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TheaterVR - Kalevala.Episodes.

TheaterVR is one of the first in the world performance in VR - a new and exciting type of storytelling and VR experience.
We developing performance in VR using new tools for embedding stereoscopic video with alpha and 3D360°video into Unity scenes, animation and volumetric capture.
Our interactive VR experience (6DOF) is available for Oculus Rift and HTC Vive (both with LeapMotion hands tracking). The viewer can feel the full immersion in the action of the play, be close to the "real" actors and characters, can move and interact with the environment and objects.
VR performance “Kalevala.Episodes” is based on the stories of “Kalevala” - Finnish-Karelian mythological epos and folklore. This is a 40 minutes immersive fantasy trip into mysterious worlds of Kalevala heroes, ancient culture and atmosphere using modern vision and sound technology.
We have also 'lite' (26 min) video version for Oculus Go or GearVR - 3d360video captured from the interactive 3D scenes of the project.

Language - Finnish
Subtitles - English

  • Oleg Nikolaenko
    Director
  • Daniil Bakalin
    VR Lead&Developer
  • Elli Niaria
    Producer
  • Project Type:
    Virtual Reality
  • Genres:
    Mythic fiction
  • Runtime:
    25 minutes 50 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    September 10, 2018
  • Production Budget:
    32,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Finland
  • Country of Filming:
    Finland, Russian Federation
  • Language:
    Finnish
  • Shooting Format:
    3d360
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Oleg Nikolaenko

Oleg Nikolaenko is a theatre director and producer (graduated State Theater Academy, St.Petersburg, Russia). Currently residing in Espoo, Finland. Oleg is the creator of a wide range of projects; from stage performances and multimedia, to TV advertisement and virtual reality projects. With over twenty years of experience directing theatre in France, Greece, Germany, Switzerland, Russia and Finland. Oleg is a recipient of numerous awards and honorary diplomas, such as Best in Show Award by the Governor of Saint Petersburg for the Scarlet Sails Festival of 2007, 2009. He also worked on a pilot presentation of Cirque Du Soleil in Moscow, 2009. For the past two years, he has been working on VR projects such as TheaterVR.

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