Re:Fortnite and the Metaverse
by thinkmassive on Sunday April 19, 2020 @09:41AM
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> Ball, the VC, claims Disney should be the power player in this, with games as extensions of the movie franchises.
This is how Vader Immortal[0] felt to me. It’s an interactive experience rather than a game, and while the graphics are good it still seems like early days for the tech, but it’s so much more immersive than a 2D non-interactive film. The immersion is difficult to describe, but you get to do things like wander around your personal ship, talk to your droid assistant, and of course wield a lightsaber.
There’s three episodes, and I’ve only done the first so far but plan to complete the other two soon. I have no idea how long I spent in the first one, probably a little over an hour. They’re $10 each, which might seem on the steep side for something shorter than a movie, but there’s a little replayability (there’s lightsaber trainer to practice) and I’ll gladly replay the mission a couple times even though I expect the same story.
This is how Vader Immortal[0] felt to me. It’s an interactive experience rather than a game, and while the graphics are good it still seems like early days for the tech, but it’s so much more immersive than a 2D non-interactive film. The immersion is difficult to describe, but you get to do things like wander around your personal ship, talk to your droid assistant, and of course wield a lightsaber.
There’s three episodes, and I’ve only done the first so far but plan to complete the other two soon. I have no idea how long I spent in the first one, probably a little over an hour. They’re $10 each, which might seem on the steep side for something shorter than a movie, but there’s a little replayability (there’s lightsaber trainer to practice) and I’ll gladly replay the mission a couple times even though I expect the same story.
[0] https://www.starwars.com/interactive/virtual-reality