Industrial Light & Magic – the company behind Star Wars' famous special effects – has formed a new group to make immersive, story-based experiences in virtual reality and other mediums.
Called the ILM Experience Lab (ILMxLAB), the division will combine talent from Lucasfilm, Skywalker Sound, and ILM for projects in VR, augmented reality, real-time cinema, theme park entertainment, and "narrative-based experiences for future platforms."
No concrete projects have been announced yet, but the studio's launch video below, which shows off a real-time, user-created scene on Tatooine, gives us a glimpse at what could come.
ILM President and Lucasfilm Executive VP Lynwen Brennan told The Hollywood Reporter new Star Wars content will come to mass-market VR goggles, though "the initial, most high-end experiences will be in the
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Called the ILM Experience Lab (ILMxLAB), the division will combine talent from Lucasfilm, Skywalker Sound, and ILM for projects in VR, augmented reality, real-time cinema, theme park entertainment, and "narrative-based experiences for future platforms."
No concrete projects have been announced yet, but the studio's launch video below, which shows off a real-time, user-created scene on Tatooine, gives us a glimpse at what could come.
ILM President and Lucasfilm Executive VP Lynwen Brennan told The Hollywood Reporter new Star Wars content will come to mass-market VR goggles, though "the initial, most high-end experiences will be in the
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