Facebook shuts Oculus VR movie studio – BBC News
Facebook is shutting down a studio in California created to make films and other video content for its Oculus virtual reality headset.The Oculus Story Studio will no longer create its own material but will now help others make VR-ready content.The studio won several awards for its short VR-ready films, one of whoch, called Henry, about a hedgehog’s birthday party, won an Emmy.The company has set up a $50m (£39m) fund to pay for non-game content.It said the closure of the studio did not mean it was abandoning movies and films made for VR.”We’re still absolutely committed to growing the VR film and creative content ecosystem,” said Jason Rubin, the company’s vice president of content, in a blog.Mr Rubin said the firm had decided that it would have a bigger impact if it dedicated itself to helping the growing number of film makers and developers creating VR art, rather than spend money on its own creative work.
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