/trv/ — How do you feel about VR travel videos? Does it compare to a

>>2886142 (OP)
As someone who used to use travel as his primary form of escapism and now uses VR as his primary form of escapism, I can confidently say: no, VR is absolutely not the same as travel. I love VR, but the appeal is a bit different. If you really want to experience a different country, there is no better option than just fucking going there.

However, if you can't drop a few hundred bucks on a headset AND afford a trip once every now and then, then you have bigger problems.

>>2886146
Where do you even find VR travel videos? I only found a few free ones and some websites that sell them for a few hundred bucks each. I like the ones I found, but 8k resolution isn't enough for 360° videos imo. It's not as bad for 180° videos, but still not good enough for me. Unfortunately, camera equipment that can record 360° with more than 8k resolution barely exists. Or at least that was the case when I checked 2 years ago. The best one I found was 360° 12k and costs 17k€.

>>2886142 (OP)
>Does it compare to actual travel?
Yes. It does. Now buy one and stay home.

>>2886146
Shut the FUCK UP and STAY HOME.

>>2886142 (OP)
It's not the same obviously. I watched the Apple Immersive MLB show. Apple Immersive has some of the highest quality optics/video you can get in VR. Basically the quality is close to photorealistic, but since the crowds aren't actually there, the experience is like being in a ghost town that's crowded with ghosts.
Then I watched the Slice of Life video for New York. But the guy who makes them is a little less experienced and some of the interactions he had with other people are awkward. Like he tells some girls that he's making a video for VR and they go like "...oh. bye VR!" in that "I just heard some incel shit" tone.