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Oto's Planet

posted 7 hours ago #


Video by Phil Traut
Looking at the official trailer for Oto's Planet, it appears to be a uniquely stylized and pleasant-enough animated short film about a guy living on a floating rock and dealing with an astronaut that crashes on said rock. But the film is actually an interactive AR experience for both Apple Vision Pro and Meta Quest. Literally none of the official marketing makes it obvious that the film is projected into your 3D space and you can interact with it. This Phil Traut review and Cosmo Scharf walkthrough do a 1000% better job of showing off how interactive and immersive it is.

It's not redefining cinema but it does seem to be striking a wonderful balance between passive storytelling and active choices. This is literally the first time I've ever had the slightest inkling to use an Apple Vision Pro; just to try this out.

HT Chad