It was a night just like any other night. I finished work for the day and closed my laptop. I had dinner and after an hour, I put on my Oculus Quest headset in order to begin my VR workout.

就像其他任何夜晚一樣， 這 是一個夜晚。 我完成了一天的工作，然后關閉了筆記本電腦。 我吃了晚飯，一個小時后，戴上Oculus Quest耳機開始我的VR鍛煉。

However, I noticed the home screen was different. An app I had never seen before was in my library and I realized it was the free VR film I had downloaded the night before. Most reviews said the film ran for just 10 minutes, so I thought, What the hell? Let’s watch this film first. I thought it would be a nice mellow warm-up before an intense session of Thrill of the Fight, but in just a few minutes the film had me in tears and sobbing like a child. Dear Angelica, congratulations. You are the first VR experience that has ever made me cry.

但是，我注意到主屏幕有所不同。 我以前從未見過的應用程序在我的圖書館中，我意識到那是我前一天晚上下載的免費VR電影。 大多數評論都說這部電影只放了10分鐘，所以我想， 這到底是什么？ 讓我們先看這部電影。 我以為在進行激烈的《激戰》之前會是一個很好的醇厚的熱身，但是短短幾分鐘內，電影就讓我流淚了，像個孩子一樣哭泣。 親愛的當歸，恭喜。 您是讓我哭泣的第一個VR體驗。

那是關于什么的？ (What’s it about?)

Dear Angelica is a 3DoF virtual reality animated film about a mother and daughter. The Oculus Store describes it as:

親愛的安吉莉卡( Dear Angelica)是一部3DoF虛擬現實動畫電影，內容涉及母女。 Oculus商店將其描述為：

“A journey through the magical and dreamlike ways we remember our loved ones. Entirely painted by hand inside of VR, Dear Angelica plays out in a series of memories that unfold around you. An immersive, illustrative short story starring Geena Davis and Mae Whitman.”

“通過魔術和夢幻般的方式，我們記得親人的旅程。 親愛的安吉莉卡完全在VR內部手工繪制，在周圍的一系列回憶中展現自己。 由吉娜·戴維斯(Geena Davis)和梅·惠特曼(Mae Whitman)主演的沉浸式，說明性短篇小說。

However, I feel like that small synopsis doesn’t do the film justice. Dear Angelica is a true work of art that shows the power of VR as a storytelling medium. Since the film is only 10 minutes long, I don’t want to spoil the story here. All I will say is that it is about love and longing and the relationship between a parent and a child.

但是，我覺得這個簡短的故事梗概并不能彌補電影的公義。 親愛的安吉莉卡 ( Dear Angelica)是一本真實的藝術品，展示了VR作為講故事媒體的力量。 由于電影只有10分鐘長，所以我不想在這里破壞故事。 我只想說這是關于愛與渴望以及父母與孩子之間的關系。

這部電影為什么對我如此打擊？ (Why did the film hit me so hard?)

Dear Angelica is a short and sweet film, which pushes VR animation to new horizons and tries to elicit emotion from an audience that’s used to playing games like Beat Saber or Arizona Sunshine. Safe to say, that is no easy task to pull off in just 10 minutes.

親愛的安吉莉卡 ( Dear Angelica)是一部簡短而甜美的電影，它將VR動畫推向了新的視界，并試圖從習慣于玩Beat Saber或Arizona Sunshine等游戲的聽眾中激發情感。 可以肯定地說，要在10分鐘之內完成任務絕非易事。

I’ll admit the art style is a bit jarring and even distracting at first. However, if you keep watching and let yourself get used to the environment, you may be taken on a narrative journey like no other before. The narrator tells the story through a letter she’s written to her mother. All the while, scenes from the letter come to life in 360 VR animation. At times, the narrator’s words literally move through you.

我承認，藝術風格一開始有點刺耳，甚至讓人分心。 但是，如果您一直觀察并適應環境，那么您可能會像其他人一樣踏上敘事旅程。 敘述者通過給母親的信講述這個故事。 一直以來，這封信中的場景都以360 VR動畫栩栩如生。 有時，敘述者的話語會在您的整個范圍內移動。

I can’t describe Dear Angelica in any other way than “pure art”. The film leads you to turn your head in certain directions and follow animations that coincide with the narrator’s sentiments. In time, those sentiments become your own. For anyone that has ever been away from their family for a long period of time, the narrator’s emotion will hit close to home.

除了“純藝術”，我無法用其他任何方式描述“ 親愛的當歸 ”。 電影將引導您朝某些方向轉動，并跟隨與敘述者情緒一致的動畫。 隨著時間的流逝，這些情緒變成您自己的。 對于長期離開家人的任何人，敘述者的情緒都會接近他的家。

Three years ago, I moved to Tokyo, Japan from the small city of Winnipeg, Canada. While I’m living my best life here, it’s still hard sometimes to be away from friends and family. Because of that, this film brought out feelings I may have kept inside. However, many others have had the same experience.

三年前，我從加拿大溫尼伯的小城市搬到了日本東京。 雖然我在這里過著最好的生活，但有時仍然很難遠離朋友和家人。 因此，這部電影散發出了我可能一直在里面的感覺。 但是，許多其他人也有相同的經歷。

親愛的當歸用戶評論 (Dear Angelica user reviews)

So far the film has received great reviews on the Oculus Quest Store. 65% of users gave Dear Angelica 5 stars. 15% gave it 4 stars and 12% gave the film 3 stars. Finally, just 8% of viewers didn’t like the film, giving it 2 stars or less.

到目前為止，該影片在Oculus Quest商店中獲得了好評。 65％的用戶給親愛的當歸 5星。 15％給予它4星，12％給予電影3星。 最終，只有8％的觀眾不喜歡這部電影，給它2星或更少。

One user named Sh4dowqueen called it “one of the best storytelling experiences of all time.”

一個名為Sh4dowqueen的用戶將其稱為“有史以來最好的故事講述體驗之一”。

Another user, Brenthas1, even accused someone in her household of cutting onions! However, we all know those tears were not created by syn-propanethial-S-oxide released from onion cutting. Those tears were brought on by the pure emotion in the words of Dear Angelica’s narrator.

另一個用戶Brenthas1甚至指控她家中有人切洋蔥！ 但是，我們都知道，那些眼淚不是由洋蔥切割中釋放出的順丙烷硫氧化物造成的。 親愛的安吉莉卡( Dear Angelica)敘述者的純潔情感使這些眼淚on繞。

For those of you that own an Oculus Quest or an Oculus Rift, I highly recommend giving Dear Angelica a try. The film only lasts 10 minutes, so it isn’t a large commitment.

對于那些擁有Oculus Quest或Oculus Rift的人，我強烈建議您嘗試親愛的當歸 。 這部電影只持續10分鐘，所以這不是很大的承諾。

While I think Dear Angelica is a work of art that anyone can enjoy, I believe that older audiences will enjoy the film more and be able to connect with it on a deeper level. If you do end up downloading Dear Angelica on your Oculus device, be sure you have a box of tissues ready, becauseI don’t think the Oculus warranty covers water damage due to tears.

雖然我認為《 親愛的當歸》是任何人都可以欣賞的藝術品，但我相信，年長的觀眾會更喜歡這部電影，并且能夠與之建立更深層次的聯系。 如果您最終在Oculus設備上下載了Dear Angelica ，請確保準備好一盒紙巾，因為我認為Oculus的保修范圍不包括因眼淚造成的水漬。

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