Blue Zoo’s ‘Peace of Mind’ Now Available on Oculus Quest & Rift
The immersive VR short film, made completely in Quill, takes the viewer on a zany voyage through the protagonist’s dream that ranges from absurd to surreal.
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Baobab Studios’ ‘Baba Yaga’ Now Available on Oculus Quest
Leading interactive studio’s latest VR experience is released today; first-ever live virtual reality red carpet premiere for the short was the ultimate socially distanced event, with attendees using Oculus Quest headsets to interact in real-time as avatars.
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WATCH: 3DAR and Baobab Studios' ‘Paper Birds: Part 1’ Trailer
Studios team with Facebook’s Oculus on VR film that pushes the boundaries of animation; available on Oculus Quest December 10, the 20-minute immersive experience includes moments of interactivity via virtual reality hand tracking.
Blue Zoo Creates ‘The Beast’ in Quill VR
New VR short, made in collaboration with Oculus and Facebook Reality Labs, uses a groundbreaking app; artists were able to create and hand-animate in three dimensions while immersed in the VR experience.
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Daisy Ridley Joins Baobab Studios’ ‘Baba Yaga’
‘Star Wars’ sequel trilogy star is cast in lead role of Magda in newest immersive experience from the Emmy Award-winning studio behind ‘Bonfire’ and ‘Crow: The Legend.’
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Baobab Studios Shares First Look at ‘Baba Yaga’ Immersive Experience
Special ‘Work in Progress’ presentation from the Emmy Award-winning studio behind ‘Bonfire’ and ‘Crow: The Legend’ will debut June 15 at Annecy 2020 online.
Exclusive: Baobab Studios and John Legend Release ‘When You Can Fly’ Music Video
New lyrics music video of original song from 4-time Emmy Award-winning animated VR film to help raise awareness of Return to the Heart Foundation’s Native COVID-19 Action Fund.
‘Bonfire’: A Revealing Look at Interactive Storytelling of the Comedic Alien Variety
Two-time Daytime Emmy Award-winning writer/director Eric Darnell talks about Baobab Studios’ Annie Award-winning immersive VR experience and the sometimes confusing world of virtual reality.
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Baobab Studios Releases ‘Bonfire’ VR Experience Starring Ali Wong
Now available, the latest interactive project from the Emmy Award-winning studio behind ‘Crow: The Legend’ is an absurd, narrative-based, animated virtual reality experience.
Boabab Studios’ ‘Crow: The Legend’ Scores Four Daytime Emmys
Nickelodeon’s ‘The Loud House,’ Netflix’s ‘Ask the Storybots,’ Amazon’s ‘Tumble Leaf’ and Disney Channel’s ‘Rapunzel’s Tangled Adventures’ each take home two at Friday’s gala ceremony.
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TRAILER: VR Documentary ‘Another Dream’ to Debut at Tribeca 2019
Animated documentary VR experience produced by Ado Ato Pictures and directed by Tamara Shogaolu to have its world premiere as one of five projects in Tribeca Immersive’s select Storyscapes competition.
Epic Games awards $500,000 in Unreal Dev Grants
More than a dozen developers across games, film, TV, AR and VR receive cash assistance in the program’s final round.
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R.I.P. Google Spotlight Stories – 2013-2019
Award-winning experimental immersive storytelling studio behind the Academy Award-nominated short film ‘Pearl’ and last year’s Oscar-shortlisted ‘Age of Sail’ is no more.
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Tribeca Film Festival Unveils 30+ Immersive Experiences for 2019 Edition
More than 30 virtual reality projects to be presented at the Virtual Arcade and Tribeca Cinema360 at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival.
Baobab Studios Announces New ‘Bonfire’ VR Experience
New immersive experience directed by studio co-founder Eric Darnell stars comedian, writer and actress Ali Wong.
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VIDEO: Pollen Creates Cinematic Score for Oscar-Shortlisted ‘Age of Sail’
Pollen Music Group’s Scot Stafford employs a modern, minimalist approach to creating the score for director John Kahrs’ sweeping new short film and VR experience for Google Spotlight Stories, ‘Age of Sail.’
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Gallery Nucleus Presenting ‘Weekends,’ ‘Age of Sail’ This Saturday!
Screenings and panels of Oscar-shortlisted animated short films to be followed by a filmmaker signing session.
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Google Spotlight Stories and Chromosphere Raise the Bar for ‘Age of Sail’
Technical art leads Cassidy Curtis and Theresa Latzko keep things shipshape in their quest to take the cinematic VR Short by Oscar-winning director John Kahrs onto the high seas.
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How Baobab Studios Created a Storybook World for the Immersive ‘Crow: The Legend’
Created using the Unity game engine, VR experience and accompanying theatrical short film written and directed by Eric Darnell and produced by Maureen Fan pushes real-time graphics to new heights.
Baobab Studios Short ‘Crow: The Legend’ Launches Globally
Executive produced by John Legend, animated VR experience and theatrical short from the Emmy-winning makers of ‘Asteroids!’ and ‘Invasion!’ now available online.
John Kahrs Enters the ‘Age of Sail’ with Cinematic New VR Short
Taking virtual reality onto the high seas, Oscar-winning director of Disney’s ‘Paperman’ delves into the making of Google Spotlight Stories’ longest, most visually complex virtual reality experience to date.
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TRAILER: Baobab Studios Launching New VR Short, ‘Crow: The Legend’
Featuring an original song by John Legend, new virtual reality experience and accompanying theatrical short available November 15 on YouTube and Oculus VR.
‘Tweet Tweet’ Takes Best Short at animago 2018
Zhanna Bekmambetova’s first animated project among 12 winners chosen at the 22nd edition of the AWARDS & CONFERENCE.
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animago AWARDS Announces 2018 Nominees
Thirty-six 3D animation & design, visual effects, visualization and AR/VR nominees selected from 856 submissions from 61 countries.
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Raindance Film Festival Reveals 2018 Lineup & Nominees
Thirty-three Virtual Reality experiences created by established directors and artists and first-time VR creators alike to be showcased at Oscar-qualifying festival.
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