Pixar’s first VR project makes Coco’s land of the dead a cheerful playground
Disney Pixar’s new film Coco, based on Mexico’s Day of the Dead celebrations, isn’t just an original work from a studio increasingly known for sequels. It’s also Pixar’s first attempt at building for virtual reality. Coco VR is a short companion piece to Coco, created by Pixar, Oculus, and VR design company Magnopus. Where Coco is a film about family and mortality, Coco VR is more of a playful experience, letting VR users meet up and explore the land of the dead together.
Coco VR is available for free today on the Oculus Rift, and a stripped-down version — featuring less content and none of the Rift’s precise hand tracking — is coming to Gear VR when the film premieres next week. Pixar teased the experience at Oculus Connect in October,...