The Who
have released a beta version of their Oculus Rift virtual reality app, called
"The Who Immersive." Already available for iOS and Android, the app
does not require a controller and is described as more of a ride, one you can
take to explore and enjoy the band's music.
"This
experience is a ride, so you don’t need a controller, keyboard...just look
around," reads a description of the app (via VR Focus). "Starting at
the gates of The Who world, you'll travel past sights from their 50 years,
before steering into the Marquee Club, past a Soho Doorway, isolate parts of
'Who Are You' and burst into the stadium with the bone chilling screams of Daltrey’s
'Won't Get Fooled Again.'"
The app is
available for the second iteration of the Oculus Rift development kit, and
you'll need a PC meeting the specs below to run it.
•16GB RAM
•3.4GHZ
Intel Core i7 8 cores
•4GB
Graphics - GForce GTX650
Further
optimizations will be done to The Who Immersive over the coming year so that it
can run on less beefy PC rigs.
When the
app was announced in November 2014, The Who's Roger Daltrey said he hoped it
could "entertain and educate" a new audience.
"I'm
not a fan of smartphones but have to admit they do open up huge possibilities
to entertain and educate," he said at the time. "The music business
needs to use every avenue possible to keep the fans and the music in close
contact. This app will hopefully teach our newer, younger fans everything they
might want to know of our history, and hopefully unearth some odds and sods for
our older ones."
You can view the experience on You Tube at the following URL: -
You can view the experience on You Tube at the following URL: -
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