The Last Starfighter’ TV Spinoff with Virtual Reality Scenes in the Works
“The Starfighter Chronicles” aims to be the first TV show to embrace virtual reality.
Instead, it’s a serialized story about alien law enforcement. “It’s about instilling a moral code,” said Betuel during a recent interview.
And while most of it is meant to be viewable on plain old TVs, it would also feature special scenes that break the frame, allowing viewers equipped with virtual reality (VR) headsets to look around and explore the inside of a spaceship or immerse themselves in an alien firefight. “It’s a very interesting blend,” said Betuel. “The otherworldiness of it lends itself to VR.”
Betuel’s partners in crime for this ambitious project are Andy Vick and Rick Rey, co-founders of Surreal.tv, a new virtual-reality entertainment company that aims to combine linear storytelling with VR.
Vick previously worked as head of development for Maker Studios, and is now Surreal’s chief content officer. Rey, now Surreal’s CEO, also hails from Maker, which he joined by the way of the Blip Networks acquisition. Both said that the virtual reality space right now reminds them of online video at the end of the last decade.
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