Bigscreen Beta

Bigscreen lets you use your PC desktop in VR. Watch movies with friends in a virtual movie theater. Play your favorite PC video games on a huge screen. Hangout in social VR chat rooms. Participate in weekly 3D Movie Nights, VR LAN parties, live rocket launch events, and more!

Bigscreen Beta is a vr, free to play and software game developed and published by Bigscreen and Inc..
Released on April 28th 2016 is available in English only on Windows.

It has received 3,094 reviews of which 2,631 were positive and 463 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.2 out of 10. 😎

The game is free to play on Steam.

The Steam community has classified Bigscreen Beta into these genres:

VR Free to Play Software Open World Utilities Split Screen Multiplayer 3D Movie First-Person Casual Choose Your Own Adventure Cinematic Exploration Simulation Futuristic Nature Relaxing Sci-fi Conversation

Media & Screenshots

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Requirements

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Windows

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows 10
Processor: Intel i5-4590
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 970 / AMD 290 equivalent or greater
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 1500 MB available space
VR Support: SteamVR or Oculus PC

Reviews

Explore reviews from Steam users sharing their experiences and what they love about the game.

Feb. 2017

Bigscreen is a VR desktop and chatroom but the stand out feature is multiplayer screen sharing in VR. Singleplayer it is a solid virtual desktop with a good UI. In multiplayer each user can stream their desktop in the room as if each person had their own monitor. It is a very cool sensation to sit "side by side" with friends in the VR room and play a game online together, though the framerates will vary. I used the Vive with a GTX 970 I was able to get ~20-30 FPS with Rocket League, and when watching the game on my friends' screens I got ~2 FPS. On a more gracefully streaming game, Tricky Towers, my friends mentioned they got around 10-15 FPS when watching my screen. There are a few steam settings that need to be changed to run games without closing Bigscreen, and some games will need to be in Borderless Window. The tech is very impressive but I would have liked a bit more focus on privacy. Once a room is joined, the default setting is to immediately start streaming your desktop. Also, the Vive microphone was active by default. There didn't appear to be an easy way to mute that didn't involving aiming a laser pointer at a virtual screen. Regardless of these issues, it is an excellent VR desktop and chatroom with a good UI. The environments look good and have a couple of different orientations, such as a couch and TV or a bed with the screen projected on the ceiling. Absolutely worth giving it a try.

Feb. 2017

I watched a movie with someone in Virginia, someone in Dallas, and someone in Seattle while sitting on my couch in Southern California. Truely amazing use of this tech.

Feb. 2017

Bigscreen does a stunning job of providing you with a friendly environment that you can share with both friends and strangers. I entered a room to watch John Wick, ran into an issue where my headset went black (twice) but I will not fault something classed as beta, what it does it does very well. Being able to project your entire monitor onto a large wall so that each user can watch and listen at the same time is so basic yet so brilliant, it's the kind of VR experience we have all wanted and it's shaping up to be more than just a fun little tool to mess around in. When VR becomes more maintsream I can see software like this becoming the norm and communication being redefined completely. If you haven't tried it already, please do. It really does a great job of displaying your desktop nicely.

Feb. 2017

Most folks in Bigscreen are fairly cerebral and friendly. Met some Brits and a guy from Washington and we had a four man, guitar, jam session around a campfire. It is limited to four folks per room which is nice in that you have more control over your company. You can watch movies and listen to music and trouble shoot VR tech issues. Pretty great stuff!

Feb. 2017

This is one of my favorite uses for VR. I've spent entire evenings in this "apartment," watching Netflix, doing stuff for work and hanging out with other people watching YouTube. One time, I fell asleep watching a movie and woke up a bit confused because I was still in my beautiful fake apartment. I demo the Vive to a lot of people, and everyone has a different app/game that really gets them as "The Thing" that makes VR magic to them. I'd say this app 'gets' probably 1 out of 5 people as the jaw-dropping thing that they love. (And that's strong, because the rest of the 4/5 is split across probably 10 other cool things). When VR glasses get smaller and wireless, I'm probably going to live in this apartment about as much as I do my own. Don't judge me.

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Free to play

8.2

2,631

463

Online players

Developer

Bigscreen, Inc.

Publisher

Bigscreen, Inc.

Release 28 Apr 2016

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