By John McCarthy

Netflix’s annual ‘Hack Day’, which sees the Silicon Valley employees brainstorm innovative ideas to enhance the company’s video-streaming experience, saw employees test a virtual reality theater accessible the use of Oculus Rift.

The idea, known as ‘Oculix’, was live-tested at the event. The prototype feature allowed users to navigate the video streaming site’s extensive back-catalog, in a 3D room, much like a physical library.

Using hand and head motions, the user watched Netflix programme ‘House of Cards’ , after which, they were placed in a virtual cinema room with the video content broadcast on the wall.

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Source: The Drum