Weta Workshop, the Oscar-winning special effects company behind movie blockbusters such as The Lord of the Rings, Blade Runner 2049 and Avatar, is expanding into the world of gaming.
The New Zealand company has teamed up with Florida-based based augmented-reality startup Magic Leap for with the newly-launched Weta Gameshop, which aims at releasing so-called "mixed-reality experiences."
Players will wear headsets that do not replace what they see, but inject life-like moving objects and people into their vision.
The Weta Gameshop in Wellington, officially opened on Monday by New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, is thought to be the world's first specialist mixed-reality development studio.
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