23Jan/19Off
Virtual reality effects get Academy Awards nomination
The Academy Awards may not have a virtual reality category (yet), but one blockbuster got a nod for the VR effects it created for filmgoers.
The movie, based on Ernest Cline's book of the same name, is known for characters traveling into a virtual reality space — which needed to be experienced without film patrons having to done VR headsets themselves.
Spielberg, who did not personally get nominated for an Academy Award this year, is very focused, however on VR and its role in Hollywood. He is involved in Dreamscape, a VR theater, that recently opened its first location in Los Angeles' Westfield Century City mall.
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