Netflix wants to make your phone vibrate during movies.

Netflix wants to make your phone vibrate during movies.

Are you afraid that your experience with Netflix is ​​not dynamic enough? This could change with a new rumble feature tested by the mass streaming platform to deal with the impact of large-scale action scenes on your phone. The movie, tentatively named "Project Rumble Pak," comes from one of Netflix's Studio Hack Days, when developers try to innovate the streaming service in surprising ways. The Rumble Pak Project seeks to mimic some of the rumble features found in modern console controllers, such as DualShock 4 or Xbox One controllers, which attempt to provide reactive haptic feedback based on what's happening on the screen. But this time, it's your smartphone that uses the vibrations that are usually triggered by calls and notifications to enhance your viewing experience. (We've seen something similar on the Sony Xperia XZ2, though it's not really an essential feature.) It's obvious we need less when we watch movies and TV shows at home, and we don't expect Netflix to ship vibrating couches anytime soon. Smartphones weren't designed with this feature either, while Nintendo Switch's HD Rumble feature recreates the sensation of moving an ice cube around a glass. Basically, the app just turns on your phone's vibration settings, which can be confusing if you're also getting notifications for incoming calls or messages. But as viewers are usually forced to sacrifice some visual quality in order to watch their favorite Netflix streams on the go with their smartphone, even a low level of immersion would be a welcome addition for those who want it.

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The Netflix blog posted on Hack Day Spring 2019 clearly shows that many ideas won't make it into their app even though they keep trying to design fun new things for the platform: "The most important value of hack days is that they support a culture of innovation. We believe in this work, even if it never goes away, and we love to share creativity and reflection dedicated to these ideas." Other features of the app used in the latest Netflix Hack Day include a neural artificial intelligence that can mimic the voice of characters in Netflix streams, for fun, as well as more internal features to help filmmakers to find filming locations. . Via TheNextWeb