Assassin's Creed star
Michael Fassbender isn't the only one who gets the chance to travel into the universe of the Spanish Inquisition. Because of a new
virtual reality experience from twentieth Century Fox, New Regency, AMD, and
Alienware, you can as well.
The experience was unveiled amid AMD's GDC press conference. During the uncover,
Matthew Lewis, president of Practical Magic VR and executive of VR experiences, clearly stated that the experience was "not a game."
He said that the VR experience was filmed close by the movie and that shoot areas included Malta, Spain and the United Kingdom.
The experience likewise incorporates an Inquisition scene in which a mob of costumed extras howl around a platform to burn heretics at the stake. It's really a mix of live-activity and PC produced footage, shot in multiple countries.
The
Assassin's Creed VR experience appeared Thursday at The Game Awards. It is accessible free for Oculus Rift and
Samsung Gear VR users and it will be accessible as a 360-degree video on Facebook Starting Friday through January 1, AMC Theaters in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Austin and New York will have Oculus Rift demo booths playing the experience for cinema-goers.
Film studios don't yet have an unfaltering stream of VR material, or an unmistakable picture of how to monetize it. For the time being, this is an opportunity to try out the Rift, while perceiving how easily VR fits into the theatrical experience.
