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Yanira D. Kivi
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British company Aardman Animations and French AR/VR developer Atlas V are teaming up to co-produce Wallace and Gromit’s first virtual reality experience.
Funded by Meta’s VR headset division, Meta Quest (formerly Facebook’s Oculus Quest), The great getaway is a single-player experience launching in 2023 exclusively through the Oculus store.
The game takes place during Wallace and Gromit’s summer vacation, when a rocket ship accident prevents the duo from reaching their vacation destination.
New fans and old fans of the classic stop-motion IP will have the opportunity to step into the world of its eponymous lead characters, interact with them in hilarious ways, and actively impact the new story. as it unfolds, Aardman chief executive Sean Clarke said in a press release.
Finbar Hawkins and Bram Ttwheam are co-directing the project for Aardman, with support from Wallace and Gromit creator Nick Park and creative director Merlin Crossingham.
This is the brand’s second mixed reality experience; Aardman and Bristol-based AR developer Fictioneers are out The great repair in 2021.
Wallace and Gromit will return to screens in 2024 in the latest feature film in the (still untitled) franchise from Netflix and the BBC.
