philip lelyveld The world of entertainment technology

26Jan/15Off

Is virtual reality the future of news?

hongkongunrest2Three companies today launched virtual reality-enabled news documentaries, hoping that the 360-degree films can lure back people turned off by conventional news.

One of the apps was made by Vice News, in partnership with digital artist Chris Milk and director Spike Jonze, to film the Millions March protests in New York in December.

Another called “Hong Kong Unrest” covered the Hong Kong protests and was made by the creators of immersiv.ly, an app that is being developed to make news journalism in virtual reality.

A third has been made by the UN, following a Syrian refugee. The film is called “Clouds Over Sidra” and was also created by Chris Milk, along with UN advisor Gabo Arora.

… The launch of the three films all in one day is probably a coincidence — though one probably driven by Sundance Film Festival. ...

 

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