Review: Digital Hollywood – “Mobile VR” Panel

Examiner.com did an overview of a panel that Andrew was on at Digital Hollywood’s fall conference focused on mobile VR:

Andy Cochrane (Mirada Studios) explained the magic of VR this way, “VR works because it’s presenting a discreet image to each of my eyes and there’s no high speed gimmicky to try to trick my eyes…VR headsets work in stereo for people in a way that regular glasses do not work.”

To take this VR experience into the entertainment arena, Andy described a new “Virtual Movie Theater.” He expanded, “Netflix has activated voice chat so you can watch with someone else. You can watch the same movie over the Internet, and be able to voice chat with each other. A market for 2D presented in VR with that tweak turns it into a social experience.”

Read the whole article here.