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24Feb/17Off

Interview: IMAX CEO Richard Gelfond Talks Virtual Reality

IMAX-VR-Centre-Reception-1200x812Mendelson: Of the games that you've launched so far, what are your favorites? I assume you've played them all.

Gelfond: I haven't played them all. The reason is I'm a 61-year-old male. They weren't all made for me. For example, one called The Wire, lets you walk out on a tightrope between the World Trade Centers. I'm not very fond of heights. You're never going to get me to do that. I think the John Wick game is really intriguing because it's based off a movie franchise. Also, it uses our Starbreeze VR glasses. It's called Star VR, which is a wider field of view. I think it's a little bit of a peek into the future.

We're just starting to toy with multi-player games. I did "Eagle Flight" with three on three. That was really intriguing. We've gotten a lot of positive feedback on " Tatooine,”, which is our Star Wars VR experience. They're all pretty good. I think we're at the beginning of the technology, not the end of it. I think they'll continue to get better and better.

See the full story here: https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2017/02/23/interview-imax-ceo-richard-gelfond-talks-virtual-reality/#66f6919a531e

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