How virtual reality will bring your favorite comic books to life
Transforming the reading experience, one panel at a time
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Superhero films take our favorite comic book heroes and insert them into our world. Now, through virtual reality, one startup is hoping to do the reverse: insert comic book fans into a 3D-version of their favorite comics.
At this year’s New York Comic Con, a panel of Hollywood studio executives, virtual reality developers and comic book artists discussed how new tech will change how we read and draw comics. The panel, titled “The Future of Comics in New Realities,” showcased an intriguing working demo of 3D comics in action.
Madefire, the aforementioned startup that specializes in “Motion Books” that add special effects to digital comics, recently earned $6.5 million in Series B funding from investors like Drake and Kevin Spacey for a prototype VR app that lets artists convert their comic issues into 3D experiences. Once it’s released, any artist can distribute a VR comic for free to any virtual reality device through the Madefire app.
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Source: TechRadar