{"id":62437,"date":"2018-04-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-04-18T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/foxtail\/2018\/04\/18\/virtual-reality-at-the-intersection-of-art-technology\/"},"modified":"2021-02-09T05:36:34","modified_gmt":"2021-02-09T05:36:34","slug":"virtual-reality-at-the-intersection-of-art-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/en\/mozilla\/virtual-reality-at-the-intersection-of-art-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"Virtual Reality at the Intersection of Art &amp; Technology"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden\">\n  <iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kGzwPBaiTvY\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cIf someone can imagine a world&#8230;they can create an experience.\u201d<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>&#8211; Reggie Watts<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This is the second video in our four part series around creators, virtual reality, and the open web. As we laid out in the <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/blog\/2018\/04\/17\/an-open-call-to-storytellers-make-something-amazing-with-virtual-reality-and-the-open-web\/\">opening post of this series<\/a>, virtual reality is more than a technology, and it is far more than mere eye-candy. VR is an immensely powerful tool that is honed and developed every day. In the hands of a creator, that tool has the potential to transport audiences into new worlds and provide new perspectives.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s one thing to read about the crisis in Sudan, but <a href=\"http:\/\/emblematicgroup.com\/experiences\/we-who-remain\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">being transported inside that crisis<\/a> is deeply affecting in a way we haven\u2019t seen before. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/quote.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"202\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/278\/files\/2018\/04\/quote.png 900w, https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/278\/files\/2018\/04\/quote-300x67.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/278\/files\/2018\/04\/quote-768x172.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/278\/files\/2018\/04\/quote-600x135.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The hard truth is that all the technological capabilities in the world won\u2019t matter if creators don\u2019t have the proper tools to shape that technology into experiences. To make a true impact, technology and art can\u2019t live parallel lives. They must intersect. Bringing together those worlds was the thrust for our VR the People panel at the Sundance Festival.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><\/em>\u201cYou\u2019re gonna end up finding someone who\u2019s a 16-year-old in the basement with an open-source VR headset and some crappy computer and they download free software so they can build [an experience].\u201d<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>&#8211; Brooks Brown, Global Director of Virtual Reality, Starbreeze Studios<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>That quote above is exactly why Mozilla spent years working to <a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/mozilla-tech\/webvr-shipping-today-in-firefox-d54d490a2072\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">build WebVR<\/a>, and why we held our <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/blog\/2018\/01\/16\/mozilla-sundance-film-festival-present-vr-people\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">panel at Sundance<\/a>. It\u2019s why we are writing these posts. We\u2019re hoping they reach someone out there &#8211; anyone, anywhere &#8211; who has a world in their head and a story to tell. We\u2019re hoping they pick up the <a href=\"https:\/\/aframe.io\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">tools<\/a> our engineers built and use them in ways that inspire and force those same engineers to build new tools that keep pace with the evolving creative force.<\/p>\n<p>So go ahead, check out our resources and tools at <a href=\"https:\/\/mixedreality.mozilla.org\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/mixedreality.mozilla.org\/<\/a>. We promise you won\u2019t be creating alone. You bring the art, we\u2019ll bring the technology, and together we can make something special.<\/p>\n<h3>Read more on VR the People<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/blog\/2018\/04\/17\/an-open-call-to-storytellers-make-something-amazing-with-virtual-reality-and-the-open-web\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">An Open Call to Filmmakers: Make Something Amazing With Virtual Reality and the Open Web<\/a><\/li>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 \u201cIf someone can imagine a world&#8230;they can create an experience.\u201d &#8211; Reggie Watts \u00a0 This is the second video in our four part series around creators, virtual reality, and the open web. 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