Road to VR

DECEMBER 21, 2019

Cornish is known for having directed Attack the Block (2011) and for having written The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn (2011) and Ant-Man (2015). That’s a [film] project where I’d rather not do it than do it wrong, and that’s a question of finding someone who really loves it as much as we do.

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VRScout

JANUARY 11, 2018

Spielberg’s upcoming Ready Player One film adaptation is shaping up to be not only one of the most highly-anticipated releases of 2018, but one of the biggest VR-focused feature films of all-time. Much like both the book and the upcoming film, this VR experience is riddled with various other cameos and references.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Ready Player One , the 2011 novel by Ernest Cline, is getting turned into a movie by none other than Steven Spielberg, who is directing the film. As the movie’s March 2018 release date approaches, a new trailer, ‘Come With Me’ debuted today.

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Road to VR

APRIL 20, 2018

Matsuda is probably the most famous for his HYPER-REALITY dystopian film that imagined a commodified & gamified AR future where companies are vying for your attention regardless of your physical context. CELL – October 4, 2011. Bossarica – Neon Sign – February 21, 2011. Augmented City 3D – August 20, 2010.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 11, 2020

Since then of course, VR headset owners have been given numerous ways to enjoy films alone or with others, but for the most part those movies were self-provided, with the VR headset merely acting as an immersive viewing vessel for you (and your friends). Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011). Image courtesy: Bigscreen. Top Gun (1986).

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Gibson’s version of cyberspace looks pretty different to the social VR platforms of today, or even the sort of monolithic virtual realities seen in The Matrix trilogy, or more recently, Ready Player One, the 2011 novel by Ernest Cline which Steven Spielberg brought to film in 2018.

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OCTOBER 18, 2016

Rishi Kaneria , a filmmaker and video essayist, has taken to the 360-degree video format to create a visual essay on VR in the film industry. From classic films such as Total Recall to the Matrix trilogy, Kaneria takes us on a journey through more than 40 years of filmmaking: World on a Wire (1973). Source Code (2011).

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Road to VR

JULY 28, 2021

You may also recognize the concept from Ernest Cline’s 2011 novel Ready Player One, which was brought to life in Steven Spielberg’s 2018 film adaptation.

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VRScout

JULY 26, 2017

So when a film adaptation comes along that at least appears to capture all the magic that made it’s source material so special, you have to stop and take note. With Ready Player One being a Warner Brothers film, it’s not surprising to see DC characters make an appearance. Often times for the worse. Did we miss anything?

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GizModo VR

AUGUST 1, 2021

Jon Favreau directs an all-star cast of actors in the 2011 film Cowboys & Aliens including, Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford, Olivia Wilde, Sam Rockwell, Paul Dano, and many others. It had everything to be a summer blockbuster franchise, but that didn’t happen. At the cost of $160 million, the movie only grossed $175… Read more.

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GizModo VR

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

Laika , the maker of fine stop-motion animated movies such as Coraline and Kubo and the Two Strings , has announced its newest project: an adaptation of Wildwood , the 2011 YA novel by Colin Meloy, singer/songwriter of the indie rock band the Decemberists, and illustrated by his wife Carson Ellis. The film will be… Read more.

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GizModo VR

MAY 22, 2021

Right off the heels of Justice League (The Snyder Cut) , the action director admits there is a director’s cut of his 2011 fantasy film Sucker Punch. Another day, another Snyder cut. This would be the third cut of the movie as there is an extended DVD cut, but something much different than the director’s cut. Read more.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 20, 2017

Whether it be film, television, video games or any other form of entertainment, music has the ability to make or break an experience. The award-winning composer has worked on everything from film and television, to video games and other forms of new media. This is especially true for VR, a medium that relies heavily on deep immersion.

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VRScout

MARCH 27, 2017

Pictures have announced an exclusive VR partnership for the theatrical release of Steven Spielberg’s upcoming film, Ready Player One , starring Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Ben Mendelsohn, T.J. The film is scheduled to be released on March 30, 2018 , from Warner Bros. Miller, Simon Pegg and Mark Rylance.

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Road to VR

APRIL 7, 2018

My keynote on from the Immersive technology Conference elaborates on how these play out in the more yang communications mediums like videos games and more yin communications mediums of film and VR.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 26, 2016

Originally started in 2015 as a traveling VR film festival spanning 10 cities in North America, Kaleidoscope has really come into its own this year. Arnaud Colinart is a Producer at AGAT Films & Cie / EX NIHILO. Eidolon, his first VR project, was released in 2011. Arnaud Colinart. Eliza Mcnitt. Elliot Cole. Julio Medem.

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MARCH 27, 2017

Baobab Studios is testing the waters of VR animation with its short films, Invasion! The series will be produced by Robert Stromberg, the Oscar-winning director known for his work on 2011’s Alice in Wonderland and 2009’s Avatar, as well as his Disney directional debut with 2014’s Maleficent. and Asteroids!

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JULY 24, 2017

The first trailer for Steven Spielberg’s big screen version of 2011’s Ernest Cline novel Ready Player One arrived over the weekend , and we’ve started dissecting its many revelations. Unlike The Matrix, which is a virtually inescapable dystopian virtual world, you’re free to leave the OASIS whenever you want.

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Mashable VR

MARCH 19, 2022

It's believed that the location will be the home of East Studios LLC, a Mackie-led film studio, as multiple sources told the local news outlet NOLA.com. I loaded up my truck, I moved back to New Orleans, built a house," he said in a 2011 interview with The Guardian.

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JANUARY 12, 2017

Could it perhaps differ from the story of the film, which completes the reboot trilogy that began back in 2011 with Rise of the Planet of the Apes ? The demo was running on an Oculus Rift though, interestingly, wasn’t based on the upcoming movie, either.

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JULY 22, 2017

We got our first glimpse at the upcoming Steven Spielberg film this week via teaser image right before Comic-Con kicked off and now we’ve had a little time to digest the teaser, which itself is chock full of Easter eggs. So it looks like Watts may have rigged himself a cheap full-body immersion setup for the film.

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Cats and VR

AUGUST 31, 2016

Formed in 2011 by creative veterans with more than 50 years of film and storytelling experience at Pixar Animation Studios and Lucasfilm, Steel Wool Studios experimented with narrative-driven gameplay experiences on mobile with the debut of 2D platformer Flyhunter Origins.

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JULY 25, 2017

debuted the long-awaited first trailer for the Steven Spielberg-directed Ready Player One film based on the 2011 Ernest Cline novel by the same name. Plus, we saw tie-in experiences for upcoming films like IT and Blade Runner 2049 , as well as a Vive-powered demo based on the smash-hit Netflix series, Stranger Things.

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APRIL 25, 2017

An early example of that was our 2011 title The Gunstringer where we set out to make a game for Microsoft’s Kinect hardware.” The move to the emerging VR platform was also in line with the company values, as Chief Executive Officer Bill Muehl explains: “We also like pushing the potential of new tech. The Heart’s Content.

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Cats and VR

JUNE 11, 2018

Ever since the release of their 2011 debut album ‘Drink The Sea’, The Glitch Mob have continuously proven to be masters of their craft. Part film, part concert and part art installation, the show explores themes fundamental to immersive technology, such as the relationship between isolation and social interaction in the digital world.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 27, 2016

Arrowstorm Entertainment is what you might call ‘serial Kickstarters’, as they’ve successfully completed 13 different campaigns on the crowdfunding site—mostly focusing on small budget sword and sorcery flicks starring the likes of Kevin Sorbo from Hercules (1995) and Kristian Nairn (aka Hodor) from Game of Thrones (2011).

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Sol founded REWIND, a VR and creative digital agency, in 2011 after growing demands for his professional work pulled him away from 15 years as a University Senior Lecturer in Digital Animation, Visual Effects & Emerging Technology. Solomon Rogers – Founder, REWIND. Road to VR is a proud media sponsor of Develop:VR 2016.

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Mashable VR

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

As a refresher, the film's four lead actors are Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Jude Law, and Jack Black. But had Krasinski been cast as a lead in a film like The Holiday, I'm confident he would have thrived. He did the same with Ethan, his character in the 2011 flick, Something Borrowed. As for Krasinski? Nancy Meyers, my girl.

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ARVR

JULY 3, 2020

Filmmakers, producers, and designers are always trying to make people really go INTO a movie world, and thus comes 4D movies (a 4D film may include rain, mist, bubbles, fog or smoke, wind, temperature changes, strobe lights, scent, vibration, and motion) and theater interior design. Participants of the experiment were divided into 2 groups.

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InstaVR

APRIL 17, 2019

In 2011 Tarsem was awarded a Birmingham University Teaching Fellowship in recognition of his wide ranging and significant interventions in learning and teaching across the institution. I’m responsible for filming, editing, and stitching the whole thing together. When we were ready to go, we filmed it. That just doesn’t work.

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Mashable VR

MARCH 24, 2022

Aside from awarding buzzy VR documentaries, like The New York Times' Snow Fall and the Canadian Film Board's High Rise , it even honored a website called Transom.org. In the past, Peabody made some scattered efforts to honor boundary-pushing stories through its established, traditional structures. all the way back in 2003.

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Mashable VR

MAY 28, 2022

Top Boy first aired in the UK from 2011 to 2013, but was revived by Aubrey Graham (aka Drake!), Created by Justin Simean and based on the award-winning film he wrote and directed, Dear White People follows a group of Black college students as they navigate the highs and lows of attending an Ivy League school. Dear White People.

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VRWorld

JULY 24, 2017

During the Cannes Film Festival, Steven Spielberg expressed word of caution when it came to movie industry adopting the Virtual Reality as a medium. Steven is directing “Ready Player One”, famous dystopian book which inspired many Sci-Fi movies, including The Matrix.

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Life at the Feeding Edge

APRIL 29, 2021

At the time I was exploring Evolver , which in the end was bought by Autodesk in 2011. Having mainly used Unity there is a lot of similarity in the high level workflow experience of the two, as they are the leading approaches to assembling all sorts of game, film and XR content. However there was a bit of a leaning curve.

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VRWorld

APRIL 2, 2018

In fact, the bulk of the film takes place in a VR world that seemed far-off in days of 2011, but is closer than ever to being made a reality here in 2018. It’s a simple enough hero’s journey crammed full of pop culture love, and it seems to be something that people are enjoying. So, how is it relevant to our site, VR World?

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NOVEMBER 13, 2016

in the summer of 2011 we reached 100 million smartphone users. By the end of 2011 the freemium money exceeded premium money. Feature films go to China, they go to India, they go everywhere. Hopefully that’s where we’re heading with mobile VR. What’s happened in the U.S., That’s where we need to go. It’s very expensive.

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WITHIN

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Wickert and Leigh uploaded 10 videos over the next three years, most of which were inspired by video games they enjoyed ( “Grand Theft Auto,” 2011 ) ( “Traffic Rush,” 20011 ) or real-life quandaries they could poke fun at ( “Homework,” 2010 ). Then, in 2012 they posted the video that would go viral and change everything for them.

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