality. (Maybe that's easier for them.) They have been experimenting with combining computer games with theaters, which does sound like a promising idea, to bring computer games onto a grander scale.
The result is a hybrid movie theater with all the digital fire and fury of a video game: fog, black light, flashing green lasers, high-definition digital projectors, vibrating seats, game pads and dozens of 17-inch screens attached to individual chairs. And naturally, there’s buttered popcorn.But it looks like they are still in the primitive stages of developing the idea. People still play on computer screens at their seats with the big movie screen and sound system serving more as a background, which seems very limited.
... “Forget the pathetic speakers of a PC or television!” screams an ad for the theater, which opened in December and is offering cut-rate tickets at 3 euros, or about $3.95. “Come feel the sound that puts you at the center of the action.”
Still, it is closer to the type of virtual-world play that we see on shows such as "Star Trek: The Next Generation" with their Holodeck. The possibilities do tease the imagination. Maybe the Japanese, if not the Americans, will be able to develop the concept better.
(Source: Doreen Carvajal for The New York Times)
