Virtual reality made an appearance at the Sundance Film Festival a few years ago, but now it has come to the event in full force. In fact, the entire section of the event that was dedicated to virtual reality pretty much outshined any of the actual films at the film festival.
The most buzzworthy feature of 2015’s Sundance Film Festival isn’t a film at all, but pair of virtual reality goggles you strap to your head. Three years after VR made its debut at Sundance, the technology has fully established itself. An entire section of the festival is now devoted to VR experiences, many of them more interactive than what we’ve seen to date. Talk to filmmakers and they’ll tell you they can’t remember being so excited: some say it’s like they’re present at the dawn of a new medium.