What if you built a holodeck and nobody came?
VR Discussion Wednesday November 20, 2:30 pm
Despite the public’s enthusiasm for the idea of virtual reality, consumer adoption of VR entertainment products in North America is stagnant. What happened?
Professionals in the VR industry believe that the media’s best days are still ahead as emerging technologies allow for more and more creative approaches to immersive environments. In this talk, we’ll briefly examine the history of VR video and it’s pitfalls. We will look at what has worked and what hasn’t to this point in the VR industry. We’ll also examine ongoing innovation in the medium that gives hope that virtual reality may yet become the next big thing.
Lyle Hewitt is the Vice-President of Business Development at Regina-based White Rabbit VR. Like many players in the industry, White Rabbit VR has weathered the ups and downs of slow consumer adoption but has persisted in finding new niches and applications for VR technology.
Virtual Reality Experience
Various Genres
Free to all 18+
Saskatoon Fantastic Film Festival, in collaboration with SaskInteractive and White Rabbit VR, are proud to present a Virtual Reality Experience. Each weekday afternoon from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm feel free to join us at the Broadway Theatre for a chance to check out five virtual reality short films. This is a free of charge first come first served event. Each attendee will be able to select two films to view at a time.
Lucidità
Dir: Daniel Contaldo & Hannah Swayze
8 minutes. USA
VR180 psychedelic thriller film set in Tuscany (in Italian). A provincial factory girl stops to help a stranded man. He brings her to a beautiful viewpoint, and convinces her to take a mind expanding substance.
Isle of the Dead
Dir: Benjamin Nuel
8 minutes. France
Isle of the Dead is a contemplative journey in 360 video by Benjamin Nuel, adapted from the famous, eponymous painting created by Arnold Böcklin in 1909. Isle of the Dead is a contemplative journey that takes the viewer to the heart of this picture, in an immersion which enables us to better understand its meaning.
The Caretaker
Dir: Jacob Wasserman, Nicolas Pesce, & Adam Donald
12 minutes. USA
A young couple checks into a mysterious old hotel for the night. But it seems at least one of them has been here far longer.
The Realm Below
Dir: Souichi Umezawa
9 minutes. Japan
You are a scientist assigned to investigate a strange pit in the ground. As your colleagues lower you down, you begin to hear strange noises below?
Tag Along
Dir: Pu-Yuan Cheng
7 minutes. Taiwan
A young newlywed couple sneaks into a deserted mansion to explore. But they may have accidentally unleashed a nightmare.