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Re: RunPee – Because movie theaters don't have pause buttons

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Post by NamTaf »

dingaling wrote: post #108
mathgeek wrote: post #100

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The only US movie that I've seen this for was Gettysburg when they showed the Director's Cut in theaters for a limited run. My father, rest his soul, took me to see that. I recall playing Street Fighter on the arcade machine at some point during that trip. Thanks for bringing up that memory!

There's also an intermission baked-in to Kubrick's 2001 though only once have I seen it used as intended.

I saw 2001 in the cinema as a kid (I'm 28, it was re-run in a botique at the time) and I am pretty sure it was used as intended. Quite funky, really.

Re: RunPee – Because movie theaters don't have pause buttons

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Post by easytiger »

TazeTSchnitzel wrote: post #106
Brajeshwar wrote: post #44

In India, we have mandatory breaks somewhere in the middle of all movies. Even for Hollywood Movies, it is just shut off, sometimes right in the middle of a fight or an intense scene. We pee, have snacks and make phone calls. :-) My first reaction when I saw Sin City somewhere in Detroit was, "How long is this movie?" Then I realize why everyone had popcorns and everything before the movie starts.

I think we used to have intervals here (the UK) but we later stopped having them.

i vaguely recall LOTR showings with intervals

Re: RunPee – Because movie theaters don't have pause buttons

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Post by petercooper »

hellweaver666 wrote: post #70
swatkat wrote: post #62

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Yes! We call it "Interval" or "Intermission". For a moment, I was wondering what's the need of this app :)

I remember my local cinema in the UK having an intermission back in the 80's. I remember my dad buying me an ice-cream during Back to the Future 2 from a lady that came round.

My local cinema (although it's part of a chain) still does. It's pretty cool, although it does seem to be more for buying a snack than using the toilet.

Re: RunPee – Because movie theaters don't have pause buttons

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Post by StavrosK »

paul9290 wrote: post #32
erikano wrote: post #30

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>We think 4D movies; movies that gets the audiences' devices involved into the experience could be a way of the future. That is certainly an interesting idea. I'm thinking, though, that getting it to work and be stable across the many devices we have is prohibitly difficult. If I were to do something like this, I'd look at the Firefox OS phones. I don't think they are ready yet, but crazy cheap Firefox OS phones will…

No, it wouldn't be too hard. Here's a live demo where we turn a small crowd & their devices into the movie's sound system. http://vimeo.com/71647538

How do you synchronize so well among so many devices?

Re: RunPee – Because movie theaters don't have pause buttons

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Post by Indyan »

Brajeshwar wrote: post #44

In India, we have mandatory breaks somewhere in the middle of all movies. Even for Hollywood Movies, it is just shut off, sometimes right in the middle of a fight or an intense scene. We pee, have snacks and make phone calls. :-) My first reaction when I saw Sin City somewhere in Detroit was, "How long is this movie?" Then I realize why everyone had popcorns and everything before the movie starts.

TIL that intermissions don't exist in a lot of countries. I always get pop-corns and coke during the second half.

No wonder the theaters often cut to black (for a break) at abrupt points during Hollywood films. A lot of Bollywood films on the other hand have well defined "half time" or intermission.

Re: RunPee – Because movie theaters don't have pause buttons

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Post by jfoster »

RunPee wrote: post #48
dallasgutauckis wrote: post #42

I made a mock integration of this for a coding challenge in NYC last week and won a free Android Wear watch: https://plus.google.com/103860840652017295649/posts/5qQ2djiV... They should implement something similar, given the watch concept is significantly less intrusive and… bright.

Believe me, this is something I've been thinking about. Hopefully by year's end I'll have some integration like this. Not that it takes that long to develop, but I have a lot of other things on my plate right now. Also, integration with Google Glasses. #WIN

Sounds like a good idea on the surface of it, but I think most Google Glass owners would probably take it off during a movie in the cinema. It would probably feel slightly distracting with such a big screen in front of you. Glass does sit a bit above your right eye, but not to the extent that it's completely unnoticeable.

Re: RunPee – Because movie theaters don't have pause buttons

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Post by [deleted] »

linker3000 wrote: post #51
maaaats wrote: post #40

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What a weak attempt at an argument. Of course I don't have, what is your point?

Well, like you, I go to the cinema because it has the facilities I can't afford to have at home - but while I sit there quietly, trying to enjoy a movie and not disturb anyone, all I can often hear is the noise of people around me eating, spilling popcorn, passing trays of food between family members and friends, or rummaging in packaging to fish out more food. Seriously, this isn't worth developing into a long threa…

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Re: RunPee – Because movie theaters don't have pause buttons

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Post by hueving »

deancognation wrote: post #81
Brajeshwar wrote: post #44

In India, we have mandatory breaks somewhere in the middle of all movies. Even for Hollywood Movies, it is just shut off, sometimes right in the middle of a fight or an intense scene. We pee, have snacks and make phone calls. :-) My first reaction when I saw Sin City somewhere in Detroit was, "How long is this movie?" Then I realize why everyone had popcorns and everything before the movie starts.

That's because Bollywood movies tend to be on the "longer side" its crazy how short most Hollywood films are now....catering to the short attention spans of their viewers. having said that.....this app must die, its a terrible idea :)

Yes, we Americans are far too unintelligent to understand the subtleties of the extended length Bollywood film. I'm frankly surprised that I can even find the movie theater before I get distracted by a fast food sign.

Perhaps have you considered that most long movies are complete trash and are just inefficiently telling a story that could be told much better in 2/3 or 1/2 the time?

Re: RunPee – Because movie theaters don't have pause buttons

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Post by paul9290 »

paul9290 wrote: post #32
erikano wrote: post #30

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>We think 4D movies; movies that gets the audiences' devices involved into the experience could be a way of the future. That is certainly an interesting idea. I'm thinking, though, that getting it to work and be stable across the many devices we have is prohibitly difficult. If I were to do something like this, I'd look at the Firefox OS phones. I don't think they are ready yet, but crazy cheap Firefox OS phones will…

No, it wouldn't be too hard. Here's a live demo where we turn a small crowd & their devices into the movie's sound system. http://vimeo.com/71647538

Oops just noticed I linked to turning an audience and their devices into a stereo system.

Here's the movie clip I speak of above http://vimeo.com/m/93899424

This is new(ish) type of technology that requires solid and FAST Internet. It may or may not work in various countries based on Internet speeds (10Mbps or higher is recommended ... Possibly 5Mbps of higher could work too. )

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