Oculus Story Studio
Oculus Earns Three Nominations for the 2017 Emmy Awards
July 15, 2017 | FRΛNK R.This year’s nominations for the 69th Annual Emmy Awards were just recently announced and among the nominees were three virtual reality experiences produced by the Oculus team for Outstanding Original Interactive Program.
The nominees made by or created in collaboration … Read More
Oculus Story Studio is Shutting Down
May 5, 2017 | FRΛNK R.Oculus has announced that it will be closing its virtual reality film division, Story Studio. The sudden shutdown comes as a surprise considering the studio’s success and the impact it had on the industry since its founding in 2014. Oculus Story … Read More
Oculus Story Studio’s ‘Talking with Ghosts’ to Premiere at Tribeca Film Festival
March 5, 2017 | FRΛNK R.The team at Oculus Story Studio announced that their latest virtual reality film project Talking with Ghosts will premiere at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival next month on April 21st in New York City.
Talking with Ghosts features a collection … Read More
Oculus Story Studio’s ‘Dear Angelica’ Debuts at Sundance Film Festival
January 20, 2017 | FRΛNK R.Oculus Story Studio’s much anticipated virtual reality short film, Dear Angelica, debuted today at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, and it will be available to download for the Rift on the Oculus Store for free.
Dear Angelica tells the story … Read More
Oculus Wins First Emmy for its VR Short Film ‘Henry’
September 8, 2016 | FRΛNK R.For the first time, Oculus is now among the prestigious list of winners of an Emmy award. Its highly-praised animated VR short film, Henry, created by the company’s in-house cinema division, Oculus Story Studios, won an Emmy for Outstanding Original Interactive … Read More
Oculus Announces Story Studio University for VR Filmmaking Pioneers
January 27, 2016 | FRΛNK R.At this week’s Sundance Film Festival, Oculus announced Story Studio University, a new initiative branded under the company’s own in-house VR film division, that is designed to help “inspire and educate the next generation of VR filmmakers.”
According to a post on the official Oculus … Read More
Oculus ‘Quill’ Lets VR Illustrators Paint in the Rift
January 26, 2016 | FRΛNK R.During this week’s Sundance Film Festival 2016, Oculus unveiled its new internal creation tool, Quill, that allows illustrators to express their creativity by painting entire scenes in virtual reality, and bringing their creations to life in a unique and immersive way.
Oculus Story Studio Announces New VR Film ‘Dear Angelica’
January 26, 2016 | FRΛNK R.Today, Oculus revealed an early glimpse at a new virtual reality film developed by its own in-house cinema division, Oculus Story Studio, called Dear Angelica which it’s previewing at this year’s Sundance Film Festival 2016.
Dear Angelica is an animated short that … Read More
Oculus Story Studio Releases UE4 Assets for Henry VR Trailer
September 27, 2015 | FRΛNK R.Oculus Story Studio has released the VR trailer of their animated short film Henry on Oculus Share, including the Unreal Engine 4 assets used to create the project for developers to download for free.
According to a recent Story Studio blog … Read More
‘Henry’ Taps into Your Emotion, and Makes You Want to Hug Him
July 29, 2015 | FRΛNK R.On Tuesday, Oculus Story Studio premiered its new 10-minute animated VR film, Henry, during an invite-only event in Hollywood, California.
Henry is directed by Ramiro Lopez Dau, formerly of Pixar, and is described as a comedy about an adorable hedgehog who … Read More