Bigscreen Beta News

Hey everyone,

We just pushed a small update to fix a synchronization bug with the light dimmer for new room joiners on PCVR and Go. The fix will be coming soon for Quest as well. We also improved our backend servers to handle increased usage and server loads.

Check out the Movies we recently added! You can watch these at any time, in any environment, use playback controls to play/pause, and have your friends join you!

- Saving Private Ryan
- Jackass The Movie
- Jackass Number Two
- Your Name
- My Hero Academia: Two Heroes
- Akira
- Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie
- Trigun: Badlands Rumble
- DEATH NOTE (live action)
- Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic
- Strike Witches

Have you signed up for alpha testing to try out the new Video Player feature? Be sure to join our Discord and sign up through the #videoplayer-alpha-testing channel!



Last, but not least, the 10 year anniversary of The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya is this Thursday, May 21st! Celebrate with us tomorrow at 6PM PDT/9PM EDT!

Hi everyone!

It's time for another Bigscreen update, version 0.99!

[h2]New Feature[/h2]
We added a small feature here, a Light Dimmer, in our home and cinema environments. It allows you to adjust the room lighting to be as bright or dark as you want!

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[h2]Akira & Anime[/h2]
We've recently announced a couple major updates to Bigscreen and a new partnership with Sony Pictures' anime division, Funimation. Tonight, we're hosting the famous film, Akira, at 6PM PDT.

As you all know, movie licensing is incredibly complicated and expensive. Licensing internationally is even harder. I'm proud to say today, our anime films will also be available to people living in the United States, United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.

So tonight for the first time ever, anime fans across continents and time zones will be able to meet up in a "movie theater" to watch Akira together.



[h2]What's next? VIDEO PLAYER[/h2]
We've been developing our own video player over the past year. At launch, it will work offline and singleplayer, in your own rooms. It will allow you to pull up a local videofile stored on your Quest. It won't be social (no streaming), and it won't support 180/360VR videos. But we're working on a new service for later in 2020 that will enable people to browse files together. The focus for now is to have a really great local file videoplayer on Quest & PC VR headsets.

Alpha testing will begin next week Monday, May 18th, so sign up on our Discord for early access. Look for the #videoplayer-alpha-testing channel.



We're working super hard on many projects right now, including a friends system, more environments, better desktop screensharing features, more 3D movies, and larger room sizes. The rest of 2020 will be packed with tons of updates :)

Stay safe!
Bigscreen Team

Hi everyone,

A new update was pushed today!

• The Now Playing tab is now called Overview! It will no longer automatically scroll to the next options so the Lobby button will be easier to find.
  
• Tickets can no longer be purchased after an event has been live for an hour. We don't want you to miss more than half of the movie!
  
• Lobby posters have been updated. Check them out! There were plenty of other bug fixes and improvements as well.
  

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Hope you all have been enjoying our new Events and Movies updates and checked out the latest line up of anime movies from our partnership with Funimation!

My Hero Academia: Two Heroes will be premiering tomorrow at 6PM PT/1AM UTC. Get your popcorn ready and see Deku go Plus Ultra!

Hi everyone,

Hope you all have been enjoying our new Events and Movies updates and checked out the latest line up of anime movies from our partnership with Funimation!

Today, we added some bug fixes and improvements for Bigscreen Movies (on-demand movie rentals)! You can now invite friends into your room and watch rented movies with them. Each person will need their own movie ticket.

Please note that users on older versions and rooms on older versions will not appear for you.

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Our first anime screening, featuring Your Name., is happening tomorrow at 6PM PDT. Hope to see you there!

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Get ready to watch some of the most iconic, popular and classic anime films, live in virtual reality with Bigscreen and Funimation!

Starting in May with Makoto Shinkai’s masterwork love story, Your Name., Funimation anime in virtual reality will be the perfect way to relive some of your favorite movie experiences. And yes, you will cry, but no one can actually see you cry ;D



Hop into the lobby and chat with other attendees, pick up some digital popcorn and drink and take your seats in a sprawling virtual theater, where you can sit back, relax and watch the film on a huge screen!

We’ll kick things off with a limited run for Your Name., but all titles will remain available for video-on-demand sessions after their run! Take a look at what else is coming in May!

• May 1-3: Your Name
  
• May 8-10: My Hero Academia: Two Heroes
  
• May 15-17: Akira
  

Keep an eye out for more upcoming events at https://bigscreenvr.com/events/comingsoon

Anime titles will come in subbed or dubbed formats if available, so be sure to purchase the right ticket. Movies are immediately available in the United States, but we'll add more countries in the coming weeks. Prices start from $3.99, and pricing and country availability varies by movie. If you have any questions, reach out to [email protected] for assistance.