Here’s where I came in! A pre-immersive experience called “Vancouver 1948” created a sensation at the NY 2014 Tribeca Film festival just as a kid from California gaff-taped together the beginnings of a new medium. VR movies were my vague concept then. Two years later, it is a reality. Here’s what recent convert Robert… Read more…
Our Biggest Year Yet!
2015 promises to be an explosive year for Triple-i. Production on our first ever immersion is proving out the term “cutting edge.” Our intrepid Triple-i team is learning to work in the barely possible world of technology. When no man has gone before, indeed!
Intro Into Immersion
First-time exposure to immersion can be overwhelming. Here’s our initial attempt at an orientation for first-time participants. This piece starts out as a “standard” flat screen video, then gradually evolving into an immersive experience. Obviously in the context, the demo remains “flat” since it’s being presented here in the severely limiting medium of video rather… Read more…
Virtual Soapbox: Disruptive Technology
According to developer Dave Ranyard of Sony’s Virtual Reality Project Morpheus, “Skepticism over new technology is part of a cycle that kicks off when a new method of interacting with entertainment is brought about.” But in the case of immersion, it’s not simply a new technique like adding sound, color, widescreen, Dolby stereo or 3D…. Read more…
Cameron Leads Charge. Backwards.
Hollywood hates and fears change. I know. I was once the guy who was hired to convince major studios of the enormous potential of computer generated imagery (CGI). Old school studio execs and directors were convinced it would ruin Hollywood as they knew it, with computerized actors, sets, etc. So 25 years later, it should come… Read more…