That underscores a counterintuitive truth that makes VR gaming so exciting: Despite its ability to hijack your senses and immerse you in hyper-realism, the real power of VR may lie in its ability to foster quiet intimacy so realistic it's unsettling.
The women in Summer Lesson need not dress provocatively, or talk about sex, or do anything more than get slightly closer than societal convention typically allows.Īs in that long stretch of nothing in Kitchen, there's tremendous power in the tiniest interactions. The genius of Summer Lesson is how it illustrates the sheer power of virtual reality to not only transport you but to create genuine emotional reactions to what you see. There are no bikinis, no peeks up a skirt, nothing like that. Summer Lesson is a VR Character Communication Demo for Sony’s PlayStation VR headset by some of the same folks behind the famous Tekken franchise. Everyone involved is dressed entirely appropriately. It's important to note that this is not about gawking at a virtual woman.
This goes on for a few minutes, with the student perhaps leaning over you to pick something up, or leaning in to whisper something in a hushed, conspiratorial tone. The experience triggered the same alarms that would go off if a real-life stranger got so close I could feel her breath. When I tried out the upcoming installment of Bandai Namco’s PlayStation VR conversation sim, Summer Lesson, at this year’s Tokyo Game Show, I expected a calm, cutesy palate cleanser. At one point, and this happens in either scenario, the student leans in very close and asks, " Sensei, how do you read this word?" Then she places the book in front of your face, leaning into you in what can only be described as an extremely intimate manner. You could choose to teach English to a Japanese student in her bedroom, or Japanese to an American student at a beach house.
Spend 7 days with Allison in an old Japanese-style house set in a sleepy town by the beach. A relaxing summer vacation mini-holiday with blue skies, the sea, and nature. Things started off fairly benign, with the student appearing and sitting down next to you, reading from a textbook. SUMMER LESSON is a project to explore the potential for VR character interaction experience with continuous content development and delivery.
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