Netflix announces Round 6 virtual reality experience

Netflix, in partnership with the company that operates virtual reality experiences - Sandbox VR - will launch the Round 6 series on web 3. Scheduled to arrive at the end of 2023, the experience prometake players to the locations where the famous South Korean series takes place. The plot challenges will be available in an intriguing environment.

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With the help of technology, players will have their movements tracked by a haptic system.

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With headsets, players will control the game using physical gestures while moving around the virtual world.

Within the environment, challenges similar to those in the series will occur, but, obviously, with physical integrity preserved. 

SandboxVR space in Atlanta (SandboxVR Reproduction)

Netflix and VR company will offer immersive experience in specific locations

To access the experience, fans of the series will have to go to one of the rooms equipped with the company's VR instruments. As if you were going to a cinema to watch a movie, but there you can run, shoot and solve the series' puzzles. Most of the places prepared for the experience are in the USA. 

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A série Round 6 was released in September 2021 and quickly became a hit. Netflix, totaling more than one and a half billion hours watched.

Now, the company wants to replicate this hit in the parameters of virtual reality by offering the gameplay and experience. 

Steve Zhao, CEO of Sandbox VR, told the portal GamesBeat that the objective of the action is “to bring people together through world-class immersive experiences…It is an incredible opportunity to partner with Netflix to give these fans the chance to transport themselves into the world of the series.”

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Netflix announces virtual reality experience for the Round 6 series (SandboxVR Reproduction)

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