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At Sundance's New Frontier, VR and AR go epic, weird and theatrical

At Sundance's New Frontier, VR and AR go epic, weird and theatrical

5 years ago
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https://www.cnet.com/news/sundance-vr-ar-at-new-frontier-go-epic-weird-and-theatrical/

The VR doesn't end with New Frontier. Big names in virtual reality swarmed to Park City to show off their latest projects on the sidelines of the festival, too. In invite-only demos, Oculus debuted sneak peeks of The Under Presents, a social VR narrative game that uses live actors and the company's coming Oculus Quest headset. It's as if the indie video game Journey were adapted into an immersive play like Sleep No More but set in your wildest, most head-scratching dream. And Disney has been showing off a VR short called Cycles at a storefront off Main Street. 

Digital puppet demos will sprinkle New Frontier at Sundance this year.