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It doesn't have to be a movie. 5 first impressions of the new thing called VR

Saturday, October 31, Halloween night. While on the streets people happily walk around wearing creepy masks, visitors to the first Virtual Reality Pop-Up cinema put their heads into a VR set. One of those futuristic goggles that lets you step into another reality. That is, the scene you see through the headset - in this case the Samsung GearVR - is not just right in front of you, but all around.

It has been experimented with for some time, but next year it should really break through. V...

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Leo Bankersen

Leo Bankersen has been writing about film since Chinatown and Night of the Living Dead. Reviewed as a freelance film journalist for the GPD for a long time. Is now, among other things, one of the regular contributors to De Filmkrant. Likes to break a lance for children's films, documentaries and films from non-Western countries. Other specialities: digital issues and film education.View Author posts

Saturday, October 31, Halloween night. While on the streets people happily walk around wearing creepy masks, visitors to the first Virtual Reality Pop-Up cinema put their heads into a VR set. One of those futuristic goggles that lets you step into another reality. That is, the scene you see through the headset - in this case the Samsung GearVR - is not just right in front of you, but all around.

It has been experimented with for some time, but next year it should really break through. V...

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