THE STRANGER THINGS ON VR PATCH

This story originally appeared on - Official Trailer | LIVE: 7.1.2 | Bugfix Patch | AMA with DBD Devs - J| Year 7 Anniversary Broadcast Megathread | Welcome Hopefully the Vive version gets released on Steam so that everyone with roomscale VR can try it at home.

Then even beyond that version they’ve created a high-scale edition that uses a live actor wearing a mo-cap suit that walks around the environment and becomes the monster in real-time, creating a terrifying, futuristic version of hide and seek. Going a step beyond even the Vive experience that we tried they have an even larger warehouse-scale version of it running at the CBS Digital offices that uses a wireless setup via backpack computers and OptiTrack sensors. In the video embedded right above here you can even watch the cast of the show reacting to a more advanced version as well. While the content of the 360 version at the top of this article is similar, the Vive version was tremendously better.

It wasn’t very long but it was effective. All the lights go out and then BOOM - it appears right in my face and screeches at me. I slowly look behind me and see the monster creeping towards me ever so slowly in the darkness. I’m assuming it was Will (Noah Schnapp) since that’s Joyce’s son in the show who is missing. I physically walk down the hall using the Vive’s roomscale tracking, pick up the phone, and hear a child’s voice on the other end. I noticed a tall, dark monster - just like the ones in the show - creeping along outside the house.Įventually, in the hallway, the phone rings.

All I had to do was follow their path with the flashlight and the experience automatically teleported me from the living room, to the kitchen, and eventually to the hallway. Things start out in Joyce Byers’ (Winona Ryder) living room as the lights around her are illuminating like they do in Season 1 of the show. In fact, SDCC this week is the first time the Vive edition of it has been available to the general public. This 360 video was the most accessible and the Vive version was a step above that. In fact, the experience we saw was nominated for an Emmy this year in the Outstanding Creative Achievement In Interactive Media Within A Scripted Program category.Īfter talking with CBS Digital, the creators of the Stranger Things VR experience, it was clear that they designed different versions on purpose. With Season 2 of Stranger Things poised to release this October, excitement is understandably high. It captured a unique sense of nostalgia for the 80s as well as channeling a unique and fresh take on sci-fi, thriller, and suspense genres, all with an ensemble cast of standout child actors.Īt San Diego Comic Con (SDCC) this week we got the chance to stop by the Netflix interactive loft at the Hilton Gaslamp and see elaborate displays for Marvel’s Defenders, the upcoming Netflix-only film Bright, and of course Stranger Things. Stranger Things was one of last year’s best new shows on Netflix or otherwise. We're thrilled to announce the return of GamesBeat Summit Next, hosted in San Francisco this October, where we will explore the theme of 'Playing the Edge.' Apply to speak here and learn more about sponsorship opportunities here.

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