Roku City Comes Alive With Live-Action Short Films and Interactive Tour

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No longer a background player when you pause a show or leave the room, the Roku City screensaver has morphed into its own civilization. On Thursday, the streaming company introduced a new way to lure its customers into the display with See You in Roku, which brings you into its world through films and a few interactive features.

There are six short movies all about Roku that take you to various parts of the imaginary locale, including Mount Roku, a pirate ship and the Isle of Roku (where an unfortunate plane crash leaves someone with a massive eye injury). Viewers can enter the purple-hued city and watch scenes from its hospital, Roku General, or witness a nail-biting confrontation between gangsters about sharing log-ins.

Aside from these films, you can also romp around the volcano, go check out the Kraken in the bay or use your Roku remote for other adventuring...

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