"Our company's virtual reality technology..."
Lisa rolled her eyes as Matt began to explain, "Stop rambling, let's just go in!"
"Ugh, I try to have a serious conversation, but you never listen. You always change the subject or brush me off," Matt grumbled. "Is this what it's like dealing with women?"
Lisa's forehead furrowed.
She shouldn't have married a programmer!
All he ever talks about in bed is code or some kind of tech stuff. What woman wants to hear that?
Lisa grabbed Melody's hand and walked straight into the 6D Cinema.
Matt followed, complaining under his breath.
The family of three followed the crowd into the 6D Cinema and saw oval seats arranged in a fan shape.
"Huh? What's this? I thought it was a movie theater?"
Matt and Lisa were taken aback.
Other parents who had come with their children were equally confused.
"Daddy, come sit down!"
Melody had already climbed into one of the seats and was pointing to the two empty seats on either side with her tiny, pink hands.
"First-time visitors, please find a seat and connect to the safety system according to the instructions!" Mike announced.
With their daughter's help, Matt and Lisa quickly figured out how to properly use the seats.
Soon after they settled in, everyone else in the theater was seated as well.
"This chair's pretty cool," Matt said, looking around with curiosity, touching everything like a kid who just got a new toy.
At that moment, Mike, having confirmed that all the guests were seated, activated all the seats.
"Rumble!"
Matt heard a slight vibration in his ears.
Then, two silver metal panels descended from above and below, enclosing the seat and isolating it from the outside world.
Darkness spread from all directions, swallowing everything in sight.
At the same time, Matt heard a long, melodious humming in his ears.
This tale has been pilfered from Royal Road. If found on Amazon, kindly file a report.
Then, a burst of dazzling light flashed before his eyes.
The light came and went quickly.
As the dazzling light faded, an endless grassland, a gently flowing stream, and a variety of creatures appeared before everyone's eyes.
"Where is this?"
Matt's eyes were unfocused, and he felt momentarily lost.
"Daddy, why did you turn into a toad?" A rabbit hopped over.
"A talking rabbit?" Matt was startled.
But that leap made him freeze.
He just exerted a little force, but he was airborne.
He looked at himself and realized he was green... all green.
"Why am I green?" Matt panicked.
He didn't know whether to panic about turning into a toad or about being green.
"Wow, Mommy, you've turned into a swan!" The rabbit looked at a slender swan beside her with envy.
"Is that... Melody?" Matt finally realized that the rabbit's voice was his daughter, Melody.
"Yep, Daddy! Everyone who watches the movie turns into a different creature!" Melody explained in her childish voice.
"We're in the movie?" Matt suddenly realized.
Just a minute ago, they were sitting in a movie theater, waiting to watch a fairy tale movie.
He was like a curious baby, studying the structure of the chair.
"This... this..." Matt was speechless.
He looked around, moving around.
He soon discovered a fact that shocked him.
Every detail here was exactly the same as in reality.
Everything that the five senses could experience was available here.
"Honey, this must be the virtual reality technology your company is working on!" Lisa said, looking down at Matt.
Matt nodded with a grim expression.
"So, it's not such a big deal after all? Even a small amusement park can create it!"
"See if you can still brag about it every day!"
Lisa smiled.
"What do you know? You're just a housewife!" Matt retorted. "Your husband is great!"
"Oh?" Lisa smiled faintly.
"I'm not going to argue with you. I need to study how this amusement park's virtual reality technology works!" Matt's eyes lit up.
For a tech geek like him, coming to such a place was like going on a date with a goddess.
He didn't want to waste a single second and just wanted to explore everything.
At that moment, the NPCs in the movie made their grand entrance, guiding the tourists into the plot.
"This cinema is amazing. I've watched movies countless times, but this is the first time I've had such a sense of participation!"
"I thought my kid was lying to me and slapped him a couple of times, telling him not to talk nonsense. I feel so guilty..."
"I have a friend who comes here to watch it every day!"
The tourists who entered Wonderland cinema for the first time were shocked by this brand-new experience.
Unlike the other tourists who fully participated in this wonderful experience, Matt became more and more anxious.
Such great virtual reality technology, why is it being used to make movies!
Why not use it to make games!
It's a waste of talent!
"If I could master this technology, I would use it to create a Xianxia-style online game, a Star Wars from a sci-fi movie!"
Matt closed his eyes, reveling in the joy of daydreaming.
"Wait!"
Just then, Matt suddenly thought of something.
The conversation of the few people who passed by him before entering the park flashed in his mind.
He remembered that they said there was a racing game in the arcade.
The driving experience there was exactly the same as in reality.
Some people even practiced driving in the game before going to take their driving test in real life.
"Could it be that the games in this amusement park's arcade aren't the arcade games I imagined, but virtual reality games?"
"If that's the case, then it's too awesome!"
"So, the real experts are among us!"
Matt's heart was pounding like a drum.
No way!
I need to go to the arcade and see!
I have to see it!
Matt's mood was like when Columbus discovered the New World, he wished he had eight legs so he could explore this new world to his heart's content.