{"id":11626,"date":"2017-12-21T16:15:01","date_gmt":"2017-12-21T16:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2017\/12\/21\/new-virtual-reality-theater-experience-launches-next-week-with-top-gun\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T01:24:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T01:24:17","slug":"new-virtual-reality-theater-experience-launches-next-week-with-top-gun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/off-duty\/movies-video-games\/2017\/12\/21\/new-virtual-reality-theater-experience-launches-next-week-with-top-gun\/","title":{"rendered":"New virtual reality theater experience launches next week with &#8216;Top Gun&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The latest leap in virtual-reality movie technology will debut next week, powered by Navy fighter jets from the 1980s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bigscreenvr.com\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Bigscreen<\/a> will partner with Paramount Pictures to show the 3-D version of \u201cTop Gun\u201d on Dec. 28 via its virtual movie theater, allowing goggle-wearing patrons to see the film as if they were seated in their nearby octoplex. Fans of Iceman, Maverick and Goose will be able to interact in a VR theater lobby before claiming their seat at one of 14 shows Dec. 29 and 30.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The screening is free throughout the U.S., but anyone wishing to check out the 1986 Tom Cruise classic (soon to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/off-duty\/movies-video-games\/2017\/05\/24\/tom-cruise-tells-aussie-tv-that-top-gun-2-will-happen-may-film-next-year\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\">have a sequel<\/a>) must get their gear in order:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>It will only stream via Windows 10.<\/li><li>Users must have a compatible VR headset. Click <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.bigscreenvr.com\/bigscreen-brings-movie-nights-to-vr-with-the-debut-of-top-gun-in-3d-df785a4e9764\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> for a list of supported gear.<\/li><li>It requires the Bigscreen app, which can be downloaded from multiple VR app stores.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A 3-D version of Top Gun was released in IMAX theaters in 2013, the same year it was released for home viewing as part of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Top-Gun-Two-Disc-Combo-Blu-ray\/dp\/B00A85EMVK\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Blu-ray combo pack<\/a>. Also that year, producer Jerry Bruckheimer discussed plans for a sequel; six years later, and more than 30 years after the original film\u2019s debut, \u201cTop Gun: Maverick\u201d is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/movies\/news\/top-gun-sequel-maverick-lands-2019-release-date-w490667\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">reportedly set<\/a> for a June 19, 2019, release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No future VR screenings have been announced, but Bigscreen <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.bigscreenvr.com\/bigscreen-brings-movie-nights-to-vr-with-the-debut-of-top-gun-in-3d-df785a4e9764\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">said<\/a> plans call for \u201ca regular, weekly content schedule in 2018 with both paid and free screenings of movies, TV shows, and video content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4YI7H_L50OQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen title=\"Experience Top Gun 3D in VR with Bigscreen and Paramount Pictures\"><\/iframe>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Feel the need for virtual popcorn, and speed? 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