Otherworld VR was truly spectacular. I have used VR before at a friend’s place and I found it good but it was truly behind what the ideas were. I felt like space was a big thing it needed. At Otherworld VR they had this. I found the fact I could walk around a space really beneficial for the experience.
The beginning section where we all went down an elevator and the portal opened up was very immersive. I think the sound design for that really helped give the idea of falling into an abyss. I also noticed the directionality in the space, with sounds moving around me and where I looked the sound would be in this bubble. As if it’s ambisonic.
I spent most of my time playing a zombie game and found it enjoyable, although the movement was weird, you couldn’t walk you had to hold a button and teleport into an area. Still fun though. All the reading I have done about immersion felt to replicate itself in my experience. I found myself truly immersed and totally forgot about where I was, in this circular pod. I ended up finding the overall experience really worth it. Having that experience has definitely helped me understand the scope of current VR technology and where it can go and where it is.