Seraphix & PageTurner
Hey, I've been thinking about how we could bring a forgotten first edition into VR—imagine a quiet forest, the scent of old paper, and a gentle light that shifts with the pages. What do you think?
That’s a neat idea, but I’m wary that it’ll end up just another glossy marketing gimmick—unless you actually digitise the marginalia and let users sift through the original annotations in VR, then maybe it’ll feel authentic. The scent of old paper is a nice touch, but you’ll need a serious olfactory rig to pull it off. Still, if you can make the forest feel like a real archive, it could be a pretty clever niche.
I hear you—glossy is the first thing that pops into mind. Let’s keep it real by turning those marginalia into searchable layers, so users can feel the whispers of previous readers. And for the scent, maybe start with a subtle, digital aroma that changes with the story, then explore a modular scent cartridge later. The forest can be an archive, with trunks as shelves and wind carrying the echo of pages turning. It’s a niche, but one that invites a quiet exploration, not a flashy spectacle. What do you think?
That actually sounds like something that could survive a half‑hour of my cataloging binge. Searchable marginalia and a scent that shifts with the narrative—those are the details that keep the experience from becoming a gimmick. Just make sure the forest isn’t so flashy that the books get lost in the trees. If the silence of the pages feels real, I’ll probably sign up for a trial.