VIRTUAL REALITY & POP CULTUREBy Kayleigh Falvey

ORIGINS OF VR

USE OF VR IN POP CULTURE • Emergence of VR Concerts experiences.

VR EXPERIENCES

VR IN FILMS• Trials of VR cinemas thanks to MAX• VR films could be the next big thing in film making• IMMERSION!!!

PROS OF VR IN FILM• Immersion in the universe• Upgrade of effects• Regenerate the “Cinema experience’• Versatility

CONS OF VR IN FILM• High Cost• Not widely available• Ruin the classic cinema experience

CONCLUSIONS• VR is emerging software that still has a long way to go• But it also has endless possibilities!

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