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NYT VR Releases an Abraham Lincoln Ghost Story VR Piece
Celebrated short story writer George Saunders’s first full-length novel Lincoln in the Bardo is a poignant ghost story centered around the true story of...
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Filmmakers From the Frontlines of Journalistic VR Share Their Lessons Learned
In the below episode of the No Film School podcast, Liz Nord speaks with Ben C. Solomon, video journalist and filmmaker for The New York Times, Carla Borrás, Director of...
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Play Opposite Natalie Portman, Casey Affleck and More in VR NYT Shorts
The New York Times has brought a VR twist to its annual Great Performances video series. This year’s 9 noir-inspired short films place the viewers in...
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NYT VR Recreates Past Olympic Moments in 360 Degrees
“Our approach to the stadium recreations really was unique," says producer Graham Roberts.
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‘New York Times’ Releases VR Content Within Mobile Browser
The New York Times has taken its successful NYT VR content and repurposed it to run in 360-degrees from within a mobile browser. The...
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NYT VR Wants to Create Content That Lures Repeat Viewers
Nieman Labs talks to The New York Times’ head of VR, Sam Dolnick, about how the newspaper is tackling VR content (its latest offering...
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Swim with Whales in New VR Documentary
New virtual reality documentary The Click Effect, available now on the VRSE and NYT VR app, lets users go deep sea diving with sperm...
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VR Film “The Displaced” Documents Refugee Crisis
“We believe this technology can offer a changing paradigm—one that can transport you to another place, which can be the same as the subject,”...
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New York Times Releases VR Run the Jewels Music Video
In conjunction with the release of TheNew York Times Magazine‘s music issue, the newspaper has released Run the Jewels’ “Crown” music video exclusively on...
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NYT VR Gets Political
The New York Times has launched The Contender, a virtual reality experience that lets viewers experience four political rallies for the top presidential nominees. With...
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NYT Launches ‘Carol’ VR Ad Piece
The NYT VR app has launched the first virtual reality advertisement tied to a movie studio with the release of the Weinstein Company’s Carol:...
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NYT VR’s Sam Dolnick: The Key Is Experimentation
The New York Times seems to currently be leading in the very nascent virtual reality field, with their successful launch of the NYT VR...
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The New York Times Brings the Experience of Paris’ Vigils to Virtual Reality
Only a couple of weeks after launching its NYT VR app, The New York Times has created a new piece for it centered around...
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New York Times’ VR Bet Pays Off
The recent collaboration between The New York Times, Google and sponsors MINI and GE created a “watershed moment” for virtual reality. A million free...
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How the New York Times Decided to Invest in VR
This Sunday, The New York Times distributed free Google Cardboard viewers to all of its print subscribers to encourage them to check out their...
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NYT VR App Points Out the Kinks in Virtual Reality Consumption
NYT VR launched last week with two acclaimed virtual reality films, one of which places viewers in the shoes of three child refugees. Though...
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NYT VR Film ‘The Displaced’ Is a Devastating Look at a Global Problem
The New York Times launched its virtual reality app last week and with it an immersive short documentary called The Displaced, which places viewers...
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New York Times Launches VR App
The app launched with two films: "The Displaced," which profiles three child refugees, and a making-of of a recent New York Times Magazine cover.
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