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Tuesday, December 15, 2015

Hollywood Virtual Reality (VR) At Sundance Film Festival

Big Hollywood Is Getting into the VR Game at Sundance

Angela Watercutter | December 3, 2015



Two years ago, virtual reality was the awkward new kid at the Sundance Film Festival: energetic, but not fully formed. All that will change in January, when more 30 VR experiences descend on Park City, Utah. and far more square footage.
“I remember in 2012 and 2013, there was no VR, then in 2014 the next [wave] showed up at the festival and it was, like, four pieces,” says Shari Frilot, who programs Sundance’s New Frontier segment. “People were going into those headsets and being like, ‘I’ve just seen the future!’ 

Source: http://www.wired.com/2014/12/oculus-rift-sundance-film-festival/

<more at http://www.wired.com/2015/12/virtual-reality-sundance-2016/; related links: http://www.wired.com/2015/11/sundance-virtual-reality-residency/ (Sundance Launches a Talent Program Just for VR Filmakers. November 3, 2015) and http://www.wired.com/2014/12/oculus-rift-sundance-film-festival/ (VR Films Are Going to Be All over Sundance in 2015)>

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