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[Eddie-Griffin]

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/in...n-sony-recreate-1999-otaku-room-in-vr/.194923

What did the typical Japanese otaku's room look like back in 1999? A recent corporate initiative has recreated a stereotypical room in Virtual Reality, although the result may be slightly biased toward Sony tech and Toei Animation properties. Onn'on Studios, a Toei Animation subdivision, launched a virtual space called "Nostalgia 1999" on VRChat last Thursday in collaboration with Sony.
The room is described as an "otaku room with Sony products and anime goods in July 1999." It is a small-sized apartment room comprising six tatami mats (or 9.72 square meters). The room is filled with contemporary technology, like the old-fashioned cassette player and anime goods, including a prominent Ojamajo Doremi poster. Users can zoom in and interact with items in the room; some objects will even activate on touch.

Tsuneyuki Matsudeira from Sony Music Solutions commented that many people in their 30s and 40s will vividly remember Toei Animation shows from the 90s. He also commented that Sony's audio and visual products of the time greatly colored people's experiences. Sony provided the physical items and materials to help recreate the equipment in VR.

Matsudeira teased that events may be held in the virtual space. The team also plans to add a Trinitron television inside the space to allow users to watch anime inside the VR space.

I'm not entirely sure who this is for, but you can interact in a recreated Otaku room from 1999 on VR chart due to a collaboration between Sony, Toei, and Onnon.

I'm sure some will take issue with the representation here, I also find it hard to believe an Otaku had piles of cassette tapes in 1999 but eh. Maybe Cassette lasted longer over there.

 

[Germuso]

The smell.

 

[DeepEnigma]

So I assume VR Chat will be coming to PSVR2. Big app to get if true, especially with a Dreams like integration.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

So I assume VR Chat will be coming to PSVR2. Big app to get if true, especially with a Dreams like integration.

is the other way around

 

[DeepEnigma]

is the other way around

 

[ResurrectedContrarian]

I've never once opened VRChat, despite using Quest 2 and SteamVR all the time.

That looks more detailed than I expected...are the graphics similar across platforms? Or are some worlds like the one above only playable on the PC?

I guess I could finally download this on Steam and explore, but I hate social experiences with a passion.

 

[Alexios]

I've never once opened VRChat, despite using Quest 2 and SteamVR all the time.

That looks more detailed than I expected...are the graphics similar across platforms? Or are some worlds like the one above only playable on the PC?

I guess I could finally download this on Steam and explore, but I hate social experiences with a passion.

I've posted about some of the more impressive worlds. Obviously it doesn't look quite as good on stand alone devices but not bad. More ambitious worlds can't work on Quest so the creators MAY also create a lower end Quest version within its limits (that also runs cross platform on PC naturally).

 

[Magic Carpet]

Is this one of those things that you have to place every object individually around the room?

 

[Crayon]

This is my secret most wanted game. I'm okay if it doesn't come because I'd be better of without it I'm sure.

 

[Spukc]

why does everything feels sticky in this thread?