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Wednesday, July 20, 2016

The Unlikely Tool Filmmakers Are Using that Many VR Experiences Lack

The Creators Project: Virtual reality still has a long way to go, but as film directors and game developers continue to experiment with the technology, many think that the secret to take virtual experiences forward lies in theater. Much like VR, immersive theater—where audiences become active participants in the performance—creates escapist worlds, often replicating experiences where a user can take on a role as another. Hoping to become a player on the VR scene, the National Theatre (NT) in Longon has recently established an Immersive Storytelling Studio, a collaborative space for the creative industry, looking to experiment with dramatic storytelling using 360 and VR technologies, whether you are a filmmaker, writer, or theatrical director for fiction or nonfiction.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Virtual reality is a very new thing but its also a revolutionary thing. It opens up the world off possibilities were theater isn't just a live performance anymore. People can experience what other people see through there eyes not just watching it on a stage and i feel that revolutionary, It hard to imagine what some one is seeing and they always say if you were in there shoes but literally you see what they see and that can be very powerful. Some experiences are her to show on a stage and these can help make the experience more realistic and people can understand it more like discussed in the article. But i also feel like vr can be a distracting thing not everyone can see them selves going to a theater to watch something through vr googles. But with all that being said it can really change the way we look at theater.