C-3PO , R2 - D2 , and otherStar Warsfaves will before long jump into your bread and butter space , thanks to a new storytelling partnership between tight - lipped VR start - upMagic Leapand Lucasfilm ’s immersive amusement armILMxLAB . Magic Leap founder Rony Abovitz announced the collaboration Thursday at a New YorkWiredconference with the jaw - dropping substantiation - of - concept vid above .
The visuals , as you ’ll see , rally how the two company will mould together to developStar Wars - interrelate content for Magic Leap ’s forthcoming mixed - realism platform . Shot"entirely in - tv camera , with no compositing or funny business , " the clip has George Lucas ' two iconic droids appearing in someone ’s house to warn of an impending Stormtrooper raid . ( There ’s even a morsel ofInception - esque fun , with holograms in the hologram . )
Looking ahead , Magic Leap ’s chief business organisation officer Rachna BhasintoldWiredthat the company has promise for more " evergreen plant experiences for iconic [ Star Wars ] characters , " and " moments that can happen in a way that they could n’t on the screen . " The goal will be to give users experiential tale – something à la walk on a movie set or down Disneyland ’s Main Street .
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Specific point about the other types of experience that will be available , or when the general public can expect them , were not released . Also , no word yet on whether Jar Jar Binks is invited to this political party . But for more from Magic Leap , which hasraisedroughly $ 1.4 billion in funding , you may check outtheir websiteand theirYouTube channel .
" We want to be a medium how to tell stories , " Abovitz toldWired . " at long last , maybethemedium . "
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