Shocap and Animatrik Present ‘LiViCi’ Hybrid Show ‘Carry Me Home’
A fusion of live music, storytelling, virtual worlds, and acrobatics, the XR experience livestreams globally and in person at Animatrik’s Vancouver virtual production stage on June 4.
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Cosm Studios and Baobab Studios Ink ‘Namoo’ Deal
The exclusive agreement will bring Erick Oh’s award-winning animated short to planetariums and fulldome theaters around the world.
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Mighty Coconut Staffs Up in Wake of ‘Walkabout Mini Golf’ VR Success
Entertainment studio bolsters leadership team with trio of new hires; Don Carson named Senior Art Director, Michèle Martell, Licensing & Legal Counsel and David Wyatt, Head of Communications & Business Strategy.
Baobab Studios’ ‘Baba Yaga’ Wins Daytime Emmy for Interactive Media
Leading independent interactive studio takes home its ninth Emmy; latest award, for immersive VR portrayal of Eastern European legend, adds to project’s previous Emmy wins for directing and character design.
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‘Madrid Noir’ VR Adventure Now on Oculus Quest 1 & 2
The 45-minute interactive virtual reality caper invites viewers to solve puzzles in a city lost to time, blending animation with classic noir in an immersive environment driven by Unreal Engine.
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ANNY’s ‘Monsters and Me’ VR Event
AWN’s resident Miscweant, adorned in an Oculus Quest 2 headset, shares his report on Animation Nights New York’s cutting-edge webXR virtual animated shorts screening.
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Blue Zoo’s ‘Peace of Mind’ Now Available on Oculus Quest & Rift
The immersive VR short film, made completely in Quill, takes the viewer on a zany voyage through the protagonist’s dream that ranges from absurd to surreal.
Baobab Studios’ ‘Baba Yaga’ Now Available on Oculus Quest
Leading interactive studio’s latest VR experience is released today; first-ever live virtual reality red carpet premiere for the short was the ultimate socially distanced event, with attendees using Oculus Quest headsets to interact in real-time as avatars.
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WATCH: 3DAR and Baobab Studios' ‘Paper Birds: Part 1’ Trailer
Studios team with Facebook’s Oculus on VR film that pushes the boundaries of animation; available on Oculus Quest December 10, the 20-minute immersive experience includes moments of interactivity via virtual reality hand tracking.
Blue Zoo Creates ‘The Beast’ in Quill VR
New VR short, made in collaboration with Oculus and Facebook Reality Labs, uses a groundbreaking app; artists were able to create and hand-animate in three dimensions while immersed in the VR experience.
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Billy Corgan Talks The Smashing Pumpkins ‘In Ashes’ Music Video Series
With the final short’s release, the famous alt-rock musician discusses animated storytelling and his ambitious and expansive five-episode 2D series, produced to support the band’s long-awaited double album, ‘CYR’; watch ‘Purple Blood,’ the fifth and final film.
How Deep Sky Created The Smashing Pumpkins’ ‘In Ashes’ Music Video Series
For Mike Anderson, Jared Hobbs, and Barret Thomson, producing Billy Corgan’s ambitious, five-episode project meant matching a 2D style to the frontman’s vision, while finding innovative ways to develop useful animatics just from scripts, well before the unreleased music made it into their hands.
Disney’s ‘Myth: A Frozen Tale’ VR Short Released on Oculus Quest
Jeff Gipson’s immersive cinematic exploration of the ‘Frozen 2’ world weaves together music and visuals to take viewers on a magical Arendelle forest experience.
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Funimation and Bigscreen Bring 30+ Anime Films to VR
Virtual anime movie theater to kick off May 1 with special weekend of live film screenings starting with fan favorite, ‘Your Name.’
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‘Bonfire’: A Revealing Look at Interactive Storytelling of the Comedic Alien Variety
Two-time Daytime Emmy Award-winning writer/director Eric Darnell talks about Baobab Studios’ Annie Award-winning immersive VR experience and the sometimes confusing world of virtual reality.
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Baobab Studios Releases ‘Bonfire’ VR Experience Starring Ali Wong
Now available, the latest interactive project from the Emmy Award-winning studio behind ‘Crow: The Legend’ is an absurd, narrative-based, animated virtual reality experience.
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CTNx to Host World Premiere of Facebook’s ‘The Last Oasis’ VR Experience
Goro Fujita’s project, done entirely in Quill, is designed for the Oculus Quest wireless headset being released next year.
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