“ Pacific Rim features one of the most sophisticated visual worlds ever put onscreen, and we wanted Jaeger Pilot to be as true to that world as possible. “We are big fans of what Epic have been able to achieve over the years with Unreal Engine tech,” said Barnaby Legg, vice president of theatrical strategy for Legendary. The first look at that R&D was made public at San Diego Comic Con, where three customized chairs were set up for attendees to explore a short virtual experience that was created from the ground up using Epic Games’ Unreal Engine 4 technology and utilized digital assets and effects from Industrial Light & Magic. His company enlisted CG animation company Reel FX to work with the technology. Legendary Pictures CEO Thomas Tull was an early investor in Oculus VR, long before Facebook acquired the start-up for $2 billion this year. “That’s something that I would fully and wholeheartedly support.” “The Oculus was something that I saw from the design, the storyboarding, the sound design, the beta version, all the way to what you see,” said Del Toro, who is an avid gamer and would love to see a full Oculus Rift Pacific Rim 2 game. Pacific Rim: Jaeger Pilot debuts as a three-minute Oculus Rift experience that literally puts fans inside the head of a towering robot warrior – alongside actor Charlie Hunnam, who reprised his role as Raleigh Becket from the feature film.
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Since 3D Hollywood movie experiences can only go so far, Del Toro worked with the technology gurus at Legendary Pictures to create a virtual reality experience for fans attending the convention.
Hollywood studio embraces Epic Games technology for non-gaming VRĪt San Diego Comic Con 2014, Guillermo del Toro was on hand to experience what it would be like to step inside the world of his Pacific Rim movie franchise.
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