Theresa Poulson is the editor of McClatchy New Ventures Lab. McClatchy is currently accepting applications for its second cohort of Storytellers in Residence. Visit here for more information. When we set out to create two…
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One year ago today, The Weather Channel debuted its first immersive mixed reality (IMR) experience. The 8-minute TV broadcast aimed to transport viewers to the scene of a typical tornado,…
Ben Connors from McClatchy’s New Ventures Lab shares how (and why) they’ve built its first augmented reality app, Actual Reality! This article originally appeared on McClatchy NVL’s Medium account and…
Ashe ‘68 is a multi-component documentary project celebrating the life and legacy of tennis champion and civil rights activist Arthur Ashe. The project shares his story through film, a photo…
The easiest way to sum up TARGO’s virtual reality content is this: watch unique people, in strange places, doing interesting things. It’s an approach that has worked well for the…
Kenya-based journalist Nyasha Kadandara is working in a VR film about the environmental and humanitarian crisis surrounding Lake Chad, a project in partnership with Electric South and BlackRhino VR. Kadandara…
We’ve recently launched a new show called “Now Your Turn” on Geek & Sundry that was filmed using Google’s new VR180 format. When VR180 was announced, it was met with a fair amount…
On March 29, USA Today and Florida Today released a new augmented reality app to experience SpaceX’s April 2 rocket launch live in AR. The app, called 321 LAUNCH, works…
This article is part of an extensive series of articles to walk creators through the process of making a 360-degree video, from start to finish. One of the things I love most…
Ready to take a stab at telling stories in VR? Previsualization will be an essential tool in your VR filmmaking preproduction planning. “Previs” = Prep There is one major VR…
What skills and techniques transition from broadcast to 360 video? Here’s what Harriet Hadfield learned on her first 360 video shoot in Northern Canada, after 10+ years in broadcast. The…
