I almost got swallowed whole by a python snake! Now, before you start thinking, "Thank goodness, you're alive", I'll stop you right there and say that it was only a virtual viper. Besides, if any snake is going to swallow me, I'd rather it be the seductive, Scarlett Johansson-voiced, Kaa from The Jungle Book movie clip I was watching on VR. It was the best experience ever!This is what you get to feel at the ANGA IMAX Virtual Reality section inside the 20^th Century building in Nairobi's business district. Virtual reality technology is the next big thing in entertainment and Kenya is now part of the in-vogue experience.Virtual Reality uses computer technology that duplicates a real or imagined environment so that the user can interact with it as if it physically exists.At ANGA IMAX's new VR corner the offer is between gaming and a movie. You can choose to immerse yourself in sessions that last between six and 20 minutes. A 6-minute session will cost you Ksh 300, an 8-minute session goes for Ksh 800, and the full 20-minute experience is yours for Ksh 1,000.Games range from amusement rides, Need for Speed and Call of Duty, while movies you can immerse yourself into include Coco, the far, far away galaxy of Star Wars, and of course, The Jungle Book. And if you enjoyed singing and dancing to the viral hit-song Despacito, then be ready to experience it in a completely new way that you would have never thought existed.Once you put on the VR simulation headset, you are at once transported to another world with only two handheld wireless controllers as your guide. I tried the amusement ride game and I could have sworn that the roller coaster effect had me falling, yet physically, I was standing upright on the same gaming spot the entire time.Victor and Kevin are the two young and chill guys running the show here. They work under their Vive VR banner and they have been touring around malls and multi-purpose centres like Prestige Plaza and The Greenhouse, before partnering up with ANGA IMAX and settling at their Arfa Lounge space.For such an advanced technology, one would assume that the usually tech-savvy Kenyans would be eager to try out, but not according to Victor, "Very few Kenyans seem to know about this. But the ones who do, are always eager to come and try it out."[caption id="attachment_13700" align="aligncenter" width="850"] With VR Headset on[/caption]Although Vive VR has a wealth of equipment, they currently have just the one setup at ANGA IMAX, which means that use is unfortunately limited to a single-player experience. But they are very much looking to improve on that. "There are some challenges with space. This kind of technology requires quite a lot of space for full functionality. We're looking to be involved in outdoor events, which would be perfect for us."I asked whether they've had people who have been adversely disorientated by way of the lifelike virtual reality experience. "We've seen people vomit at times or get dizzy afterwards," said Victor. "That's why we keep the duration of interaction short; 6 minutes, 8 minutes and 20 minutes. You also use a lot of energy and we find that not everyone even completes the duration they've paid for."On the merits of virtual reality technology, Kevin did not mince his words. "There are also endless possibilities with VR. It can be used to edit photos, in hospitals for surgery, in designing home interiors… there's just so much to it." The IMAX-VR experience at ANGA IMAX is open to adults and kids as young as 12-years-old every Thursday to Sunday from 12 pm onwards.