![]() ![]() "There's an aspirational aspect of imagining what it would be like to be one of those agents," Parkes said. In other words: Stepping into the world of "Men in Black" is more believable because the main characters are a little bit like you and me."It wasn't about superheroes, but rather about human characters," he said. Parkes told me that "Men in Black" uniquely lends itself to a reinvention in VR."It's exciting to be able to keep it alive in this new medium." "Laurie and I optioned the six out-of-print comic books for 'Men in Black' just about 25 years ago," Parkes said.It's a title that's near and dear to Parkes' heart - he produced the first four "Men in Black" movies together with his wife and partner in crime Laurie MacDonald - and one he thinks holds a good lesson in how to build better VR experiences. Dreamscape hopes to be up and running with ASU within the next six months.īut Dreamscape never gave up on location-based VR, and the company kept working on bringing "Men in Black" to VR through the pandemic. "Students come in and use like a big virtual laboratory, where they can actually operate as scientists and explorers," Parkes said. Some of that work includes a partnership with Arizona State University to develop an educational VR experience. ![]() "We had a lot of wind in our sails to accelerate the work we were doing in education and training," Parkes said.
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