Bigscreen is a VR app that’s been on the market for quite a few years. It focuses on VR movie watching in virtual theaters with other people. It works “ok” with current gen headsets. It feels like going to the movies wearing heavy ski goggles. The weight, comfort, resolution and optics of current VR headsets are not there yet. Looks like they sat down and designed the perfect VR headset that would showcase the experience they always wanted users to have in their app.
One cool often overlooked thing about BigScreen VR is the fact that 3D movies work perfectly. It's a great experience watching a 3D movie on a giant virtual screen.
I've rented a few 3D movies. The biggest limitation for me was the limited catalog and my dis-interest in action movies. It is such a great solo watching experience, I would spend more money on a more diverse catalog.
There's a player called HereSphere that works a whole lot better than any other VR video player on the market. Nothing I have tried comes even close to the level of smoothness, even over SMB on a crappy external drive.
The big sell on bigscreen is you can watch the videos with friends (and their avatars) in the theater. It's a social experience first and a video player second.
