Filmmaker Chris Milk helped design an innovative new app that uses virtual reality technology to tell controversial stories. Although documentaries have always been a powerful medium for discussing controversial topics, the content is largely restricted to a limited frame. Milk's new app helps viewers engage with documentaries in a unique and intimate way.
As part of a collaboration with producer Patrick Milling Smith, Milk designed a series of short documentaries that can be viewed through his VR app 'Vrse.' These documentaries tell controversial stories about Ebola survivors and Middle Eastern refugees. Unlike a traditional film, the VR app gives the viewers a new perspective on the characters they are observing. The idea is to use virtual reality technology as a powerful storytelling tool rather than some kind of gimmick.
The innovative new storytelling app demonstrates how VR films may change the way we react to cinematic content.
VR Storytelling Apps
This App Uses Virtual Reality Technology to Tell Controversial Stories
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