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posted by Fnord666 on Wednesday April 19 2017, @04:04PM   Printer-friendly
from the immersive-aliens-would-be-a-nightmare-made-real dept.

VR is about to get a creative filmmaker's touch.

Ridley Scott's RSA Films production company is launching a new imprint "dedicated exclusively to the creative development and production of VR (virtual reality), AR (augmented reality) and mixed media." It's called RSA VR.

RSA VR's first project is a VR Experience for "Alien: Covenant," in partnership with Twentieth Century Fox and Technicolour.

"We have been heavily involved in VR for the past few years, and having a dedicated stand-alone division underscores our commitment to immersive media in both the brand and entertainment space," RSA Films' president Jules Daly said.


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  • (Score: 2) by Grishnakh on Wednesday April 19 2017, @09:02PM (6 children)

    by Grishnakh (2831) on Wednesday April 19 2017, @09:02PM (#496548)

    I have some more important and valuable features that you're missing out on by staying at home with your silly 60" TV instead of visiting a theater like you should:

    * not being able to make your own food (like dinner) or drinks, and only being limited to what the theater offers (at extremely high prices).
    * having seats with fixed armrests, and not having any kind of couch or sectional lounge, which means you're unable to snuggle with your girlfriend while you watch the movie
    * not being allowed to bring your pets, so you can't snuggle with your cat either
    * not having to drive many miles to see the movie, possible in inclement weather
    * not being able to easily turn on subtitles, in case you have trouble understanding the actors or if they have accents
    * not having toddlers and other under-10 children in R-rated movies inappropriate for them, and them talking or asking questions and making noise during the movie
    * not having ideal, centered seating, and being forced to sit way off to the side because of crowding, or worse, being forced to sit separately from your partner
    * sticky floors
    * the thrill of risking getting shot by an angry patron [cnn.com], or getting hit by a stray bullet from such an altercation

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  • (Score: 2) by DannyB on Wednesday April 19 2017, @09:59PM (1 child)

    by DannyB (5839) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday April 19 2017, @09:59PM (#496578) Journal

    Let's not forget stray bullets from MPAA agents.

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    People today are educated enough to repeat what they are taught but not to question what they are taught.
    • (Score: 2) by kaszz on Thursday April 20 2017, @02:07AM

      by kaszz (4211) on Thursday April 20 2017, @02:07AM (#496659) Journal

      Mr Anderson, we told you to not remember the movie. Your memory contains a illegal copy and we are the cure that will help you remove it so you can enjoy another ticket transaction. ;)

  • (Score: 2) by kaszz on Friday April 21 2017, @01:25AM (3 children)

    by kaszz (4211) on Friday April 21 2017, @01:25AM (#497165) Journal

    * not being able to make your own food (like dinner) or drinks, and only being limited to what the theater offers (at extremely high prices).

    That is something I wonder. Why can't they offer some decent food options that taste decent with a nutrition value and that isn't stacked with sugar and chemical garbage.

    • (Score: 2) by Grishnakh on Friday April 21 2017, @04:58PM (2 children)

      by Grishnakh (2831) on Friday April 21 2017, @04:58PM (#497491)

      Because that costs money and is hard to do. You have to have a kitchen, hire a competent chef and cooks, etc. A popcorn machine is mostly automatic and can easily be operated by idiot teenagers. Most theaters aren't going to get a decent return on this investment. Finally, where are people going to eat the food? There's not much space in a theater for food; there's no trays or anything, so only snacks and drinks are easy to handle without making a complete mess.

      They do have "dinner theaters" that do exactly what you say. But ticket prices are higher, and the seats are much more spread out (so you can't pack as many people in the room) and there's tables. But again, the prices are significantly higher, so that keeps out a lot of people.

      • (Score: 2) by kaszz on Friday April 21 2017, @05:16PM (1 child)

        by kaszz (4211) on Friday April 21 2017, @05:16PM (#497496) Journal

        They could just have some bread with decent topping or sushi. No kitchen, chef or cook. Even plain supermarkets have it. And one can eat it with hands if need to be.

        • (Score: 2) by Grishnakh on Friday April 21 2017, @07:52PM

          by Grishnakh (2831) on Friday April 21 2017, @07:52PM (#497558)

          Spoiled sushi is a great way to get really, really sick.

          I wouldn't trust the teenagers working at a theater to not serve spoiled sushi.