Beyond the Headset

#2 How to Spur Emotion Using VR with Larry Cutler


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Larry Cutler has been at the forefront of the entertainment industry for dozens of years starting at Pixar and then Dreamworks. Cutler cofounded Baobab Studios alongside his longtime friend Maureen Fan when they realized that VR was finally ready for some primetime application.

Google released the animated VR short Invasion! as a launch title along side the Google Daydream. Invasion! features a bunny rabbit named Chloe that thwarts the invasion of earth by aliens. 

Invasion!, directed by Eric Darnell who also wrote and directed the Madagascar films had an incredible launch and has proven to many the power of VR animated movies and how strong emotional bonds can be forged with characters in a short period of time.

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Beyond the HeadsetBy Hayim Pinson