Star Wars Virtual Reality Experiences coming?

[AEfx]

The ILM project is a proof of concept at the moment. In order for this to work on a theme park level would simply not be practical as the hardware for this is still too pricey (and also would require some serious between user maintenance as these things are strapped to ones head).

The ILM project is actually headed to Disney Parks first - in the "high-end" of the experiences. They are developing for a wide range of end uses.

"Anything and everything is what you can expect," said Lucasfilm executive vp and ILM president Lynwen Brennan, speaking with The Hollywood Reporter. “The wonderful thing about the Star Wars universe is that there are so many stories that have yet to been explored. We are not restricting that universe [to the stories in the existing films]. All will be telling stories — that’s one of our core principles — with a point of view and emotion.”

She noted that this Star Wars content will be available for mass-market VR goggles, specialized VR and AR, and immersive cinema. “And the initial, most high-end experiences will be in the [Disney] parks.”

 

[msteel]

The ILM project is actually headed to Disney Parks first - in the "high-end" of the experiences. They are developing for a wide range of end uses.

So, Tokyo then.

 

[dreamscometrue]

Thanks for posting. I'm interested to see how this can be applied for the masses that visit Disney Parks