Correction, 12:36 p.m. Pacific: GamesBeat incorrectly credited the source of the images and the museum’s name.
Forget about video games for a second. Virtual reality could add a lot of culture to our lives.
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Above: This is a nice change from exploding heads.
“I am thrilled to launch Reload’s VR lab wing,” states James Chung, co-founder of Reload Studios in a press release sent to GamesBeat. “Since our founding, we’ve accumulated tremendous knowledge in VR, discovering solutions that can be applied to non-gaming areas. All we needed was the right culture-driven project we believed in, so we were happy to collaborate with WoofbertVR to be able to offer virtual access to world-renowned works of art, anytime, from anywhere.”
Phillip Moses and Michael Jeong have joined Reload Studios VR team. Moses has worked on feature films like Alice in Wonderland and Sin City. Jeong is a project manager and trade consultant with global business platform KOTRA (Korea Trade-Investment Promotion agency). Reload Studios is also working World War Toons, a VR first-person shooter and tank combat game.
This kind of project reminds us that the promise of virtual reality extends far beyond games. The technology can take us to places of interest across the globe.