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An Imax spokesperson has confirmed to Variety that it will no longer be building a VR camera in partnership with Google. In the emailed statement, Imax said, "We've currently paused the development of the Imax VR camera while we continue to review the viability of our pilot program."
Imax and Google's VR project first began in 2016. The two companies had plans to develop a cinema-grade VR camera "to enable today's leading filmmakers and content creators to deliver the highest-quality 3D 360-degree content experiences to audiences worldwide." In 2017, Imax opened seven VR centers for its location-based VR pilot program. It's recently closed two of them, and the fates of the remaining five are up in the air.
Source: https://www.theverge.com/2018/8/21/17763526/google-imax-vr-camera-project-hold
(Score: 2) by Freeman on Wednesday August 22 2018, @03:43PM
VR is hard to get right. What's more, it's expensive, and you've gotta strap a giant thing to your face. It's just not as convenient as sitting in front of a screen to view something. I am a little sad to see something like that being paused, possibly indefinitely, but I do have hopes for an awesome 360 VR Planet Earth like release.
Joshua 1:9 "Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee"