I was 22 years old when the first Star Wars movie was released. I waited in line for an hour at the Galleria Theater in Houston. I was absolutely blown away. At 69 years old now, I'm still a total Star Wars geek. In 2021 I bought a Quest 2. I remember firing up Vader Immortal for the first time. Mind blown all over again. The feeling of immersion in the Star Wars world was fantastic. I recently bought a Quest 3 and am really enjoying it. Yeah, I'm almost 70, but I can still feel like a kid in VR.
@jollyjulian
5 ай бұрын
I think VR is an incredible thing for people of nearly every age, and I actually feel like it might be even more impactful for people who are a bit older. I did a video about that here too - and while not everyone agrees, I feel a lot of the same things you do. Plus, my father has gotten into it, and he's 77 now, and he and I love playing WALKABOUT MINI GOLF together at least once a week. Glad you enjoyed Vader Immortal - I still fire that up and play through it once a year. More of an experience than a game, but still one of the best Star Wars things I've ever done.
@Stiney86
5 ай бұрын
It’s incredibly difficult to truly explain what VR is capable of to somebody who hasn’t tried it, but you did an amazing job through this storytelling!
@jollyjulian
5 ай бұрын
Thank you, my VERY good friend (and Ghosts of Tabor team-mate from time-to-time)! Really appreciate it, and I'll never forget that experience.
@dancole3187
5 ай бұрын
You're a natural at this. Your enthusiasm is palpable and contagious. Thank you, and keep up the good work!
@jollyjulian
5 ай бұрын
Really appreciate that, my man! Thank you. I do unabashedly love this VR stuff. It's been magical, and will only continue to get better and better....
@Glowbox3D
5 ай бұрын
Alyx blew my mind. Still years later, no other VR game comes close to the fidelity, artistic quality, and VR mechanics. This is the bar. Easily moved into my top five 'gaming experiences' of all time.
@jollyjulian
5 ай бұрын
Alyx was extraordinary. No questions - I loved it so much, and have played it all the way through 2 times (and I don't play single player experiences more than once very often. In my top 5 as well, easily. The game play was a bit simple overall, but the environment and immersion - second to none.
@jonnyz69
4 ай бұрын
@@jollyjulian What are the other 4 may I ask
@pringlewheel
5 ай бұрын
Awesome video, man. Fellow VR enthusiast here and I completely get what you’re saying. VR is immense. Looking forward to more videos 👍
@jollyjulian
5 ай бұрын
Thank you for that so much, and great to "meet" another VR enthusiast here as well. VR has really enhanced my life in so many great ways already, and the people I meet here are no exception to that! Keep VR-ing, my friend!
@davidlucena6797
5 ай бұрын
I got into VR quite recently with the release of the Quest 2 (now own a Quest 3), but i can relate with your feelings. Even though I have had played a lot of the flatscreen version before, Superhot had this effect on me, being able to hear the directional audio of a bullet passing around my eyes, stretching out my hand and being able to punch it in mid air, you couldn't do that in the flat version, and then I knew that was something I could never go back from. I still play flat games, but the open-ended freedon of how you interact with VR titles is something you can't find anywhere else, this immersion does not always needs cutting edge graphics, and like you said before: we are at the frontier of this technology, what could be the next breakthrough? As it stands, things are only going to get better, and I am glad to be part of it, and an embassador for newcomers.
@jollyjulian
5 ай бұрын
Great to have you as a fellow ambassador to VR - we certainly need that! I still remember playing SUPERHOT for the first time, and I think I was grinning from ear-to-ear the whole time. Freezing and trying not to move - so awesome. Impossible to think about anything else while you're playing. Can't wait to see what the next 10 - 20 years will bring for VR.
@giou9671
5 ай бұрын
Love your enthusiasm and energy.
@jollyjulian
5 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for that - it's genuine. I think I might annoy some of my friends with how enthusiastic I am about VR. LOL
@Giants83
5 ай бұрын
Im going on my third year as a VR user and I absolutely love it. There is nothing cooler then starting a new game and being part of that world. Its so immersive and beautiful. I remember as a young kid my parents took me to Universal Studios when it was still relatively new. I remember getting on the Back to the future ride and feeling like i really was in that world. It was incredible. There was no VR at that time but i remember thinking to myself how awsome it would be to travel to other worlds from home. Everytime I put that headset on i feel like that little boy at Universal Studios. Probably sounds corney I know. Im just really glad Im into VR and look forward to the future of the VR industry.
@jollyjulian
5 ай бұрын
Fantastic - it really is magical, right? I never felt this way (to this degree) booting up a traditional game, no matter how amazing the graphics. Not knocking flat-screen gaming, but it's just not the same EXPERIENCE for me. And I remember having very similar feelings riding the Back to the Future ride at Universal as well! It just filled your whole view, and it felt like I was really flying around in the DeLorean! VR is really bringing that sort of experience into our homes, but now I want one of those motion rigs like the YAW II for my home! Damn it! Thanks for the comment!
@SargonDragon
5 ай бұрын
The moment for me was when I first bought an Oculus Rift CV1 and started up First Contact. It wasn't so much the demo itself. But rather, I turned around and saw there was a VCR among the other stuff in the back of the trailer. I pushed the button on it expecting nothing would happen. But instead, it ejected a tape which started to fall. And I caught it. That was a profound moment for me. This technology had just engaged my real world reflexes to catch a figment of a computer's imagination in my hand.
@jollyjulian
5 ай бұрын
Damn, that brings back great memories! I remember that two when I had my original Oculus Rift - and that VCR, and doing everything with your hands - magical. Love it!
@seattime4075
5 ай бұрын
Love the energy..I agree that those location based walking VR experiences, really showcase at this time how good VR can get. Next for me are Car and Aircraft sims with motion.
@jollyjulian
5 ай бұрын
I've so wanted to buy one of those moving seats, like the YAW 2! I want it so badly for Automobilista 2 and Flight Sim 2020, and stuff like that. I just can't rationalize the money for it. But - wow - how cool must that be?
@ThatAprilPvd
5 ай бұрын
Great video! I do remember trying BR in 2017 and being so impressed with it that I had to run out and buy my own system. Since then I have spent anywhere from 4 to 8 hours in VR almost every day. I even went so far as to buy a second quest to headset to leave in my locker at work so I could play during my lunch break. I love your enthusiasm for beyond. I recently sent a headset to my sister, the extra one that I had in my locker that I don’t use anymore now that I’m retired. I can’t wait for her to open the box and try it on and see what she’s going to say. the only thing I’m worried about is sometimes there are hiccups that we take for granted. I was saddened by the lack of movement in the Apple Vision Pro system that makes me afraid that people won’t experience what we experienced and want to go further. Or maybe it will make them want to pick up a quest. Keep up the good work.
@jollyjulian
5 ай бұрын
Great comment, and wonderful story. I love hearing from people who have had such wonderful first experiences, and for whom VR becomes such a regular thing - like you! And I do hope your sister loves it as well, and if she doesn't right out of the gate, I hope she'll really give it a bit of time to see what we see in it. Keep VRing, and this is only going to keep growing - I have no doubt about that!
@_VRSTAR
5 ай бұрын
I’m so with you! I love your enthusiasm and I totally feel the same! I brought my 12 year old son a quest 2 and once I had my first experience, I was obsessed and brought my own headset the same week! I’ll never look back now either! New sub here 🥳xx
@jollyjulian
5 ай бұрын
Love that you got a headset for your son, and then tried it as well, and got one for yourself! That is awesome! Hopefully the two of you can VR together - great bonding experiences there. Appreciate the comment, and the sub - I look forward to sending more videos your way!
@_VRSTAR
5 ай бұрын
Thank you 😊 yes we did have some shared fun on the quest 2’s but now I’m the VR enthusiast and he’s glued to his xbox again! 😂 oh well, I’ll have to make friends with other VR nuts 🤣 xx
@sethgarfinkel
5 ай бұрын
Speaking of Disney World, back in the 90s they had an attraction in Epcot that was an imagineer demo of the VR they were working on at the time. It was an Aladdin experience flying around. It was wild even back then. There is actually some video from inside the experience that is part of the Aladdin sequence in PhilharMagic where he is flying through the streets. Cool stuff
@jollyjulian
5 ай бұрын
I think I heard about that back then, but it didn't really register! Was that at Downtown Disney / Disney Springs in the Disney Quest area? If so, I never went in there, and I should have! I didn't realize that the PhilharMagic sequence was partially from that VR experience! Love that! Thank you for sharing this!
@sethgarfinkel
5 ай бұрын
@@jollyjulian actually it was in Epcot in future world. It was in the communicore building of the side closest to the Land. I’m not sure if it ever migrated to Disney Quest. I don’t think it did.
@dodgywheelsandropeywiring5697
5 ай бұрын
I have the Pico 4, the game that blew me away was Contractors VR with the mods for Star wars battlefront classic, though I'm not a fan of pvp games being a Storm Trooper in a game I loved is awesome. I'm hoping someone makes a mod so I can play Alien Vs Predator in VR, I haven't found one yet though I believe there is one for Alien Isolation, a game that in 2D damn near gave me a heart attack haha.
@jollyjulian
5 ай бұрын
Great first experiences, for sure! I love both of those two. Was so cool to see the STAR WARS mod in Contractors, and it is so much fun! And Alien Isolation - OH MAN. Might be the top of my list for most terrifying VR experience I've had yet. Truly incredible!
@dread_yt
2 ай бұрын
Been playing VR games for about 3 years now, and I played Star Wars sqaudrons in VR, I also have all 3 Vader Immortal games. The thing about VR for me is just the utter immersion into what you are doing. It can be tiring sometimes to play standing up, but I'm glad I did it every time. It made me get a new PC for streaming, but people watching VR games are just not getting what it's like to be in a headset.
@jollyjulian
2 ай бұрын
You are so right - agree 100% First off, love the immersion - that's my favorite thing about VR, which really encompasses everything about VR. And Star Wars Squadrons in VR is AMAZING!!! The feeling of being in that X-Wing - I was a little kid again! And love Vader Immortal. Also, recording VR, doesn't give the person any idea of what it's really like. The only way is to get them to wear the headset for a bit. Great comment!
@williamsaloka9043
4 ай бұрын
I've been waiting for at least SOMETHING resembeling V.R. for quite some time . I thought that I would never see that day.(I'm 63now)... Every time I put on one of my headsets, it blows me away. Who would of thunk it! Amazing stuff.
@jollyjulian
4 ай бұрын
Oh, I just had ANOTHER of those "WOW VR" experiences, and am putting a quick first-impression video out about that today! I know how you feel - just amazing. And it's only going to keep getting more and more incredible!
@bryannguyen2383
4 ай бұрын
I went through the VOID Star Wars in Downtown Disney in California and it's also what completely sold me. I think I already had a Quest 1 for about a week or so at that point so I wasn't brand new but man the interaction and feeling of walking in a new world was so unique. I really hoped to try it a second time with Avengers but it shut down before I could. I believe they're now called Sandbox VR and they had a Squid Games theme experience, but unfortunately all the Disney licensed movies are gone
@jollyjulian
4 ай бұрын
Love that you got to experience it as well, and I even though I have been in VR on a daily basis for the last 7 years or so, I'd do that experience again in a heartbeat, if I could! I do hope they can come back from closing, and make Sandbox VR work, truly. That kind of immersion - amazing!
@140Chapulin
5 ай бұрын
That's awesome! I hope they bring the experience back.
@jollyjulian
5 ай бұрын
I really hope they do too. So hard to truly express to people how unique it really was. FULL immersion!
@superfreeeeeak
5 ай бұрын
This is the coolest unexpected introduction to vr i ve ever heard🤩Love it
@jollyjulian
5 ай бұрын
That made me smile - reliving this myself making this video was wonderful. It's hard to think that, not that long ago, I didn't even realize VR was "a thing" to the degree it is. I truly hope THE VOID can continue to do things like that in the future, and continue to introduce people all over the world to the magic of full-immersion VR. Thanks for the comment!
@toututu2993
4 ай бұрын
VR/AR is obviously a huge step in technology. Unlike anything we used to have that either failed to stay that doesn't work as promised. What makes VR/AR better than the rest is it just works as promised, has the highest potential in gaming/ none gaming compared to anything else, it shockingly replaced 3d glasses, head tracking camera, tv/monitors, is something you never learnt unless you tried it and it even gets better the more you discovered it People have no knowledge about the technology and rushed to conclusion of comparing it to Nintendo Wii
@jollyjulian
4 ай бұрын
Great thoughts here, and I think you nailed it about many people just not "getting it." And I do think that's because you really can't fully get it till you try it. For most, once you put that headset on for the first time, you experience something you weren't expecting at all. It just pulls you in in a way most things can't. I just hope people will try this, and see for themselves the power that is VR. Thanks for the comment, and hope to hear more from ya!
@marenjones6665
5 ай бұрын
Always wanted to do The Void.
@jollyjulian
5 ай бұрын
I hope you get the chance again. I hope they can do something again, and not have a pandemic to survive this time! Fingers crossed.... Thanks for the comment!
@mikeljbarham9555
5 ай бұрын
I'm 45 and love VR
@jollyjulian
5 ай бұрын
Amen, my friend! VR has completely invigorated my love for gaming and digital experiences. I truly use it every day, even if just for a little bit when busy!
@shadowworlds
5 ай бұрын
I have the quest pro and the quest 3. Looking forward to the new Quest pro 2
@jollyjulian
5 ай бұрын
I'll be interested to see what they do with the Quest Pro 2, for sure! I didn't get the first one, but will be keeping my eyes on their next offering, for sure!
@emandm1822
2 ай бұрын
Weird how similar my first dive into vr is to yours..I got the psvr2 last feb at launch, never used any vr previous. The first game I played was start wars tales from the galaxy... I don't have words to explain walking up to the bar and interacting with the alien bartender. I was frozen in disbelief. I'll never forget that. Next I played horizon call of the mountain and the opening scene of that melted my brain. Unfortunately like you said the wow factor does wear off, but if the tech keeps advancing it has the potential to be something truly special, but it needs to become way more profitable before we have a chance of that
@jollyjulian
2 ай бұрын
Such great experiences in VR, and those first ones are just the best. As much as that initial WOW factor can't quite be matched, I'm pleased to say how much I still get some of that feeling nearly every time I'm in VR. I just never take it for granted. Love that you had a very similar experience, and hopefully we'll run into each other in VR sometime.
@maximilian_puetz
4 ай бұрын
10:30 same Eagerly awaiting Quest Pro 2..
@jollyjulian
4 ай бұрын
Yes, interested to see what they do there, obviously to compete more directly with Apple Vision Pro, perhaps....
@novatolleson8345
5 ай бұрын
That was a fantastic story...Thank you!!!! Thank you for sharing!! My first real experience was with a PS4 helmet. It's good, but I'm not that much of a gamer and the only social was Rec Room...with LOTS of yelling-in-your-face children. :/ Life changing was getting the Quest 1 and finding Altspace VR in March of 2020. While looking for a world I noticed one titled Black Rock City. Hmmmm...I know that place...I jumped in and suddenly found myself crashing a tour of burner folks being shown a potential Burning Man in VR. The best part, he created the world based on from the year of his first time at Burning Man, 2014. The very same year Hubby and I went. Every thing...and I mean, EVERYTHING was exactly as I remember it. The art, the sounds, the Center camp, and yes, even the Man that got burned on Saturday night. Altspace gave the platform and I got to go to Burning Man a second time. The social energy that comes from VR is still real to me and I really miss it now that Altspace is gone and I'm finding it hard to get back in the swing of socializing again in VRChat and Horizons. But, VRChat does have some amazing worlds to explore, including one that had to been very much based around the game world of "Stray" and OMG...AMAZEBALLS!!!! One of these days I'll find my VR crowd again.
@jollyjulian
5 ай бұрын
Oh, I can relate to your love for ALTSPACE, and how much you miss it! I used Altspace a lot as well, and was heart-broken when it went away. There was something wonderful about how it worked, and the event system, and the people in it that I just have not found a solid replacement either. While VR chat is incredible for many reasons, it just hasn't had the same feel and focus for me that Altspace had. VR CHAT has amazing worlds and avatars and such, and I feel like that has become more of the focus there than the more "organized" gatherings that Altspace was known for. And being able to schedule events in Altspace, and let people know about them - wonderful. I did teaching in VR and hosted Trivia nights, and even showed some of my short films in Altspace many times. I miss it all the time. Love the experiences you had in there with Burning Man! That's so great! I probably should give Horizons another try too, but that didn't light my fire either. Anyway, great to hear from you, and keep looking for the VR crowd - we are out there!
@Sharrocker
5 ай бұрын
Cool video man, hopefully this inspires some people to dive in!
@jollyjulian
5 ай бұрын
Thank you for that - I certainly hope so. I so want others to have the experiences I've had, and love them as much as I do. Not all will, but fingers crossed!
@Sharrocker
5 ай бұрын
@@jollyjulian I’m with you 100%. I recently got a quest 3 and sent my quest 2 to my brother. I told him it’s free as long as he uses it, if he doesn’t send it back so I can give it to someone who will! We’ve been chillin in vr almost daily since! 👍
@chrisbrooks5240
5 ай бұрын
Its a beautiful story thank you for sharing!
@jollyjulian
5 ай бұрын
My pleasure, truly. It was a life-changing experience for me, as strange as that is to say!
@OdyBeRidin
5 ай бұрын
WOW! I have to agree with 110% of everything I just heard. I too saw Star Wars but when I was 10. Been a SW nerd ever since. My fist VR headset was the PSVR1. When I put on the headset, I loaded the game "Worlds", it was a demo, and when that dark room started to illuminate with a giant yellow fire ball racing towards me in glorious Virtual Reality!.... I Was Hooked! Just as you Ive never been one to race out and buy the cuting edge tech, I always wait for prices to come down and bugs being worked out, not with VR. Im the first in line when a new VR headset emerges. Ive owned the PSVR1 and 2, OG Vive, Vive Pro, Vive Pro 2, Oculus 2 and 3, DPVR (Deepoon) E3, Samsung Odyssey and Samsung Odyssey +, Reverb G2, Index, The original Pimax 4K, the Pimax 5K, 5K+, 8K, also have had pleasure of owning the XTAL 5K and 8K wide FOV headsets, Im rocking the Bigscreen Beyond right now, Im looking very hard at the Somnium VR1 to get that wider FOV, Pimax is of course wide FOV but with their lack of reliability and too much tinkering, they lost me . I usually dont respond to YT videos but your enthusiasm is contagious!! So good to hear somebody else was sucked in to VR on an extreme level as I was. Take care man!
@jollyjulian
5 ай бұрын
Kindred spirits, for sure! And I have questions for you, my friend, as you've used a lot more headsets than even I have, including more than one of the PIMAX! I, too, tried one Pimax at one point, and disliked the software and unreliability so much that I returned it. Was bummed, as I want wider field of view so much - it's really one of the things near the top of my list! So great that you got "HOOKED" right away when you tried VR for the first time as well. It's just.... life-changing. I know that sounds like a lot to some people, but it really is! Can't wait to see what new hardware and experiences come out. Thanks for the great comment, and I'd love to hear more about your experience with the PIMAX and the Somnium VR1, if you end up getting one!
@OdyBeRidin
5 ай бұрын
@@jollyjulian Sure, if you have any questions just let me know. Its wild how we remember our experiences in each headset, I still remembe many of the likes and dislikes of all the headsets Ive owned. While I havnet owned the Pimax Crystal, Ive heard good and bad, it seems like they release a headset before its really ready to go on the market, they let the customers experience the problems and then address the issues instead of being proactive before they are released to the market. I wasnt interested in the Crystal because, well its Pimax and because its not really wide FOV, even the reviews for the wide FOV lenses are not good. Im hoping the VR1 is a good balance of great image quality and "wider" FOV
@lolpl0000
5 ай бұрын
cool video! i might show it to my aunt and grandma so i can give them a different perspective from just my opinions. ofcourse i'll have to translate (im polish) but nonetheless your enthusiasm is really telling. :) personally i went through a htc vive, and now im on my valve index. i obviously dont have that much money, but these two headsets were worth EVERY penny. :)
@jollyjulian
5 ай бұрын
That is awesome - I love that you watched this, and are thinking of using it to help family members understand at least part of why you love VR so much! Also, great that you had the VIVE, and now the Index. I've LOVED my Index so very much, and was only recently that I stopped using it regularly to use the Quest 3 as daily driver. However, I might be putting it back up for a bit, as I have to have one of my Quest 3 controller replaced due to some stick-drift.... have LOVED the Index for years!
@lolpl0000
5 ай бұрын
@@jollyjulian yes sir :)
@Meccarox
5 ай бұрын
That sounds really fun, I wish I could try it.
@nerdloftgaming
5 ай бұрын
The Meta Quest 2 can be had for relatively cheap. It’s a great gateway into VR.
@Meccarox
5 ай бұрын
@@nerdloftgaming Yeah I'm planning to get a Quest 3 for my first VR headset. But I want to try the Star Wars experience he was talking about in the video.
@jollyjulian
5 ай бұрын
While you can't do THE VOID Star Wars experience any longer (as far as I know), there are some really cool Star Wars experiences in the Quest. It really does make you feel like you're IN that world. And the Quest 3 will be a FANTASTIC first headset. It's my daily driver now - I use it every single day!
@nerdloftgaming
5 ай бұрын
@@Meccarox ah of course! Haha. The Quest 3 is awesome - love it 👍🏼
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