It mimics all five senses-- making its virtual world as convincing as real life. Wow that sounds fun! (With the potential to insight extreme terror: what if your African Safari trip goes haywire?) Apparently the virtual reality helmet titillates all five body senses while viewers sit at home on their sofas.
Couch potatoes rejoice? Hmm… I think despite trying to act excited about this incredibly impressive scientific advancement deep down I feel like we are losing ground. I want to be able to stimulate my senses naturally. Or maybe I mean organically.
While I am far from running through a field of flowers with hair cascading in the breeze and music notes drifting over the horizon, I have my ways of transporting myself. One technologically savvy pastime I enjoy is watching the talent and creativity of BYU design students and faculty who handcrafted this combination of typed letters and set to music. Do yourself a favor and watch this gem in full-screen!
A little background on this favorite video: it was created by Brigham Young University students as the opening titles for the 5th Typophile Film Festival and was posted by Brent Barson on Vimeo; I am bringing it to Flaherty’s Rarities since we all need a dose of inspiration once and a while.
Typophile Film Festival 5 Opening Titles from Brent Barson on Vimeo.
p.s Everything in the film is real—no CG effects!
