THE BEAUTIFUL IMPACT OF NEW REALITIES AT 2017 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL

The next generation of VR and AR comes with a very cool set of new tools Check out the impact these will have on life as we know it in the VR and AR experiences featured at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival New Frontier, as highlighted below.

THE JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE NATURAL MACHINE

Our brains are organic machines. They convert inputs (stimuli) to outputs (actions, cognition, and memories). They define the world as we experience it.

As humans have evolved, our brains have evolved in part as a result of the tools we have used -- tools including everything from the wheel to the supercomputer.

The Journey to the Center of the Natural Machine, directed by Daniella Segal, Daniel Lazo, Eran May-Raz, & Charles Niu, takes us on a journey via a Meta augmented reality headset, starting with the earliest days of human brain development through our development of higher level thinking, creativity, communication, and collaboration capabilities.

Meta began the advancement of the AR marketplace with the first see-through glasses that enabled users to use natural hand interactions to intuitively move and manipulate 3-D content.

“This new paradigm—based on established neural interface principles and designed to adjust to each user’s individual computing experience—promises to enhance and improve individual and group work productivity in ways never before imagined.”

THE SKY IS A GAP

The Sky Is a Gap, is a VR art installation created by Rachel Rossin, that manifests in both the physical and virtual realms. It enables you to precisely move time with space through the use of a custom made, positionally tracked headset.

The installation depicts a pyroclastic explosion inspired by Zabriskie Point, that is physically mapped to your forward and backward movement as you experience the work.

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IMAGE CREDITS:

1. Image: Courtesy of Meta. The Journey to the Center of the Natural Machine, directed by Daniella Segal, Daniel Lazo, Eran May-Raz, & Charles Niu.
2. Image: Courtesy of Meta. Glass Brain AR. Meta 2.
3. Image: Courtesy of Meta. Meta 2 Metaglasses.
4. Image: Courtesy of Meta. Meta 1.
5. Image: Courtesy of Meta. Metaglasses.
6. Image: Courtesy of Meta. Metaglasses.
7. Image: Courtesy of the Sundance Institute. The Sky Is a Gap, created by Rachel Rossin.
8. Image: Courtesy of the Sundance Institute. The Sky Is a Gap, created by Rachel Rossin.
9. Image: Courtesy of The Sundance Institute. A Sundance Film Festival Power of Storytelling panel participant tries out a Samsung Gear VR headset.
10. Image: Courtesy of Meta. Immersive Dome Pod.
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12. Image: by Jonathan Hickerson Courtesy of Sundance Institute. “Main Street Atmosphere, 2016.”