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Denny’s Celebrates Its 70th Anniversary With AR Food Menu That Enhances Dining Experience

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Using the DreamWorks COLOR app, the restaurant’s customers saw characters from Shrek, The Penguins of Madagascar, Puss in Boots, and Turbo Fast arise from the kids’ menus as their phones scanned its pages. See Also: How Augmented Reality and 3D Tech Is Changing the Food Game

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Why are Aliens Fishing in Space?

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NEW Quest 2 Game Galactic Catch is off to a GREAT START!! Named Most Innovative Company by Fast Company (2018), the studio is creatively led by writer/director Eric Darnell (Antz and all four Madagascar films). Its slate of original projects is currently being adapted into books, comics, films, games, series, and more.

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Baobab’s ‘Asteroids!’ VR Short Film Now Available

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The adorable animated VR short, from the director of Madagascar, delighted audiences last year with a colorful showcase of characters and an engaging plot narrated by Ethan Hawke. The group has previously worked for other large names in gaming and animation such as Pixar, Zynga and DreamWorks Animation. You remember INVASION!

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Baobab Studios Raises $25 Million in New Funding Round

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Darnell is best known for his director and screenwriter credits on all four films in the DreamWorks Madagascar franchise, and also known for his work on The Penguins of Madagascar (2014) and Antz (1998). Fan comes to Baobab from mobile game developer Zynga where she oversaw three studios, including the FarmVille sequels.

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The VR Game Launch Roundup: Marbles, Mountains & Mayhem

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Find out in this new VR experience from Baobab Studios and from the director of Madagascar and Antz. A Dragon’s Tale VR – Spillage Games. Developer & publisher Spillage games say they want the user to “feel like a force of nature, to rain destruction on the landscape around you as you see fit.”. Launch date: 22 nd October.

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Actress Elizabeth Banks Brings Pedigree To VR Animation ASTEROIDS!

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directed by the same person responsible for Madagascar and narrated by Ethan Hawke. will feature the voice of Elizabeth Banks who’s known for her role as Effie Trinket in the Hunger Games series of films and is directed by Baobab’s co-founder and Chief Creative Officer Eric Darnell. Their second feature, ASTEROIDS!

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Baobab’s ‘Invasion’ Has Reportedly Been Downloaded ‘Well Over 1 Million’ Times

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Fan was most recently the vice president of games at Zynga before starting Baobab with Madagascar and Antz director Eric Darnell. Baobab’s adorable virtual reality animated short Invasion has reportedly been downloaded over 1 million times according to co-founder Maureen Fan.