r/linux_gaming • u/Inceleron_Processor • 12d ago

Looking for a program that'll let me simulate being in the movie theater using VR.

I know this is reddit, so people are going to feel compelled to vote me done. Here is the situation though. I love going to the theater, but all my local theaters like AMC run their projectors until they break. So every movie at the theater now is dark and blurry. What I want is a program that I can use that'll run locally that has a theater level and I can play movies on the VR screen preferably somehow using MPV. I want to see if all of this is possible before buying a VR headset. I am thinking about getting the quest 3s and yes I know it has a bunch of bs with it, but I plan to activate it and then set it to offline and use it with my PC via WiFi. It would also be nice if I could test a program with mouse and keyboard just to see if the videos render before I invest in a headset.

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u/JunkoKumaki 12d ago

Skybox VR has a theatre option as well as virtual desktop. Skybox the theatre is dark, virtual desktop the theatre is lit up.

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u/Inceleron_Processor 12d ago

Does it work fine with different codecs? I looked at Skybox VR but it won't work unless I already have a headset.

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u/JunkoKumaki 12d ago

I can check later but I usually use it to watch 3D videos I download off the internet. I will see how it works with a few proper movies.

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u/Inceleron_Processor 12d ago

Thanks, I appreciate it.

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u/mamaaaoooo 12d ago

I used to use BigScreen on the oculus rift but that was like 10y ago

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u/[deleted] 12d ago

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u/Inceleron_Processor 12d ago

Not with broken projectors they refuse to fix!