Oh wow, so I stumbled upon this thing called “Touching the Sky.” Yeah, it’s some fancy VR experience on Quest, and guess who’s behind it? Red Bull and Jonathan Griffith Productions. I’m no VR expert, but this thing is wild. You’re tagging along with these adrenaline junkies, flying through the Alps and even, get this, soaring over the Himalayas in Pakistan. It’s like an hour long, but who’s really keeping track, right?
And the tech! They whipped up these custom 3D, 360 doohickeys to film it. You’ve got Fred Fugen and Vincent Cotte doing their wingsuit thing in the Italian Dolomites. I mean, these guys are nuts. Fred was talking about how tricky it was—flying with some awkward camera contraption strapped to them, trying to stay in sync with drone pilots buzzing around like hyperactive bees. Sounds like a circus act, doesn’t it? And oh, they didn’t really practice much before. Crazy, if you ask me.
Then there’s Aaron Durogati and Matthias Weger. These paragliders took on the Pakistani Himalayas. Huge mountains. I can’t even imagine! Aaron mentioned how the air currents there are like nothing in the Alps. If you get into trouble, well, good luck—no helicopters swooping in to save the day, unlike back home in the Alps where rescue’s usually just a call away. Stressful much?
And if you’ve got a Quest 2 (or whatever’s above that), you can watch this whole adventure on Meta Quest TV for free. Not too shabby. And for those more curious minds, Red Bull’s thrown together a behind-the-scenes bit. Half an hour of raw, behind-the-camera chaos. Like, how do they even pull off documenting these stunts without everything going haywire? Worth a peek, I’d say.
So yeah, if you’re into extreme stuff or just want to live vicariously through some thrill-seekers, this might be your jam. Or maybe you just want to see if the tech captures the sound of those wingsuits cutting through air—like slicing through wet cardboard or something. Anyway, buckle up! Or wait—do you even buckle up for VR?
