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Mexico Celebrates First VR Festival in Latin America

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Mattel used the event to unveil its VR View-Master in Mexico, while Samsung and Unity were also some of the event’s main sponsors. Nicolas Alcalá, a well known VR pioneer who crowdfunded his first film project, The Cosmonaut by raising over $500,000 from 5,000 people, also took the stage.

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Alejandro Inarritu and Legendary are Creating a VR Short Film

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The ILMxLAB created world will immerse you in a border crossing journey between Mexico and the United States. The acclaimed director of films like Babel , Birdman and The Revenant is teaming up with long-time collaborator cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki to create an experimental VR short film.

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Sion Sono's Prisoners of the Ghostland's Unique Blend of Genres Was Shaped By a Heart Attack

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If director Sion Sono hadn’t had a heart attack, his latest film would not be what it is today. Sono was prepping his English-language debut, Prisoners of the Ghostland starring Nicolas Cage, to film in Mexico. However, after the life-changing event, his Oscar-winning star suggested maybe shooting in Sono’s home… Read more.

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Star Wars' Diego Luna on How Andor Helped Him Realize a Childhood Dream

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The first movies I was exposed to were the original Star Wars films— my father, who immigrated from Mexico City with my mother in 1989, used them as a tool to learn English… Read more. When I was growing up, the cultural impact of Star Wars as a global phenomenon is something that felt like it was just a regular part of life.

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Earth Day: Now You Can Surf With a Legend in VR

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Ritter surfed frequently in Baja and mainland Mexico during his days as a student at UC Santa Barbara, and continued on to travel to many remote and unexplored oceanic landscapes. Appropriately, the idea for Nakuru was born on a surf trip in Sayulita, Mexico where the film’s future Director Steve Engman met Ritter’s son Sean.

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Now You Can Have ‘Dolphin-Assisted Therapy’ in VR

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Some 82 percent of our clients feel actually relaxed by seeing the films,” the organization’s policy advisor Johan Elbers told AFP. ” Dolphin VR is the brainchild of artist Marijke Sjollema, who was captivated over two decades ago after she snorkeled beside a dolphin off Mexico’s coast in 1993.

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‘Game of Thrones’ VR Experience Coming Exclusively to Viveport Infinity

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Beyond the Wall was created by HBO and Framestore, the Oscar-winning studio known for their work not only in film and TV, but also immersive experiences such as the Game of Throne -themed VR activation Ascend the Wall , and the recent Magic Leap GOT experience The Dead Must Die. Image courtesy HTC, HBO. Image courtesy HTC, HBO.

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