Eric Johnson
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The future is interactive: “I don’t think we’re talking about movies any more.”
In 10 years’ time, he says, we won’t need televisions, mice, keyboards or touchscreens.
The news from Facebook’s virtual reality conference, Oculus Connect.
It’s put up or shut up time, as the first consumer VR devices start to roll out.
“If you’ve come to VR because you just want to imitate the games you’ve been playing for the last 20 goddamn years, get the hell out of here.”
Its pitch to content creators and viewers: We only do VR video, and we can do it well.
The series C was co-led by Disney, Evolution Media Partners and China Media Capital.
Later versions of the hardware are said to be on a “five-year journey.”
Oculus and chill.
What makes it different from a normal news story? “VR is truly objective.”
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