Enter a Horror Séance in Jaunt VR’s Eye For an Eye
Jonathan Barkan
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The world of horror VR is exploding and it’s incredibly exciting and fascinating to see what people are doing with the technology. From games to immersive experiences, virtual reality is giving horror fans new ways to feel fear by actually being a part of the scenario rather than a safe bystander.
The app Jaunt VR has recently picked up Eye For An Eye: A Séance in Virtual Reality, a short directed by Elia Petridis of Fever Content. ““At Fever Content we’re very fond of this piece,” shared Petridis. “It’s a sentimental reference to how our love of VR began as compared to how fast it has grown and the pure potential we’re reminded of everyday as the technology and art evolve.”
From the press release, “Using strategies such as positional audio, green screen technology, real actors, and much more, ‘Eye for an Eye’ was one of the first 360 VR experience to explore the realm of live-action VFX, and it continues to stand out for it’s innovative use of classic techniques to seamlessly integrate practical effects with digital imagery.” Additionally, the short is, “…one of the first VR experiences to be both professionally color corrected and to receive a full ambisonic orchestral score.”
You can experience the short for yourself below.
Synopsis:
In the veins of classic horror storytellers like Lucio Fulci and John Carpenter, Writer/Director Elia Petridis tells the story of a group of friends who attend a seance to try and find a missing friend. Unbeknownst to them, however, their psychic medium is in contact with the vengeful, eyeless soul of a child named Marcus, who was brutally murdered. He can only pass to the next realm by finding, and forcefully taking, an appropriate set of eyes.
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