Want to feel what is like to step on the surface for Mars, Moon and to explore our vast Universe? Join us for a discussion regarding how leading VR companies like LOOT, Time & Discovery create amazing space experiences using VR as a way to immerse users into space exploration.
LOOT Interactive, in partnership with 8i and Time Inc. created the Buzz Aldrin: Cycling Pathways to Mars and, in collaboration with Linden Lab, created NASA’s Apollo Museum which will debut at The Art Of VR.
Visitors to the Apollo Museum can explore, in high-detail, one of mankind’s defining moments, the Apollo 11 mission, in which NASA landed the first human beings on Earth’s Moon. Explore true-to-scale models of the Saturn V rocket, Command Module and the Lunar Module, track the entire mission from launch to re-entry via a Museum-size mission map, and teleport to a recreation of the Apollo 11 moon landing site! The Apollo 11 Museum Experience will launch, alongside with Sansar for PC, Oculus Rift, and HTC VIVE users later this year.
Jeff Kluger is editor at large for Time Magazine & writer of seven books, including “Apollo 13” and the recently released “Apollo 8 - The Trilling Story Of The First Mission to the Moon”. Jeff also collaborated with LOOT and 8i during the production of Buzz Aldrin: Cycling Pathways to Mars.
Cory Key is Vice President of Interactive for the Discovery Agency, Discovery Communications’ in-house creative agency. In this capacity, he oversees a talented team of designers and developers who work on immersive digital experiences to support Discovery’s wide-ranging programming and drives creative innovation across platforms. On The DayThe Asteroid Struck users can experience the extraordinary journey of the 1908 Tunguska event in VR. Ride with the meteor as it barrels towards Earth and witness the devastating impact as it breaches the Earth’s atmosphere and explodes over Siberia. This ground-breaking VR experience combines breathtaking visuals, immersive educational information and the power of the universe to prove why we love to celebrate Asteroid Day, the global awareness movement that could save the planet from asteroid impacts. The Day The Asteroid Struck hits the Discovery VR app on June 23rd.
In collaboration with NASA and Linden Lab, LOOT Interactive will debut their next VR project during The Art Of VR event at Sotheby’s. Visitors to the NASA Apollo Museum can explore, in high-detail, one of mankind’s defining moments, the Apollo 11 mission, in which NASA landed the first human beings on Earth’s Moon. Explore true-to-scale models of the Saturn V rocket, Command Module and the Lunar Module, track the entire mission from launch to re-entry via a Museum-size mission map, and teleport to a recreation of the Apollo 11 moon landing site! Built with Sansar, Linden Lab’s new social VR platform, The Apollo Museum Experience is a richly immersive and engaging virtual experience to be explore and enjoy with other people. The museum showcases the full creative potential of social VR for the next generation of museums, storytelling, and educational experiences. The Apollo 11 Museum Experience will launch, alongside with Sansar for PC, Oculus Rift, and HTC VIVE users later this year.
Suzanne Lloyd and LOOT will unveil a preview of the “Harold Lloyd Stereoscopic Museum Experience” in VR featuring a collection of the Hollywood Legend’s 3D photography set in an explorable multi-floor modern museum. At the Art Of VR event, users can try the upcoming stereoscopic museum experience and also see in real life some Harold’s favorite assets, such as his original Stereo Realistic 3D camera, Oscar and a collection of 3D slides. Until his death in 1971, Harold Lloyd produced over 200,000 3D slides some featuring celebrities of the day such as Marilyn Monroe and breathtaking scenic views from around the world. Until now, the magnificent library of Harold’s 3D photography remains mostly unexposed to the public. This panel will discuss the process and technology used for building this VR-ONLY museum experience.
In addition to Cognition's Apollo moment Brian Pope will be presenting the 3 Palmyra environments (Perpetuity Palmyra), various VR works Cognition did for nonprofit The Arck Project, as well as the Kuksi temple, a collaboration of Kris Kuksi and Cognition, art directed by Brian Pope.
Rodrigo Cerqueira is a passionate VR Film Director & Producer since 2010. Rodrigo is at the frontier where Art meets Technology, and explore it. From Virtual Reality tours for Art Museums to Georeferenced Videos for Street View-Like applications, Rodrigo directed and produced more than 200 VR film pieces, a VR Feature Length film and dozens of LIVE 360 experiences.
The Virtual Gallery
Allese Thomson Head of Fine Art Experiential division at Here Be Dragons
Michelle Fisher Curatorial at Moma
The Future of Museums
Todd Bryant Creative Technologist on The Met Museum's Adam Restored
Helene Alonso American Museum of Natural History
Danilo Moura Apollo 11 Experience
Mary Fe Interactive Galleries Technology Manager at the Cooper Hewitt
