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Hulu said that the range of experiences on offer will include “a comfortable living room setting” and a “classic movie theater setting”, with Seinfeld fans able “to be transported on to the blue couch in Jerry’s iconic apartment to watch favourite episodes of the series.”

Similarly, Hulu announced details of its Hulu VR application that will feature “immersive 3D environments” and allow subscribers to stream Hulu’s 2D library of content as well as original virtual reality short-form content – starting with a VR short film from the creators of Hulu Original RocketJump: The Show, produced by Lionsgate and RocketJump. Plus, I got to watch the entire season of Daredevil from the comfort of my virtual couch,” said Carmack. It was very rewarding to be able to do this work right before Oculus Connect and make it available to all of our users in such a short timeframe. “A year ago, I had a short list of the top things that I felt Gear VR needed to be successful.

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To bring its TV user interface to the Gear VR headset, Netflix worked closely with Oculus chief technology officer, John Carmack, who said “a lot of people want to watch movies and shows in virtual reality”. Unveiling details of its Gear VR app, which will be available from launch, Netflix said this includes a “Netflix Living Room” that will let users experience Netflix “from the comfort of a virtual couch”. Netflix and Hulu are among the major content partners that will launch apps for the forthcoming Samsung and Oculus-developed virtual reality headset, Gear VR.Īt the Oculus Connect conference in Hollywood, Oculus announced that it was bringing Netflix, Hulu, Twitch and Vimeo to the Gear VR, with TiVo, Facebook, 20th Century Fox and Lionsgate also named as partners.Īt the same time, Samsung said that the Gear VR, the first consumer version of its earlier Gear VR developments, would be available from this autumn priced at US$99.
