VR in Japan is on a WHOLE NEW LEVEL! #2
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 ก.พ. 2023
- In this video I travel all the way to Japan to go from Kyoto to Tokyo to visit multiple VR game studios and VR hardware manufacturers! From The Quest 2 to Index and Pico (or even Shiftall's own Headsets the MeganeX) VR is truly undergoing a pretty crazy revolution right now in terms of VR software and hardware production. So! Come on the journey with me!
Lots more behind the scenes and full interviews on my Patreon!
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Outro Music:
• Magic.
All of the studios and their projects that I visited in this video:
17Bit (Song in the Smoke PSVR2, Quest, Steam):
www.songinthesmoke.com/
My Dearest (Dyschronia and others):
mydearestvr.com/en/
Character Bank (Ruins Magus):
character-bank.com/en/home-en/
Diver X:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/...
Hikky:
www.hikky.co.jp/en
Shiftall:
en.shiftall.net/
Thanks to VAL Esports for putting this entire trip together and sponsoring this video essentially! - วิทยาศาสตร์และเทคโนโลยี
This is the 2nd Video of me in Japan! The first: th-cam.com/video/qwblvGYFG30/w-d-xo.html
Hope you enjoyed! So many amazing things happening for VR in Japan right now. Share this one around! It's fun. Also I will be giving away a bunch of keys to the games in this video in my discord server Discord.gg/Thrill
All you have to do is comment and join the discord and you're eligible! Much Love yall, hope you enjoyed hearing these studio's stories!
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yo thrill, how's the stonx review coming along? the crowdfunding is ticking, and you're basically our only hope at hitting the goal...
I don't have VR or discord but I like winning things so instead of winning a game I will accept a like on this comment lol
Only a couple minutes in and I can see how much love and quality you put into everything you do. Your heart is a catalyst of VR for this generation, the future of VR is in good hands.
AWW THANKS ZAFY!
I saw that thrillseeker. You can't hide it.
So true and there's so much more coming down the line. This is all just the tip of the iceberg!
Nae pressure like lol😂
GJ
agree with you
So many folks think META is VRs leaders. So many people are simply tricked by marketing money. Glad to see YOU never abandoned your PCVR roots, and Japan is doing legit cool things in PCVR too!
A stand alone SteamVR playing device is the dream HMD I'm holding out to grab next.
@@JoinUsInVR they are leaders in sales, but not in cutting edge.
I think at this rate, Meta will be 3rd place if they actually adapt. They’re already being matched or outperformed in both hardware and software, and they’re squandering their advantages of existing users and company size.
Facebook was trying really hard to become a monopoly but that only happens if the technology works and you've bought or destroyed the competition.
Well, 2/3 of steam users that have headsets(and god knows how much more standalone quest users) use meta headsets, i think that considering zucc as a current leader of vr market is fair
Well, let's hope Japan will do for VR more than Meta did
amen🙌
Would be awesome, but considering how insanely much the Quest & Quest 2 has done for VR, that is a very very tall order.
You can fit the entire spending of all VR companies ever into the money zuck spent on horizon worlds TWICE. O_O
VR in Japan isn't as huge as Thrill hoped, Most of my colleagues &friends here are still so into mobile games such as UMA MUSUME which people from other countries probably never heard of, and while they spend crazy amount of money for GACHA games($1000 to $2000 USD per GACHA) ,they just don't spend that much for hardware, let alone "VR". Yes the community of VR here is growing but it's still relatively small. We had hype about SAO and a few other franchises related marketing stunt from big companies years ago(2016 era), but most those companies just cancelled their VR stuff(For example there was a VR aracde game from BANDAI NAMCO about gundam, they even had people for BETA testing and eventually was ceased). I hope Japan will do more for VR too but right now the US is clearly buring more cash into VR, which is still a quite nascent business for many local firms here.
@@HTMangaka Zuck himself is so obessed with this idea, no other company ever poured that much of money into this Industry. I wonder how long he can last with this kind of spending coz the Wall Street clearly wanted his company to leave this "Kid's toy/video games" market last year.
Bro. There’s just something about the way Thrill edits and shares a story that makes believe. He inspires a childlike sense of wonder.
I don’t even have a VR headset but I’ve been watching thrill for years now and always click at the drop off a hat if I see a new vid is out on discord.
Bro, I ❤ you Thrill. What you do means so much to me and inspires me so much. To also jump at a chance to follow my dreams.
I’ll fly through the stars as you do one day soon, I hope that you’ll cheer for me too.
Hey Rawi! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!! This comment means so much. I’ll keep working hard to keep improving! Thank you and much love!
It's surprising you only made a single video out of the trip, I'm sure there's a lot more to tell. But damn did this give me some badly needed hope for VR, shows the power that a few passionate people hold. Japan is truly the place for VR right now, makes me want to go back there to work
I made two
@@ThrillSeekerVR And I even watched it, mb. But still packed episode, maybe I'm just used to content being dragged out.
I've been living in Japan for 5 months now, and I understand the feelling, or realization really, of where all anime and videogames get their inspiration from, it's such a beautiful country
I think for me, it's the fact that traveling to many different places is so much simpler. In the U.S., for example, everything is so widespread and spread out, so most people never get to experience all the cool places for inspiration that exist in the country. In Japan, I can travel from Fukuoka to Tokyo in like an hour via plane for example.
@@TayoEXE Yeah I can understand, I'm from Argentina, so I get what a large country feels like haha, but here in Japan there's also a lot of care for tradition. At least where I'm from I know for a fact that it's not like that at all
@@lucasd8864 Oh totally. Authentically traditional Japanese things are simply pretty popular sources of inspiration for anime, video games, etc. The most Japanese anime like Demon Slayer or Naruto or Rurouni Kenshin are very popular for a reason. There are major exceptions like One Piece which is definitely more European inspired (Treasure Island, etc.).
I can't blame them. Japan has a much longer history than colonial U.S. for example, and lots of interesting legends, Yokai, historical samurai battles, music, periods of war, peace, political intrigue, outside influence, religion, etc.
Seeing these kinds of videos is really inspirational to me. After trying VR in 2017 in high school, I hope that one day I can join the VR industry myself and work on awesome content like these guys are doing
Do it! VR is really an amazing medium and it needs more great minds to convince everyone else to get on board so more companies will invest!
Makes me happy to hear there’re studios out there with focus and passion in vr as a community. Great video. Will we be seeing some more Japan videos???
It's hard to describe, but VR feels both hyper-connected and lonely to me. I'll go through a few weeks of not touching my headset due to this, and then swing right back in. I think the "swinging back in" part typically coincides with new uploads from you. Thanks for having such contagious optimism and enthusiasm for the medium, Thrill. ❤️
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I'm so very glad and happy to hear you got to visit Japan. I've never visited Japan myself but I can feel the amazing energy it gives off and I'm really hoping I can visit it one day too!
Japan has such cool and unique technology. There's not only lots of VR stuff, but they're building robot maid cafes, like what?!
Truly one of the best.
Words cannot express how much I appreciate your involvement to make vr known for the common people.
Seeing that Japan is as enthusiastic about vr than you is reassuring for the future of this medium.
Also, may we hope some more developed interviews with the companies, I hearing their experience on the subject could be a great way to bring some qualified opinion on the genre (:
Thank your for your work!
TH-cam is missing more of these types of projects. Sends me back to the younger TH-cam days when a ton of effort went into a single video. Well done!
I fill i have to say it, this chennel is the chennel that makes me came back to VR time and time again. Every time I watch one of your videos I'm contagiante by your enthusiasm and want to just hop on VR and play something
I pre-ordered the PSVR2 and I am very excited. I am a boomer, reaching 50 this year and I love technology and especially VR. A promise made in the early 90s finally coming true... Great video, Thrill, keep on doing what you do!
This video has given me some much needed hope for the future of VR. Thanks Thrill, keep up the great work as always!
Damn this got me really thinking about getting Song In The Smoke for PSVR2 🤔 looks pretty neat
I've been excited for this video forever! Knowing that SAO and lots of Isekai anime are popular in Japan, I'm not surprised to see VR be so popular. But love to see more of it all the same!
Thanks so much for a great (and optimistic) glimpse into the VR future. You're so right that in "the west" there has been this general sense of frustration and corporate interests, it's so refreshing to see there are people and companies who also care so much about what we as the VR community care about - the genuine potential and the paradigm shift. It's a signal for bright future, and that there are people driving forward the vision 🙏
This is so awesome to see. Man, I wish we had this kind of spirit in the States. Things like this make me so much less worried about the future of VR.
This is especially crazy for me. When you shot this series, I was trying to come to Japan, and bitter that it wasn't working out and I very likely wouldn't be able to. Now I'm living and loving it here, and trying to get into this industry. 💖
Awesome video! It's so cool to see you meet in-person the people behind the stuff you and every other VRTH-camr talk about!
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oof i feel that... my fb just got hacked 3 days ago and instabanned... never even had a warning before, still need to message them haha. luckily sold my quest 2 like a year ago and i have a reverb 2 now.
Ikr? I was curious about what was in that, even if it was probably just empty
The editing keeps getting better and better. Amazing video, Thrill!
Great reporting and it's so neat seeing all these people creating new experiences for us all. Its rather awesome seeing these companies also seeing each other as friendly rivals to learn from rather than pure competition. Seeing that spirit of collaboration continue into the indie commercial space from the community space speaks to a healthy attitude for all these developers.
Fantastic Job! I really learn so much from your channel. This was a great deep dive into the Japanese VR market. VR is such a powerful next step for the birthplace of Anime. Keep up the wonderful work and thanks for the Patreon reminder. Just became a supporter.
Thank you Thrill, an excellent part 2! I hope there are more to come.
Congrats on editing all that footage down! The final result was worth it! Really exciting to see all the work being done over in Japan! :D
Omg I did not know there were VR visual novels already. I had been waiting for one of these for so long, time to buy!
Great video
What an amazing trip! You'll remember this one for decades. Such an amazing perspective outside of our localized view. Thanks for sharing this, I may have to check out those patreon extra videos.
This makes me so happy to see how hard others are working on VR. Absolutely love Japan, the language, the culture, the food. Excellent video, 10/10
I had a similar feeling about being connected to everyone when I went to MIT Reality Hack, everyone there was just so passionate and nerdy about building VR, that it was one of the first time I felt like I was in a group with people I felt I belonged with
I hope you do one more video of this, I would love to see what else you got up to over there, but this is one of countless reasons I love Japan, not just for the Anime, but the games, the passion they show for them, the culture and so much more, I wish companies here would show this much passion for the VR industry as well.
Absolutely brilliant stuff! WELL DONE FOR MAKING ORIGINAL CONTENT! So cool to see you in Japan! :)
Aw man i can't begin to describe how happy I am to see this sort of content! I was smiling the entire time, there's so much passion and love for VR and I feel the exact same way
Thank you for this video and all the work you put into it. I was smiling the entire time I was watching. The passion and drive to create good things is very inspiring.
Thank you for sharing this with us trill much love ❤️
The legend himself, @ThrillSeeker!!! the man that got me into VR 4 years ago and inspired me to to seek what thrills!🔥🔥
Thrill, I got to say I've been watching the content for a while and the videos just keep getting better, keep up the good work!!
This is awesome, glad to see there are so many studios like this. Good vid thrill :D
The production quality of your videos is getting crazy good. I love this video and your work. Keep it up bro
Awesome vid as usual! Thanks for taking the time to make it!
100% worth it, these are my favourite videos from you Thrill! Definitely going to be checking out these games and developers.
Omg I've only seen the beginning of the video & I'm all hyped, love your Japan series! I don't usually see any of the vr things in japan documentated and they all look so cool!
Thanks for the awesome content in this video! It's super great! I appreciate your hard work. I hope more of this kind is coming. 😉
This video was. It is your very best video that you have ever done in my personal opinion. It's inspiring, it's informative. It is visually stunning and captures so many things in such a short amount of time.
You have so much talent, and you've grown into it beautifully through your TH-cam channel. Thanks for sharing this amazing video.
So i've casually caught a lot of your content, because obviously you're big enough TH-cam feeds you heavily to anyone interested in VR. It's been interesting enough, but... this one has actually inspired me. I've a project i had convinced myself was pointless that i am now re-invigorated for. Thank you.
That is so cool! I kinda wish I could go to Japan and check out all these VR companies. Keep living the dream Thrill!
That was a great video! Thank you for all your hard work!
Some guys from my dearest visited my work place at the beginning of my internship. Some great people with passion for VR. People like them makes me regain hope for VR after struggling with all the limitations it currently presents.
Meta can absolutely learn a lot from this, especially about nurturing the audience within the niches that already exist.
Instead of artificially building an empire only to burn it down, building for the people that are already here would be the strong and organic foundation that big companies are ignoring.
So much respect for Japan, such a great video! So exciting
Truly heartwarming and inspiring! 🥰
Thanks for sharing!!
Thanks for the hard work. Wouldn't mind seeing even longer stuff from you. Particularly when you've got all that great footage!
edit: clarity
Such a great look at VR in Japan and the passion behind the industry. I've been planning on going for the past year and a bit (and it looks like I will be going this Spring) I'm very excited to see some of the VR culture there if I can!
Always looking forward to a thrill upload, loved the new video format!
Super project love this documentaries. Really amazing job man.
Thanks for the effort you put in to this!
While it may be a different kind of video in relation to what this channel usually creates, I absolutely loved it. I come to this channel to see everything new happening in VR and this gave me that and then some. I've been following your channel for a while now and it's obvious you have a passion for this medium. I personally hope you keep making videos like this as it helps spread the word that META doesn't solely control the VR market.
Much love thrill seeker to your content hope to see more Japan VR content that would be freakin awesomelistic and preem!
hell yeah I've been waiting for this vid to drop! these smaller studios are what will push VR to the next level
Amazing content, the time and effort put in is evident. Keep up the great work.
Hey thanks!! Much love!
Your Channel really is next level, i love small VR channels too and they offer tons of value but youre really the best in shownig the market as a whole
I love seeing this, gives me hope to see crazy new VR tech
Thank you for this video is soooooo nice to see those studios.
I can't wait to see the new games and headsets. I have lost my thrill for vr for many reasons, but I still cant wait to see what's next and to once again want to play all day and night.
Thanks for this great documentary on Japan and VR.
I can't possibly like this enough! Great video Thrill!
Loving the series, thanks Thrill!
Yay!! Good Thriil! (Head!pats) thank you for getting such a wonderful and amazing glimpse into the Japanese VR scene! Again!
Was waiting for this one. Did not disappoint
great video like always, so much effort
Thank you so much for sharing such an awesome experience, thank u for sharing the vr industries in japan, i would've never met them if it wasn't for you.
I was in Japan for a few years about 5 years ago. Truly an awesome place! I never got to visit these studios though!
Nice way of presenting us this amazing culture. Thanks.
5:55 meters are used for measuring rooms lol, most housing now a days in Japan don't have tatami mats anymore 😅 I do think you nailed the vr industry in japan on the head though, a lot of start ups can be found in every city. I hope you enjoyed Japan スリルシーカー :)
He probably just misunderstood an explanation from some1
I think he's right.
" In Japan, the size of a room is often measured by the number of tatami mats (-畳, -jō), about 1.653 square meters (for a standard Nagoya size tatami). "
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatami#size
@@letsexplodetogether5667 haha i think its just a more traditional way that is kept around for heritage reasons, like measuring horses with 'hands'.
As someone who lives in Japan and has rented many houses, no, measuring in tatami is still the standard, even if your house doesn't have any actual tatami. Square meters IS used for measuring the total size of the property however.
Rooms without tatami are still measured in “jou” 畳
It’s actually a much more easily understandable measurement. The difference between a 9 and 12 square meter room can be hard to conceptualize, but everyone can easily picture the difference between a 6 and 8 tatami mat sized room.
Dude, good job on the video! This is fantastic content. I hope we can get some uncut interviews and clips of each studio you went to, maybe highlighting them in individual videos?
Fantastic video on the passion and collaborative atmosphere of VR developers here in Japan. Japan has a unique culture of fans building for fans that could bring us some great things. Thanks for bringing this insight to the rest of the world.
Appreciate your hard work bro
Been waiting for this video for what feels like forever, thank you
The wait payed off. Great video!
This was so cool to see, I was actually getting pretty pesimistic about the vr future - but this definitely lifted my mood! How exciting!
Liking, commenting, and already subscribed! Awesome video. Inspiring and beguiling and very professionally composed -- but as you said, 2 terabytes and a hundred hours of recordings, so _wow_ to that too.
THIS is the kind of thing that makes me so excited for VR
Thank you, my favorite series.
I love your enthusiasm and this videos shows how contagious your enthusiasm can be. I'm exited as marten inviting someone to play with.
1. the work you put into this video shows.
2.. oh no.. 200+hours of footage from having amazing times in Kyoto/etc. Japan.. such a chore.. ;)
3. Keep up the great work!
Thrill, you just keep getting better and better. More, please!
You made me want to go to japan.
Inspiring video, thanks for the effort. I was always curious about Japan, i hope i can visit Kyoto like you did one day.
I never got back to 2D games after playing VR games.
Love the content and your one of the people that got me into vr l.
100% agree with Kyoto being a transformational experience. That city is absolutely stunning. I've been all over the world, and Kyoto remains one of my favorite experiences.
keep on pushing the content helping us see where VR is today, thanks!
Please share more! Great information and inspiring.
Seriously, I dream about a game like WOW or guild wars 2 IN VR !!!! This would be …. Amazing. With nice mechanics for spells , attacks, combats, dongeons …. Omg
This would be nuts!
I'm really excited for the future of VR that Japan will be bringing us!
Kyoto was for sure my favorite trip of all time!
This is so cool! you did such a good job.
I remember your first Japan video and I've been waiting but its here
I really hop to get a chance to meet you one day (VR/IRL) your videos have saved me from so much darkness and negativity and the PLUR mindset just make me hope for so much love in your life. i was one of those poor boy no headset watchers for years and now that i am in it i am so happy. dude your amazing and thank you for all the work you do. Big love dude.
Nice work, it’s appreciated