For the past couple of years, British studio Fire Panda have been working on something that might just sell a few VR headsets to those not currently interested in games: small virtual tours through some of Studio Ghibliās most famous movies.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yq4MRGUm4Jk
Via The Daily Dot, theyāve got one for Totoro (the famous bus stop scene), Spirited Away (the boiler room) and Howlās Moving Castle (the fields outside the house).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXLY9WQ0pd4
Theyāre not particularly interactive, since all you do is walk around, but hey, for loads of peopleālike me/my kidsāthatās still pretty awesome.
me occupying the same virtual space as Howl's Moving Castle
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Hereās hoping that when VR really takes off, Ghibli can maybe do (or at least license) something a little more official.
If youāve got a VR headset for your PC and want to try these out, there are download links at Fire Pandaās site
