And all I can say for it, after three episodes, is that there are worse ways I could spend my time. The interactions between the characters are better and the world that was painted in words works very well on the screen. Truly, it’s better than the books ever were. Jan Thijs ©2021 Amazon Content Services LLC and Sony Pictures Television Inc. I wanted it to be bad so I could validate my own taste. I wanted it to be good, so I could hop in and share the joy.
I also wanted to be vindicated in dropping the series back when I did. It’s the next big thing after the Game of Thrones train, which is another story I know too much of for one that I didn’t care for. All I got out of it was the physical reminder that, no matter how much others may have praised it, it wasn’t a story for me.īut I’m not immune to the fear of missing out. It wasn’t a strong reaction, either, which looking back now I would have preferred. I bought the second, I read it, and I stopped. So, I bought the first book, and it was a decent read. Very much like how people are very excited about the series now. Someone, at the time, suggested the series. My first experience with the series was perhaps more than a decade ago. The promise hidden behind them are much more interesting than whatever I have glimpsed so far. I remain entirely unsatisfied with those answers. It is a story about destiny and what it means to be beholden to it. It is a story about people fearing them and wanting to control them. It is a story about the Chosen One and their companions. It very much has the potential to become a cultural phenomenon much like Game of Thrones did before it, now that it has hopped mediums.Īnd yet, as I try to write my thoughts about it, I cannot tell you what the series is about.
It seems inescapable: to care about the fantasy genre, whether written or visual, is to know of it, if not knowing it. With its first volume published back in January of 1990 and having sold millions of copies since, generations grew with it and were formed by it.
The Wheel of Time’s adaptation as a TV series is a big deal. Legend fades to myth, and even myth is long forgotten when the Age that gave it birth comes again.” Robert Jordan, The Path of Daggers I really hope this simple way of doing it becomes the standard any maps in the future.“The Wheel of Time turns, and Ages come and pass, leaving memories that become legend. The controls are intuitive and you get a great perspective of the environment.
I am not aware of this effect being replicated anywhere else.Īlso, the map experience is hands-down the best I've ever had (in life, software or VR). No, it was not a boulder, it was, in fact, a table! New points reveal nuances and even show us that our initial guesses might have been incorrect. Even when have a lot of points, the darkness between is always greater, and wee're really inferring based on the points we can see. How we take measurements and learn more as we go, ever more confident in the shapes we see. You explore further down this cave, each step echoing in the darkness. You become more confident of your surroundings. As your scan progresses you become aware of the walls, floor some stalagmites and other cave features. As you map the environment each measured dot pops up in 3D-space.
You start in a dark environment with a headset and a hand-held laser 3D plotter. Definitely don't go watching the trailer if you're averse to spoilers.Ī Scanner Sombre remains one of my favourite and most influential VR experiences. While I won't spoil anything, I'd suggest you don't even read this now and just get and play the game. This is one of those don't watch the trailer just play it games.