Movies watched by VR glasses

Can ARVR smart glasses watch 3D movies?

You can watch! It's just that the vr format effect is not very ideal!

What's the difference between VR glasses and AR glasses?

1 the biggest difference. The scenes and elements that VA and AR see through VR are all fake, and they are all made by computers. The scenes and characters seen by AR are partly true and partly false. AR brings real objects and virtual ones into the real world through the camera (key point), which is more real.

2. Design AR smart glasses are designed in strict accordance with ergonomics, adopting traditional glasses design technology, bearing multiple forces, dual-screen display, small size, foldable and convenient to carry around; Virtual reality helmet is equivalent to mobile phone+lens, which is designed with binding force, so it is relatively large and heavy. The other is a single-screen monitor, which is uncomfortable to wear and will make you dizzy after watching it for a long time.

3. Platform function AR smart glasses have AR function and provide an all-round AR open platform, which brings users a new shocking experience of real-time integration of AR fantasy and reality. Glasses can not only watch and listen to songs online, but also check the weather, take photos and interact with mobile phones. There are many functions, all of which are realized through glasses; Virtual reality helmet (VR) is limited to watching videos in 3D split-screen format, and needs to be downloaded in advance by mobile phone. It has a single function and is simply a video player.

I have been working on VR project for almost two months. To tell the truth, I seldom wear VR glasses for a long time except that I need to inspect competing products or new versions in the project. On the one hand, for a person who doesn't usually wear glasses, VR glasses are as uncomfortable as the golden hoop on Wukong's head; On the other hand, the dizziness caused by VR browsing can't last long. So I always think that the current use time limit of VR glasses is 20 minutes. Users who exceed this time can only be described as "strong".

However, competitors do the opposite. Almost all resource aggregation VRAPP on the market have launched feature film resources. Youku VR added the virtual cinema function in the new version on July 28th, allowing you to watch movies. Therefore, based on the principle that you can't do a good design without experiencing (death), I decided to challenge a VR to watch a positive film on the weekend. The following is the whole process record of the experience.

_ equipment _

Storm mirror small d

iPhone6s

APP: Youku vr

Movie: The Master, directed by Xu Haofeng.

In line with the principle of finding the movie you want to see if you want to experience it. Last year, I chose the movie Master, which was well received, but not very popular. The film itself has a moderate proportion of narrative and action scenes, which is very suitable for experience as a sample. It happens that Youku VR has the high-definition resources of Master. Here, I want to emphasize that this is not a soft text! This is not a soft text! This is not a soft text!

_ Preparation stage _

Let me talk about the interaction of Youku VR first. Its playing principle is the same as that of Storm Mirror. Put a patch (screen) in the built 3D environment to play the movies on the patch. The difference is that Storm Mirror is a cinema environment, while Youku is an all-black 3D environment, as shown below. Youku VR supports functions such as playing/pausing, switching to the previous/next video, and resetting the screen position. But all operations need to click on the screen, which makes the app only support glasses with physical buttons such as Google cardboard. Obviously, my choice of storm mirror D is not suitable, but the movie has been chosen and I have to make do with it.

Youku VR playback interface

_ Wear glasses _

Because Xiao D has no physical buttons, he can't operate the mobile phone screen after installing glasses, so he can only adjust the video playback angle by hand and put it in glasses. This problem can be solved by staring at a little bit, so don't spit out this experience. Then the next exercise point is coming-the elastic band of glasses is like a hoop spell. In order to prevent it from slipping, it is still three, which is worse than Wukong. The weight of small D is 275g, which is relatively light in dry glasses, but it still has obvious feeling of falling after wearing it (after all, it is half a catty). The curvature of the lens is slightly larger, and the fisheye effect of the film picture is obvious, but it is still within the acceptable range. Choose to lean on the sofa and watch.

_/kloc-First cutting in 0/5 minutes _

The reason for cutting it out: I always feel that my glasses have fallen off when I sit. Although it weighs only half a catty, I still think my neck will ache after 15 minutes, and I need to adjust my posture.

Adjusting posture requires resetting the playback screen. Youku's method is to display the prompt copy of "Click here to display in the center" when the line of sight cursor moves out of the screen. After adjusting to a comfortable position, click the button on the glasses (if any), and the screen will be reset to the center of the current field of view, as shown below: (Because the glasses don't match, they have been adjusted for almost 5 minutes, so Youku VR is almost unavailable for glasses without physical buttons)

Playback screen reset operation

_ Second cut-off in 24 minutes _

The reason for cutting it out: the film got stuck for no reason. If there is no loading prompt, all other controls are normal.

It can only be solved by reloading the video. (Later, it was found that there were two places in the whole film that would get stuck for no reason, probably because of resource problems. Like the commonly used player, the progress bar is difficult to drag (it will go back) after several fine adjustments, and it is even more difficult to operate in the VR environment, and you can only skip the story of nearly 10 minutes.

_ About 34 minutes _ Third cut-off

Reason for power failure: low battery prompt pops up.

The power consumption of 54% is 20%, which is a bit large compared with traditional video playback. In this case, it should be difficult to support a movie on full charge, so I have to lie next to the power supply for a rainy day. Another slot is that the system pop-up window is not VR, that is, a "big white box" suddenly pops up between your eyes. I was scared out of my wits watching Song Jia Jr. and Liao Fan in bed. I took off my glasses and clicked "Turn on low battery mode". Great. By default, the screen will close at 1 minute. You can imagine the inner collapse when you finally put on your glasses and prepare to continue watching the "sex scene". At this time, I wanted to give up watching movies for the first time, which shows the different user experience here.

After this cut, the viewing place was changed from the sofa to the bed, lying flat and watching, and the mobile phone was plugged in.

_ Cut off the power for the fourth time after about 50 minutes \

The viewing process during the period was quite immersive. Although the notification information of WeChat will pop up sometimes, it is a notification bar, which does not affect the viewing. But maybe I was lying in bed motionless, and the cat at home thought I had an accident, stepped on my foot first and then began to lick me. So I had to stop the movie, tell my cat that I was alive, and go to the toilet by the way. But taking off your glasses is a very expensive operation, so it will be annoying every time you interrupt.

After that, I got stuck inexplicably. My wife asked me to cut the ceiling lamp style of my new home twice, and finally "smoothly" watched the movie 1 hour 50 minutes. When I took off my glasses, I felt that my scalp was numb with elastic bands, my eyes were dazzled by the sudden switch from darkness to light, and the red marks on my face were pressed out of the glasses frame. Generally speaking, I have a feeling of getting up after a hangover and opening the curtains. However, it may be summer, and there is no problem of fogging of lenses fed back by other users, so it will not be too boring to wear them in air-conditioned rooms.

Generally speaking, The Master is a good movie, but the VR viewing is not satisfactory. Let's briefly record the advantages and disadvantages of VR viewing.

_ advantages _

● Immersion ●

Generally speaking, the immersion of movies is related to the size of the playing area, the viewing environment and the number of surrounding interference factors. Therefore, playing videos on mobile phones rarely leads to an immersive experience. The VR cinema creates a unique immersive experience by isolating the interference of the surrounding environment and occupying the playing size of the field of vision. This experience was also quite good (even if it was interrupted many times).

● Comfort ●

In fact, wearing glasses on your head is not comfortable, but lying in bed with glasses is quite comfortable, and you can lie in any position without holding your mobile phone all the time, which is especially suitable for "Beijing paralytic children" in air-conditioned rooms in summer.

● Privacy ●

Basically, people won't know what you are looking at if you plug in headphones. So this is also a selling point of Storm Mirror official website.

_ insufficient _

● Basically can't do other things ●

Going to the toilet, drinking saliva, eating snacks and watching the time are common things in the process of watching movies in cinemas. It is almost impossible to complete after wearing VR glasses, and it can only be done by taking off glasses to restore vision. I didn't quite understand that Storm Mirror has the function of "peeping" (you can "see" the things in front by turning on the rear camera), but now I think it is necessary to peek.

● The cost of taking off glasses is very high ●

At present, the lenses of VR glasses on the market are relatively rough, and they need to be adjusted repeatedly after being put on to focus, and the process of focusing eyes will produce a strong sense of dizziness. Therefore, to avoid taking off your glasses frequently, it is best not to use them more than three times at a time.

● It is difficult to perceive changes in the surrounding environment ●

The warning slogan "Please experience with others" has been erected next to an HTCvive experience machine that the company needs to build for the project, mainly because it is really easy to bump into tables, chairs and benches during the experience, and accidentally injure the people who eat melons passing by. Official website propagandizes that one of the use scenes of Storm Mirror is commuting subway and long-distance travel, so I am happy. If you think it's safe for blind people to take the subway, put on your VR glasses on the subway.

Finally, write down some points that you think should be paid attention to in design, and ask readers to whisper:

1 It is best to put a button to reset the scene globally. If it can't be realized globally, at least this function should be added to the video playback page, because it is necessary to constantly change posture for a long time to slow down local muscle compression.

The system prompts that the pop-up window should be in split screen mode and can be operated with glasses.

When playing a movie, you can display the current power and network status. Of course, personally, the current time is also useful information.

4 In the process of watching movies, you can turn on the rear camera to display the image of the front environment, so that you can observe the surrounding environment without taking off your glasses and deal with small emergencies (it is best to take off your glasses for big problems).

5 Error prompt and load to chrysanthemum. It should be a general design principle to let users know what happened and how to solve it.

6. Judge whether to start playing video according to whether the user wears glasses. If you can switch videos by head control in vr environment like Storm Mirror, open a video and play it directly. However, if you choose a movie in the 2D interface like Youku VR and play it in the VR environment, you need to give the user time to wear glasses for debugging. Because before wearing glasses, when the movie has started, users will unconsciously become in a hurry, and it is more appropriate to pause the video at this time.

Is it cool to watch sci-fi movies with VR glasses?

With the continuous progress of social development, many high-tech products come out gradually. AR technology is a very typical case. The development of VR technology has also promoted the development of many related products. It can be said that VR glasses are also an excellent example. So, is it a great experience to watch science fiction movies with VR glasses?

I believe that everyone is no stranger to VR technology. Many people have experienced the specific application of VR technology, and many technologies have been applied to today's life. Many high-tech things can be done with VR technology. It also brings a very colorful experience to people's lives. It can be said that it is a very excellent technology. Watching sci-fi movies with VR glasses is a very good example. Using VR glasses in sci-fi movies can make people feel immersive. And it can make people have a very real experience, and it is more shocking for some high-tech pictures. It can be said that the visual experience brought to people is very shocking, and it can also completely immerse people in the scene. The visual effect and sensory effect are very good.

Watching sci-fi movies with VR glasses is just like being in it, and it also makes people feel that they can interact with legendary characters. The overall feeling is like the sense brought by 3D technology, but many new feelings are added on the basis of 3D deduction. The shocking effect is quite strong. And let yourself have an immersive experience.

So to sum up, watching sci-fi movies with VR glasses is a wonderful experience. The visual feeling and sensory experience brought to people are also quite strong, which can leave a deep impression on people and make people have a certain understanding of high technology. It can be said that the application of high technology has indeed changed our lives to a certain extent, and we also hope that VR technology will develop better and better in the future. How do you think?

What kind of experience is watching movies with VR?

Watching movies with VR can have an immersive experience. Simply put, it's like being there. There are few such videos, and the effect is quite amazing.

The effect is that the picture is full from left to right, not with clear margins, and there is always an impulse to reach out and take it out. Watching movies actually can't give full play to the maximum effect of VR glasses, and playing games will make you feel at home! Even the switch will work better. The newly defeated Pikemin 3 Deluxe Edition is very cute. Close up, right next to you.

What is the main difference between VR helmet and VR all-in-one machine?

VR all-in-one: Built-in processor, sensor, battery, storage memory and display, ready to use out of the box. There is no data connection constraint, and the degree of freedom is higher.

VR helmet: The VR helmet is connected to the PC through a data cable (HDMI/USB), and the data calculated and rendered by the computer is transmitted to the head display through the data cable. Thereby providing a higher quality experience and a stronger sense of immersion.

Simple summary: VR all-in-one machine can use simple equipment out of the box without complicated configuration. VR helmet needs to be equipped with high-performance computer, on-site positioning equipment and soft and hard debugging.