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Virtual Reality’s Future Kings: Major Studios or Indie Upstarts?

VR content production will be significantly different than for traditional films or TV programs, according to Barbara Kraus, Parks Associates director of research. Viewers will not have a common central focus, and so directors and writers must design content that can be experienced in a very different way than current movies and TV programs.

From the article "Virtual Reality’s Future Kings: Major Studios or Indie Upstarts?" by Joan E. Solsman.

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