1. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
The First Virtual Reality Book
Melbourne, Australia – October 1, 2015: ASJ Publishing have just released the first virtual
reality book for Oculus Rift. The book will offer readers a visually immersive reading experience.
Accordingto the CEO of Sega,Mike Hayes,the virtual reality
industrywill be worthastaggering$6 billionwithinthe next
twoyears.The majorityof thiswill be attributedtothe Oculus
Riftdevice,whichhashaddrasticimprovementstoits
functionalitysince itwasinitiallyannouncedin2012. Different
usesare constantlybeingcreatedforthe device,whichis
boundto change the way people experience artand
entertainment.
Withseveral virtual realitygamesandmoviesalreadyavailable forpeople toenjoy,itiseasytosee that
manyindustrieshave alreadyacceptedthe OculusRiftasthe device of the future.Justlastweekthe
virtual realitytelevisionshowSleepyHollow wonanEmmyaward,whichwill certainlyencourage the
televisionindustrytoproduce more showsof the like.
Whetheritissteppingintotheirfavorite game,watchinganimmersive movie,experiencingdestinations
aroundthe worldorspendingtime withfriends,the OculusRiftoffersusersaunique experience.The
Melbourne-basedpublishinghouse ASJPublishingbelievesthatnotonlywill virtualrealitychange the
waypeople experience artandentertainment,butitcan alsochange the way people read.
“We arestepping outsidethe limitationsof a traditionalbook.”explainsChrisJackson,the
founderof ASJPublishing.“Imaginebeing ableto visually immerse yourself into a book.For
instance,you could be reading a bookof a woman walking through a forestand beentirely
surrounded by detailed foliageand staggeringly talltrees. Asyou continuereading,thebreeze
will comethrough thetrees and blow the leaves around you.Thecontentof thescene will set the
mood of the story.This is unlike anything you haveeverexperienced whilereading a book.”

2. ASJPublishinghave justreleasedtheirfirstvirtual realitybookfor
Oculus.WrittenbyKenMaxon,the book isa poetrypiece entitled“A
ChapterFinished,A Page Turned,the Sunsetwill Come Back.”Itwas
initiallypublishedbyASJin2012 and the company hasdecidedtouse it
as theirfirstvirtual realitybookdue toitsrelaxingtone andatmosphere.
While readingthe bookona virtual realitydevice,readerswill
experience a“bookreadingsimulation”whilstonanisland.Theywill be
sittinginthe sand,undera palmtree and be able to watch the wavesroll
inand the birdsflyingabove.
As the popularityof virtual realitycontinuesduringthe nearfuture,ASJ
Publishinghopestoreleasemanymore virtual realitybooks.Tofindout
more informationvisit www.asjpublishing.com.
Get iton Oculus
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