Cirque du Soleil, Samsung Teaming for Virtual Reality Show
Samsung wants you to strap a phone to your face to get into the middle of Cirque du Soleil's world of jugglers, gymnasts and stilt-walkers.
Cirque du Soleil Media, a joint venture between the Canada-based circus troupe and broadcaster Bell Media, has pacted with Samsung to produce a liveaction virtual reality aerial show to be viewed on its flagship Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge smartphones.
All that's needed is connecting the Samsung phones to a Gear VR virtual reality headset, powered by Oculus, to view content based on Cirque du Soleil’s most recent touring show, Kurios - Cabinet of Curiosities. Félix & Paul Studios, a Montreal studio that produces 3D 360° VR content, will produce the content that has Cirque du Soleil acrobats tumbling and twirling over the heads of Samsung phone users.
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