Riding a rollercoaster. Jumping off a cliff. Swinging through the jungle. These are what we’ve come to expect from virtual reality experiences. But the newly released 6x9 is just as pulse-pounding, even though you just…sit.
But, given that one of VR’s strengths is the ability to place a viewer directly into a setting, it’s where you sit that matters. In the case of 6x9, it’s in a solitary confinement prison cell.
A collaboration between The Guardian and interactive studio The Mill, 6x9 premiered at Sundance New Frontiers in January. I caught it at Tribeca’s Storyscapes, where I also chatted with co-director Francesca Panetta (The Guardian) and producer Jarrad Vladich (The Mill) about the creation of the compelling piece.
Particularly in VR, it’s important to keep the story’s purpose in mind.
from No Film School http://ift.tt/241RMaw
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