Issue 13 virtual reality how to tell stories

Humans are story-telling animals. From rock paintings and bonfire story parties in ancient times, to stage plays, books, movies, games, and today’s virtual reality, the media and skills of storytelling have been developing. To evaluate whether the story is well told or not, there is a complimentary word called “lively”: the audience seems to be at the scene where the story takes place. From this point of view, virtual reality should be the most potential storytelling tool. How to use VR to tell a nice and truly immersive story? Some pioneers are taking the first step towards this goal.

As at the beginning of the invention of film, VR brings new opportunities and also creates constraints on creation. Some problems are expected, and more are not. “How virtual reality tells stories” is the thinking from Oculus Story Studio. These veterans from famous animation studios such as Pixar are like explorers overcoming obstacles, leaving breadcrumbs of thoughts along the way. It is a very precious experience for us to follow the times and enter virtual reality. Next, Chen Maofan chatted with us “How did I stop worrying and fall in love with virtual reality< /span>“, as a science fiction writer, screenwriter, and VR practitioner, how does Chen Chufan, who can tell stories, view VR narratives and Its prospects in China. “The 13-layer space of VR and science fiction“Inventory of 13 important science fiction works, they are ahead of technology and imagine the virtual world. “One ​​tool, one story” discusses how science fiction affects the future of technology. This article once appeared in “Offline · Science Fiction”. At the cusp of VR today, it provides the mutual reflection of science fiction and technology. A more precipitating insight, it is worth reading again.

Many virtual reality industry pioneers say that they are inspired by science fiction to embark on this path. Backing all the way along the timeline, we found that the technology in science fiction has become more and more practical and closer and closer to the existing technology. In the end, we know that there is no such thing as a laser that can digitize people, but we still hope that we can really go to a virtual world.

This issue”Slow reading” is a story about finding a home. The author discovered an interesting address system in the process of tracing childhood memories. Now, there is a 3-word address anywhere on the earth, even a fire hydrant. “misreading” I have chosen books that discuss the topic of “human-machine symbiosis”. In the human-machine relationship, should we also try to use a “machine-based” perspective to examine the present and calculate the future?

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How does virtual reality tell stories? – Oculus Story Studio

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