The incredible levels of immersion afforded by modern headsets like PlayStation VR can create these intimate human feelings like no media before. Even in (non-VR) games, where the player has agency in a virtual world, there’s still a chasm between the identity of the player and the character that the player controls inside the game.
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The very best a big screen movie can do is to portray a character on the screen as such, but that still leaves the audience disconnected. Im still not convinced that stuff like the Oculus, Morpheus, and such are the future of games in any meaningful way, but for stuff like this A new way to. At first portrayed as both a Summer Lesson ripoff and the replacement to Illusion’s own 2010 game REAL Kanojo, VR Kanojo gives the player a virtual sweetheart and a few situations with which to invest energy with her. In my experience even the most immersive, well directed movie can’t reach out and make you personally-the person sitting in the audience-feel this way.
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There I was, in VR, worried about having invaded the personal space of a virtual character, and yet all the same, unable to turn off that natural human instinct despite knowing full well that she was nothing more than ones and zeros. And it made me feel like a total creep-something no form of media outside of VR has ever done. This was every bit as awkward as walking up to a stranger on the street and putting my face inches away from theirs. To do this she got even closer to me, leaned her head over right near mine and asked me to take a look at the book that she now held before us both. I elaborated on why that discomfort was actually revealing of VR’s unique ability to immerse players:Īs the scene moved along, the blonde-haired girl got out a Japanese study book and asked me to clarify some language for her. And while certainly more targeted toward Asia than the US and elsewhere, the game does something noteworthy as the first dating sim for PSVR after trying an early version of the game, the level of immersion led me to feeling uncomfortable when I was placed close to the game’s characters, as though I was invading their personal space. Summer Lesson falls into the niche game genre of the dating sim. While there aren’t currently plans for an official Western release of Summer Lesson, it’s expected that the game will be downloadable by US and EU PS4 players to via the PlayStation Store through a workaround. The trailer below shows one of the DLC and its English subtitles:
IGN reports that during the Bandai Namco Entertainment Product Conference in Singapore this week, the company announced a new version of Summer Lesson which will come bundled with two DLCs, include English subtitles, and launch in Southeast Asian markets. Those in Western regions interested in the title may be able to download it as well. Now, come April 28th, the game will see a broader release into Southeastern Asia release with English subtitles, opening the door to enjoyment by those who don’t speak the game’s native Japanese language. Summer Lesson, a rather unique offering among PSVR games, launched alongside the headset in Japan back in November.