{"id":6464,"date":"2016-07-29T09:53:02","date_gmt":"2016-07-29T13:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/vr-experience-created-for-mr-robot\/"},"modified":"2016-07-29T11:44:15","modified_gmt":"2016-07-29T15:44:15","slug":"vr-experience-created-for-mr-robot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/vr-experience-created-for-mr-robot\/","title":{"rendered":"VR Experience Created for Mr. Robot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NEW YORK: Here Be Dragons has rolled out a 12-minute, scripted virtual-reality experience for USA Network&#8217;s critically acclaimed series<em> Mr. Robot<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Created with Chris Milk and\u00a0Patrick\u00a0Milling-Smith\u2019s virtual-reality production company and Universal Cable Productions, the experience provides an inside look at the backstory of the show&#8217;s lead character, Elliot Alderson. Sam Esmail, <em>Mr. Robot<\/em>&#8216;s showrunner, collaborated with Milk and his team on the VR experience.<\/p>\n<p>The experience is available on multiple VR apps and platforms, including Within, Facebook 360, YouTube 360 and New York Times VR.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe\u00a0<em>Mr. Robot<\/em>\u00a0VR experience is unlike anything we&#8217;ve ever done before,\u201d said Milk. \u201cSam has brought his vision and voice as a filmmaker to this new medium, helping build a foundation for what narrative storytelling can feel like in virtual reality.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFans of\u00a0<em>Mr. Robot<\/em> want more than just to consume the series\u2014they want to immerse themselves in it,\u201d said Alexandra Shapiro, executive VP of marketing and digital, entertainment networks, at NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment.\u00a0\u201cThis VR experience is meant to give our most passionate fans the opportunity to delve deeper into the characters and plot of the series in a way that is truly additive. It\u2019s another way we are working to tell stories in alternative, bold new ways.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sam Storr, executive producer at Here Be Dragons, added, &#8220;The\u00a0<em>Mr. Robot<\/em> project was sort of uncharted waters for VR. It\u2019s not just a beloved show; fans pour over every frame, finding meaning and intent everywhere they look. For us and for Sam, the VR experience had to blow minds with the same intensity and verve. Sam came through\u00a0with an amazing angle of approach, and the team at NBCU went the extra mile in order to let the creative flourish. 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