26Apr/16Off
How Traditional Storytelling Is Ruining Virtual Reality Film
The cinematic VR showcased at the recent Tribeca Film Festival ran the gamut from live-action documentary to animated science fiction. Very few of these experiences were any good. But the real crowd-pleasers, animated fiction like Allumette and Invasion, racked up waitlists as long as eight hours.
Looking at the difference between the good and bad VR, I started to glean some insight into the nascent artform. No one has even come close to mastering the medium, but it’s clear that holding on to the traditional rules of storytelling is a surefire way to make disappointing VR.
See the full story here: http://motherboard.vice.com/en_uk/read/tribeca-film-festival-2016-virtual-reality-film