Storytelling for Virtual Reality
Storytelling for Virtual Reality serves as a bridge between students of new media and professionals working in the emerging world of VR technology and the art form of classical storytelling. Rather than examining purely the technical, the text focuses on the narrative and how stories can best be structured, created, and then told in virtual immersive spaces. Author John Bucher examines the timeless principles of storytelling and how they are being applied, transformed, and transcended in Virtual Reality. Interviews, conversations, and case studies with both pioneers and innovators in VR storytelling are featured, including industry leaders at LucasFilm, 20th Century Fox, Oculus, Insomniac Games, and Google.
John Bucher is an award-winning writer and narrative consultant based out of Los Angeles, California. He is a regular contributor to VirtualRealityPop.com, LA-Screenwriter.com, HBO.com, and MovieMaker Magazine. He cohosts The Inside Out Story Podcast and The Westworld Watch Podcast and currently teaches at the LA Film Studies Center, where he leads courses in Virtual Reality storytelling and filmmaking. A popular speaker, John has given talks on five continents regarding story, technology, and art. He is completing a Ph.D. in mythology and depth psychology and is the author of books including Master of the Cinematic Universe: The Secret Code to Writing in the New World of Media, Storytelling by the Numbers, and The Inside Out Story. He can be found online at his site, tellingabetterstory.com, and on social media @johnkbucher.
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