Friday, August 8, 2014

Facebook reportedly schmoozing with movie studios for Oculus Rift content

Facebook reportedly schmoozing with movie studios for Oculus Rift content   Facebook is reportedly holding talks with major Hollywood studios and film directors with a view to securing custom-made virtual reality movie experiences for the Oculus Rift headset.The Information (paywall) brings word from four sources claiming Facebook wants to bring exclusive 'Oculus Experiences' to users and has reached out to the likes of Fox, Disney, Warner, Sony and Universal.Those experiences would be companions to movie releases, according to those familiar with the talks, but could even result in full-length, immersive movies landing directly on the VR device some day. Read more >