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Flatline VR Brings Near-Death Experience To Life

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The creator, director and producer of Flatline VR has been fascinated by real-life accounts of near-death experiences since first meeting a friend in 2001 who lived to tell the story of leaving his body, only to return to Earth.

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‘Loading Human: Chapter 1’ Review: Forgettable Memories

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Graphically, the game uses the Unreal Engine 4 to modest effect. Yes, the AI Lucy was fun at times, but an artificial voice cracking jokes and referencing the classic film 2001 does not make a game. There are fewer bugs this way, but the sense of immersion is much lower.

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NewImages, Cannes, Tribeca Join Forces In Unprecedented Collab

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To learn more about the collaboration as well as each festival’s unique approach, I caught up with Michael Swierczynski, Director of NewImages Festival; Guillaume Esmiol, Deputy Director of Cannes’ Marché du Film; and Loren Hammonds, Vice President of Immersive Programming of the Tribeca Festival. The XR community are really experts on that.”

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