Virtual reality may be coming your way, and when it hits, it
could hit big—as if all at once. The explosion of computers and cell phones
provides two precedents. “Technologists say virtual reality could be the next
computing platform, revolutionizing the way we play games, work and even
socialize.”[1]
Anticipating virtual reality as the next computing platform does not do the
technology justice. I submit that it could revolutionize “motion pictures.” Even
though the impact on screenwriting and filmmaking would be significant, I have
in mind here the experience of the
viewer.
The full essay is at "Virtual Reality at the Movies."
1. Cat
Zakrzewski, “Virtual Reality Comes With a Hitch: Real Reality,” The Wall Street Journal, February 24,
2017.