With the increasing demand for quality and better services, influencers in the entertainment industry have adopted virtual reality to give their consumers an ‘out of this world’ experience. Literally!
Virtual reality is past the hype stage as millions of Americans are making use of VR devices and applications. Virtual reality allows a consumer to view life-sized three-dimensional images that that both realistic and enjoyable. At the end of the day, the consumer is assured of a natural, free-flowing, interactive, and memorable experience.
Without further ado, let’s look at the various sectors of the entertainment industry that have adopted virtual reality.
- Film and Theatre
Walk into any VR production company and you will be amazed at the various technological advancements they are incorporating into film production. They are making use of 4k 3D cameras to film movies so that people can enjoy VR playing.
For this matter, theatres are also investing in virtual reality technologies to give their clients an unforgettable experience. These technologies immerse the participant into the fictional world through engaging storytelling.
- Video games
Virtual reality is an essential part of any gaming experience. This is where an individual experiences an interactive 3D virtual reality entertainment.
Currently, bio-sensing is used by players to detect a person’s presence in the game. Biosensors are small sensors attached to either the glove, suit or the body of the gamer that will record any sort of movement made by them in the 3D space. These movements are fed into a computer which analyzes and translates them into the actions and responses you see on the screen.
- Virtual museums
Are you one of those parents that dread a visit to the museum with your young ones? No need to worry, virtual reality has come to your rescue.
A number of museums are using interactive displays for their artefacts to look more appealing, particularly to children.
Most children find museums boring and virtual reality has brought forth an exciting point of view. This has changed people’s perception and opened up the museum to a bigger and new audience. This is undoubtedly one of the best ways museum owners have used to change people’s bad attitude towards such historical sites and encourage them to visit.
- Music experience
With platforms like YouTube and Facebook where individuals can post 360-degree music videos, more people are taking their creativity to unimaginable levels and creating more immersive videos to remain relevant and competitive. What’s more, watching such videos with VR headsets takes the experiences a couple of notches higher.
Virtual reality is not restricted to videos only. VR has allowed audiences to be in a shared space with their music idols during live concerts. For those who may have missed their favourite band on stage, they get to have the same experience and enjoy the recorded concert using VR headsets.
Virtual reality experiences have truly come a long way. However, there is still room for growth. It is for technologists to create more opportunities for people to experience more of virtual reality.
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