VR
The Runaway: Doctor Who VR special lands on YouTube
January 25, 2020 | David FarnorMore Doctor Who fans can now step inside a VR version of the TARDIS as the BBC’s hit virtual reality experience Doctor Who: The Runaway comes to the Doctor Who YouTube channel and launches internationally.
The VR experience stars Jodie … Read More
Google Play Movies app exits Daydream VR
June 24, 2019 | David FarnorThe Google Play Movies & TV app has disappeared from Google’s Daydream virtual reality (VR) platform.
Google’s flagship VR platform, which launched in 2016, is built into the Android OS and Google’s Daydream View headset. One of the apps featured … Read More
BBC VR Hub marks D-Day anniversary with new version of World War II film
June 10, 2019 | David FarnorTo commemorate the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings, the BBC has launched its critically acclaimed virtual reality film 1943 Berlin Blitz in 360° for the first time.
1943 Berlin Blitz is now available on the BBC VR app for … Read More
Stranger Things’ Noah Schnapp joins Wolves in the Walls VR
January 26, 2019 | David FarnorStranger Things’ Noah Schnapp is venturing into virtual reality territory, joining the cast of Wolves in the Walls.
The animated series, based on Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean’s children’s book of the same name, is made by Fable and follows … Read More
Kidnapped by Kurupt: People Just Do Nothing create BBC’s first comedy VR short
November 12, 2018 | David FarnorViewers are in for an up close and personal encounter with the Kurupt FM crew this week, as the cast of hit comedy series People Just Do Nothing kidnap them in the BBC’s first-ever comedy virtual reality film.
The five-minute … Read More
BBC hosts first virtual reality Prom
August 8, 2018 | David FarnorBBC Proms are holding a Prom in virtual reality this year.
For the first time ever, VR will be seen at the BBC Proms in a new work by Anna Meredith and 59 Productions. Commemorating the centenary of the end … Read More
BBC orders suffragette and WWII VR movies
July 12, 2018 | David FarnorThe BBC’s virtual reality arm is extending into new territory this year, as it orders two new experiences based around the suffragettes and WWII.
Smashing barriers with your voice in VR The first experience, Make Noise, empowers viewers to … Read More
Grenfell: Our Home: Channel 4 commissions first VR film
April 26, 2018 | David FarnorChannel 4 is entering the world of VR with a new documentary exploring life in Grendel tower before the tragic fire of last summer.
The broadcaster’s Current Affairs department has commissioned its first VR film, a 15-minute short that … Read More
BBC launches new BBC VR app with Damning the Nile documentary
February 21, 2018 | David FarnorThe BBC is launching a new BBC VR app with a brand new documentary, Damning the Nile.
The two-part VR news series explores the water politics of the titular river. Produced by BBC VR Hub and BBC News, it transports … Read More
Darren Aronofsky’s Spheres sparks first seven-figure VR deal at Sundance
January 27, 2018 | David FarnorSpheres has become the first VR project to be snapped up in a seven-figure deal at Sundance.
The three-part series, exec-produced by Darren Aronofsky and created by Eliza McNitt, takes audiences inside a black hole collision. Asking audiences to listen … Read More