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VR Short Film ‘Asteroids!’ from Baobab Studios Now Available

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From the director of the Madagascar franchise, the full 11-minute cut continues the journey of aliens Mac and Cheez (and robot sidekick Peas) on their deep space mission. A 360 video ‘sneak peek’ has also been available in various forms, including the iOS and Android Baobab app. Baobab Studios announced Asteroids!

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Venture Capitalists Contemplate How Much Exuberance Is Good for VR Investing

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Above: VR Funhouse is a series of mini games for the HTC Vive virtual reality headset. To me, that seems like an investment in one particular person, the guy who made Madagascar. Now he’s doing VR and he’s come up with a couple of funny VR shorts, interactive 360 videos. Image Credit: Nvidia. They raised $25 million.

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