Whether it was Gunship and the pounding Drone Racing– the kick drum alone makes it worth taking a look at– Woojer Vest Reaction… or The Word Alive’s Quit While You’re Ahead, I loved listening to music in this way. It’s someplace between being down the front at a gig and standing next to a bass bin in a club, and if you’re a fan of music the Woojer Vest Edge brings it to life in a way you can’t easily reproduce. If you’re a fan of classical music or 60s pop there’s going to be less of a draw, but if your taste skews towards the heavier end you’ll discover it tough to go back.
I followed up my musical jaunts with some motion picture time. This was where I took my first venture into VR with the Vest Edge, and the set up on Oculus Mission 2 was speedy and simple. Taking the 3.5 mm feed from the Oculus into the Vest Edge’s control unit, you then attach your earphones in series before depositing them on your head. I fretted that there ‘d be a lot of loose cables, however with some placing under and around the Vest Edge there was never ever anything in the method, and nor did it limit my motion.
If you’ve checked out apps like Prime Video VR or Bigscreen you’ll know that they put you in a virtual movie theater, and viewing smash hits in VR can be pretty unique. Adding in the Vest Edge tips things firmly into ‘almost as excellent as the real thing’.
I selected Spider-Man Homecoming as my first port of call, and things started reasonably controlled. I don’t believe I ‘d spent much time thinking of how filmmakers fine-tune the sound mix to draw the audience in, but the lack of radio frequencies in the opening was hammered home once they appeared, adding serious depth to both the superhero and the soundtrack action. I enjoyed this; it’s absolutely like having your own movie theater, and considered that I ‘d matched the Vest Edge with Razer’s haptic-toting Nari Ultimate I was experiencing every blow, every blast, just like you would in a well-equipped movie theatre. No, wait. It’s much better than that