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VR Animation Startup Baobab Adds $25 Million

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They join the original investors, Comcast Ventures, HTC and Samsung. Fan previously worked at Zynga as a vice president while Darnell worked on the Madagascar films. The money will be used to develop more animated movies and add to the 20 people currently working at the company.

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The VR Game Launch Roundup: Marbles, Mountains & Mayhem

Peter Graham

Supported platform(s): Oculus Rift & HTC Vive. Find out in this new VR experience from Baobab Studios and from the director of Madagascar and Antz. Supported platform(s): HTC Vive. Interact with objects such as airlocks and consoles while utilising a series of upgradable weapons and tools. Launch date: 22 nd October.

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Venture Capitalists Contemplate How Much Exuberance Is Good for VR Investing

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We’re also looking at things like content production, content tools. Above: VR Funhouse is a series of mini games for the HTC Vive virtual reality headset. To me, that seems like an investment in one particular person, the guy who made Madagascar. You expect the guy who made Madagascar to be able to do something good.

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