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Laurie Anderson’s Dark VR Art Makes You ‘Fly Through Stories’

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“It’s made of words and stories and it’s a big kind of edifice covered with language and drawings,” Anderson said in an interview with Louisiana Channel. ” Chalkroom won “Best VR Experience” at the Venice Film Festival, and will tour at museums across the U.S. “But mainly, you can fly.

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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. Jupiter Invincible is part of the Tribeca Film Festival’s Immersive Juneteenth programming sponsored by Indeed. Feature Image Credit: Rattapallax.

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HTC Vive Brings NASA-Inspired VR Artwork To Art Basel Hong Kong

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After its first appearance at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in 2018, t he 15-minute artwork now makes its way to the art fair Art Basel Hong Kong for its Asia debut March 29th to the 31st. Previously, the two artists were awarded “Best VR Experience” at the Venice Film Festival for their work on Chalkroom a.k.a.

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‘Nowhere Is Perfectly Safe’: A Coastal Expert on What Comes After Ida

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Hurricane Ida slammed into southeast Louisiana on the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina —and less than a year after two other hurricanes hit the region. The state is hardly alone. Read more.

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VR Docu-Series Explores The Lives Of Chimps Freed From Research Labs

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In 2009, two chimpanzees originating from the New Iberia Research Center (NIRC) at the University of Louisiana, Lafayette, were ‘leased’ to Stony Brook University in New York. Condition One is the same studio behind This is Climate Change , a four-part VR docu-series that made waves at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival in New York City.

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Celebrate Earth Day With These Nature Themed VR Experiences

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Developed by Frontline , Nova and Emblematic Group in association with X-Rez Studio and Realta, Greenland Melting is a captivating 6DoF VR film that shines a light on the gradual disappearance of Greenland’s famous glacial structures. GREENLAND MELTING. PROJECT CHIMPS.

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'Where the Crawdads Sing' review: Romantic murder mystery loses itself in the plot

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Director Olivia Newman's film adaptation of the 2018 novel by Delia Owens bites off more than it can chew, mixing a coming-of-age story with a murder mystery, a courtroom drama, and not one, but two, romances. Yet despite all this, the film feels at times like more of a slog to wade through than Kya's beloved marsh.