Construct VR - The Volumetric Movie

Quick 10 minute demo of a VR movie experience. Weirdly stuttery unless installed on ssd. Very large 30GB install. Watched it on a PSVR2. The animations and models are really well done. I think volumetric VR for a movie is difficult to pull off, especially in an action movie due to the amount cuts, repositioning of the camera, different angles, and different zooms that directors use to accentuate and focus on the beats and choreography of the action. While I think this demo succeeds for the most part, ultimately you end up just passively staying in one spot, due to the camera moving constantly without your control. You end up watching it like a regular movie, that just moves all around you. It is super immersive, but a lot of expensive work and compute to add the ability to move your head around inside of the space, ruining the director's intentional camera positioning, or getting sick when the scene forces you into a different perspective against your will. This is a really good effort that I enjoyed though. It had some really nice forced perspective shots that reminded me of "camera inside a sink kind of stuff" from things like Breaking Bad, or some older Jackie Chan movies. …

Construct VR - The Volumetric Movie is an unusual VR experience that sits somewhere between a short science-fiction film and a technical demonstration of volumetric cinema. Developed and published by PresenZ, it is not structured like a conventional game with objectives, combat, puzzles, progression, or meaningful player interaction. Instead, it invites the viewer into a cinematic scene where positional movement becomes part of the experience. Its greatest achievement is creating the feeling that the movie exists around you as a three-dimensional environment rather than simply being projected onto a virtual screen. The experience revolves around a short science-fiction story involving a robot attempting to protect himself and his family within a dystopian setting. With a runtime of roughly eight minutes, there is little opportunity for extensive storytelling or character development. The narrative mainly provides context for the visual spectacle and technology being demonstrated. It works well enough for this purpose, offering dramatic situations and detailed environments that encourage the viewer to look around and appreciate the unusual presentation. What makes the experience d…

Construct VR is a very different kind of experience because it is really more like an interactive short film than a traditional game. I step into a science fiction world where a robot named Bill goes through his normal routine before stumbling into something much more dangerous. I liked the idea of taking a cinematic story and letting me physically exist inside it rather than simply watching it on a flat screen. The most impressive part is the volumetric presentation. Instead of viewing the action through a fixed camera, I can move my head around the scene and look at characters and objects from different angles. I really enjoyed this because it gives the environments a much stronger sense of physical presence. Even simple moments can feel impressive when I realize I can look around and see the scene from a perspective the original film was not designed to show me. The six degree movement is especially important here. I can move around the virtual space and get closer to the action, which creates a much greater feeling of immersion than ordinary video. The technology is clearly the main attraction, and I appreciated that the experience focuses on showing what volumetric storytell…

It is not nearly enough stressed how exact your computer specs need to be in order to view this short film. You need a very strong cpu, a strong nvidia gpu and a very fast (NVMe) ssd. It won't work on a regular ssd - it will keep buffering and you can't make it load ahead by pause'ing it. I can't believe I paid for this, and I'm not surprised it's free now.

Hmmm.... Hard to recommend this one. The experience itself is actually cool. 6dof video is super fun and immersive. However, this game has performance issues that just ruin the experience. For me and my fairly beefy PC, I had constant audio stuttering throughout the movie. The movie itself is 90% fighting and 10% story. The story is weirdly negative as well, so don't expect a happy ending, haha. Visuals - 9/10 Sound - 4/10 Experience 2/10 Wow Factor - 7/10 Overall - 6/10

This is an awesome little VR short film, full of action, full of emotion, recommended.