Immerse yourself in virtual reality and experience new possibilities for animated storytelling. You’ll have the chance to experience a variety of projects on the Oculus Rift, ranging from music videos to seemingly endless worlds waiting to explored, from 360 degree stories to being right in the middle of scenes from films like Spirited Away and My Neighbor Totoro.
This program is realised in collaboration with House of Secrets and NMtrix
Be sure to also join our program Through the Looking Glass for eye-opening talks of media researcher Joris Weijdom, and animators Arjan van Meerten and Maarten Isaäk de Heer about new possibilities for animated experiences in virtual reality.
'COLOSSE' is a real-time virtual reality storytelling experience, with a stylized, character-focused visual language. While the viewer has no direct control over the action, the progression of the narrative will be gaze-based. The viewer's gaze – things they pay the most attention to – will direct the experience around them, giving them a subtle influence over events as they unfold. The story of t
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In the bus stop scene two girls wait for their father at a bus stop when the giant, racoon-like forest spirit Totoro arrives to wait for his own bus - Catbus.
The Boiler Room is an iconic scene from one of the most loved animated films of all time, Spirited Away.
The music video What do we care 4 is a fantastic journey through the vast and open and uncultivated plains of filmic language in 360/ VR-video. It is the first serious attempt to explore questions like: Where do you look when you can choose yourself? How do you manipulate the viewer in such a way that he or she focuses on what you as storyteller want? How do you go from one shot to another?
A mesmerizing abstract VR-experience exhibiting the future of music videos.
'Diorama No.3 : The Marchland' is the third fantastical VR diorama in The Shoebox Dioramas Series.
Dioramas are extraordinary spaces with a narrative hidden away in richly detailed handpainted environments and subtle interaction. They have more in common with a magic trick then a game.
Kaboom Animation Festival is the one-stop-shop for the latest and greatest in all things animated. Ranging from cutting-edge experimental arthouse to colorful stories for families and kids, Kaboom will cater to the animation needs of all. Yes, even yours, my amazing weirdo friend!
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