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Entertainment company, Cirque du Soleil has produced its very own virtual reality (VR) experience to highlight its aquatic show, O.
The firm, Canadian Entertainment and VR production studio Felix & Paul Studios have teamed up to create the new content.
Dreams of O will give fans a new experience of the Cirque du Soleil show, boasting a 12-minute, 360-degree 3D experience that will include fire, acrobatics and pyrotechnics.
#VirtualReality experience produced by @felixandpaul, Dreams of #O, can be previewed this week at #CES2017. Trailer: https://t.co/cngL6gzZGi pic.twitter.com/z1UV96JzZ5
— Cirque du Soleil (@Cirque) January 5, 2017
"VR is a format to enhance the audience experience – whether they’ve seen the show or not,” said Sébastien Ouimet, senior manager content, partnerships and distribution for Cirque du Soleil, reports Real Screen.
“It presents the shows in a whole new light and gives our fans, as well as new audiences, access to unique views of the acts that the live show experiences feature.”
