Lucasfilm’s immersive R&D unit ILMxLab is getting ready to embrace Facebook’s new Oculus Quest VR headset: “Vader Immortal,” a new 3-part VR series, is going to debut as a launch title when Oculus Quest becomes commercially available next year, ILMxLab’s executive in charge Vicki Dobbs Beck announced at Facebook’s Oculus Connect developer conference in San Diego, Calif. Wednesday.
“Our mission at ILMxLAB is to have fans step inside our stories, and ‘Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series’ represents a significant step forward in that ongoing quest,” said Beck. “Our friends at Oculus share ILMxLAB’s ambition to bring compelling immersive narratives to life and using Oculus’ hardware, we will invite fans to experience Darth Vader as never before.”
“Our 3-part series was designed from the ground to be immersive first,” said “Star Wars: Secrets of the Empire” writer and producer David s. Goyer, who joined Beck on stage at the event.
ILMxLab debuted a teaser trailer for the episode at the show, and Goyer said that it would allow players to enter Darth Vader’s palace and take part in the action themselves.
Facebook officially announced Oculus Quest as a new standalone VR headset at Oculus Connect Wednesday. The $399 headset is scheduled to ship in early 2019, and consumers are supposed to have access to over 50 games and apps at launch.
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