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, HTC Vive and Cardboards, ranging from a 360° story about a young girl’s frustration as she tries to dodge the rain to being right in the middle of a dream-like journey from one world to the next.

Try out different goggles and let yourself be transported to new worlds, where you can roam freely, interact with characters, and perhaps even change the course of events!

Look for our program The Art of Nexus for an in-depth presentation about storytelling in virtual reality.

This program screened as part of KLIK Amsterdam Animation Festival 2016

Showing in this program

Lost

• Saschka Unseld
• United States, 2015
• 4 min.

From the director of Pixar’s The Blue Umbrella, experience the wonder of an unexpected encounter in a magical forest. An Oculus Story Studio production.

Old Friend

• Tyler Hurd
• United States, 2016
• 4 min.

Lose yourself in a vibrant psychedelic dance party brimming with joyful insanity. VR filmmaker Tyler Hurd and WEVR present a fun animated VR music video experience for Old Friend by Future Islands. Gaze upon the elegant dance routines and enjoy the blissful absurdity. Unhinge yourself, feel the ridiculousness, and dance like everyone is watching.

Special Delivery

• Aardman Animations / CGI
• United Kingdom, 2015
• 4 min.

Find yourself following the adventures of a humble caretaker, who is disturbed by a mysterious stranger on the roof. Who’s there? And the chase begins… room to room… up and down… somehow, mysteriously, just out of sight. But the elusive stranger is always one step ahead, leaving behind only a trail of gifts…

Turning Forest

• Oscar Raby
• United Kingdom / Australia, 2016
• 7 min.

In a land that never was and a time that could never be, a child stared into the eyes of a fantastical creature. Around them, a magical forest, in front of them, a magical journey.

The Turning Forest is a virtual reality fairytale written by Shelley Silas, directed by Oscar Raby, produced by VRTOV, with 3D sound by BBC Research & Development in collaboration with S3A.

A unique VR audio proposition, the sound was recorded on location in a forest with a 20 microphone 3D array. This was followed by intricate 3D sound design creating a mix with complex layers of natural sound.

The piece demonstrates the possibilities of richer sound in virtual reality.

Directed by Oscar Raby, VRTOV has worked with BBC R&D to craft a powerful, art-driven experience that evokes the emotional space of a magical forest, enchanted with sounds - a place where anything might happen.