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TRIBECA: ‘The Key’ Wins Tribeca’s Storyscape Award For Best Immersive Media

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Celine Tricart’s narrative VR experience takes home gold at Tribeca Film Festival. The 18 th annual Tribeca Film Festival has announced the winner of their Storyscapes Award, an award that recognizes groundbreaking storytelling told through new technologies. Tricart isn’t afraid to tackle extremely hard subjects.

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Sandbox VR Receives $11M Investment From Film, Music, And Sports Celebs

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Immersive entertainment: Hollywood goes holodeck. For decades, the film and entertainment industry has helped us visualize and imagine worlds unknown. When Hollywood Meets Immersive Experiences . The post Sandbox VR Receives $11M Investment From Film, Music, And Sports Celebs appeared first on VRScout.

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‘Jupiter Invincible’ Is An AR Comic Book With A Powerful Story

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The comic book, which made its debut during the Tribeca Film Festival & Schomburg in NYC, was penned by Pulitzer Prize Winner Yusef Komunyakaa with artwork by Ashley A. To bring Komunyakaa’s words to life, every page and panel of Jupiter Invincible is beautifully illustrated by Chicago-native Ashley A.

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Baobab Studios Rolls Out The Virtual Red Carpet For The Premier Of ‘Baba Yaga’

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The virtual red carpet event immersed attendees in a the VR films fantastical world where they were able to step into the story and even meet the stars. At the start of the event, organizers played a pre-recorded video message from co-founder and CEO of Tribeca Enterprises and the Tribeca Film Festival , Jane Rosenthal.

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Gaming-Themed Atari Hotels Will Include VR And AR Entertainment

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Leading the design of these ambitious locations is Napoleon Smith III, the producer behind the 2014 film reboot of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ; he’ll be working alongside Arizona-based real estate developer True North Studio to bring his vision to life in Phoenix later this year.

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Secret Location’s Cinematic VR Epic ‘The Great C’ Now Available

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Combining the immersive capabilities provided by VR technology with conventional filmmaking techniques, including cinematography, editing, and story-structure, Secret Location has crafted a one-of-a-kind journey that takes conventional storytelling to a whole new level. The Great C is available now for just $5.99

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The 2019 VR Awards Winners Recognized for Outstanding VR Tech

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VR Film of the Year. VR Film of the Year went to Wolves in the Walls: It’s All Over. Created by Fable and Oculus and powered by Unreal Engine, the film has been to Tribeca, the Chicago Film Festival and the Emmys. One of the first VR documentaries, it premiered at the Sundance Film Festival that year.