Another year, another Nerd Fair. The 3 day fanboy bonanza known as Fan Expo wrapped this weekend in Toronto to record support, showing attendance numbers edging to 50,000. Hardly the magnitude of the mighty Comic-Cons of the world – but as Canada’s premiere pop culture (more)
On Friday, we were lucky enough to test out Wii Sports Resort for the Nintendo Wii! The game, which was released yesterday, is the next chapter of the popular Wii Sports franchise – this time players can transport their Mii’s to a tropical island resort (more)
D-Box is now in Canada, in an Etobicoke theatre. The Cineplex Odeon Queensway Cinemas in Etobicoke, Ontario is outfitted with only a few chairs at the top of the theatre, but if they provide the experience it promises it could change (and likely increase the price point) of the movie-going experience. The chair moves and shakes with the plot of the story and the camera angle allowing for an unmatched, realistic and immersive experience – which could forever change a viewer’s level of emotional involvement with a movie.
People want more from their move-going experience, right?! Now, like so many other things, interactive and true-to-life visceral experiences are those that really matter. Engage my senses! ..as many as you can….right?!
Is a poly-sensorial experience truly the goal? Let’s be sure to think this one through… will the smell of burning rubber or the heat of an explosion on our skin be incorporated in our entertainment experience? Do we want to go that far? …I may have avoided Slum Dog Millionaire if this was the case.
Apparently, once you go D-BOX, you never go back. I’m willing to give it a try, even after seeing the corporate video.
Oh, and D-Box is not only for theatres; chairs for gaming and home theatres are also offered. Gamers and “boys with toys” get ready for a serious new world. And you best be serious because the Gamming chairs retail for $15,000 (no word on the price of the chairs for your living room).
D-Box Gaming chair, retails at $15,000
D-Box for home entertainment
D-Box is now in Canada, in an Etobicoke theatre. The Cineplex Odeon Queensway Cinemas in Etobicoke, Ontario is outfitted with only a few chairs at the top of the theatre, but if they provide the experience it promises it could change (and likely increase the price point (more)
