{"id":5678,"date":"2021-09-06T14:54:21","date_gmt":"2021-09-06T21:54:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/?p=5678"},"modified":"2021-09-10T10:42:19","modified_gmt":"2021-09-10T17:42:19","slug":"interesting-vr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/?p=5678","title":{"rendered":"Blurring the walls between games and film"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>PAX 2021 was an online event for me as COVID cases keep rising. One of the better streamed sessions was about the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/videos\/1140926962?t=01h57m18s\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/videos\/1140926962?t=01h57m18s\" target=\"_blank\">Blurring Lines between Games and Film<\/a>. Definitely worth a watch as they cover a number of topics: difficulties in embracing the immersive nature of VR\/AR, using VR\/AR in advocacy work to immerse viewers into environments or as an alternative to zoos\/animals in captivity, digital character design, virtual production with LED stages and Unreal engine, massively evolving digital production pipelines, and interactive VR environments. While these are some well known topics in the field, it&#8217;s still worth giving it a listen to hear how production folks are dealing with the massive upheaval of changing pipelines.<\/p>\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.twitch.tv\/?autoplay=false&#038;muted=false&#038;time=1h57m18s&#038;video=v1140926962&#038;parent=mattfife.com\" width=\"620\" height=\"378\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen sandbox=\"allow-popups allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>I still find <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/?p=4448\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/?p=4448\" target=\"_blank\">LED stages instead of greenscreening<\/a> with post-shoot CG one of the most amazing recent developments &#8211; something I&#8217;ve <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/?p=4557\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/?p=4557\" target=\"_blank\">written about before with the Mandalorian.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some panelist links:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Louisa Spring @ <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/samimmersive.com\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/samimmersive.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sami-i<\/a><\/li><li>Neville Page &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Neville_Page\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Neville_Page\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Concept Designer<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thatdirectoraj\/?hl=en\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thatdirectoraj\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\">AJ Wedding<\/a> @ <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/orbitalvs.com\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"http:\/\/orbitalvs.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Orbital Virtual Studios<\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jasonparksvr?lang=en\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jasonparksvr?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\">Jason Parks<\/a> @ <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rotu.com\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.rotu.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">ROTU Entertainment<\/a><\/li><li>Emir Cerman @ <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rotu.com\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.rotu.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">ROTU Entertainment<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>On their topic of AR\/VR environments, it was noted that COVID has <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/gaming\/2021\/09\/masked-up-at-pax-demic-west-what-a-gaming-expo-is-like-in-a-weird-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/gaming\/2021\/09\/masked-up-at-pax-demic-west-what-a-gaming-expo-is-like-in-a-weird-2021\/\">decimated many in-person VR\/AR experiences<\/a>. One casualty was <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210124025738\/https:\/\/www.thevoid.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">the VOID<\/a>  &#8211; and even their website is now gone. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210124025738\/https:\/\/www.thevoid.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">the VOID<\/a> had interesting setups mixing VR, haptic feedback systems, and real-world props. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheVOIDLasVegas\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheVOIDLasVegas\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sadly, their setups in Las Vegas an other places are no more (like Venetian Las Vegas).<\/a> Still, their legacy lives on in YouTube footage and some installations still hanging on through COVID.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Footage from the now defunct VOID:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WUs5qi_RFnM?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Fight with some zombies in <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/mgmgrand.mgmresorts.com\/en\/entertainment\/virtual-reality.html\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/mgmgrand.mgmresorts.com\/en\/entertainment\/virtual-reality.html\" target=\"_blank\">Zero Latency at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6YUFoFbC_vs?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As well as overseas, such as some of the <a href=\"https:\/\/jw-webmagazine.com\/5-best-spots-for-vr-experiences-in-tokyo-ae7c3ace3976\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/jw-webmagazine.com\/5-best-spots-for-vr-experiences-in-tokyo-ae7c3ace3976\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">interesting installations in Japan<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PAX 2021 was an online event for me as COVID cases keep rising. One of the better streamed sessions was about the Blurring Lines between Games and Film. Definitely worth a watch as they cover a number of topics: difficulties in embracing the immersive nature of VR\/AR, using VR\/AR in advocacy work to immerse viewers into environments or as an alternative to zoos\/animals in captivity, digital character design, virtual production with LED stages and Unreal engine, massively evolving digital production&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/?p=5678\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5678","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cool"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4WECr-1tA","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5678","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5678"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5678\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5729,"href":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5678\/revisions\/5729"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5678"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5678"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5678"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}