ABSTRACT
One of the most common mistakes made by Virtual Reality (VR) filmmakers is to compare VR to theater. Indeed, in theater there is no frame and the audience is free to look wherever they want. One particular form of theater is more akin to virtual reality storytelling than others: immersive theater. Virtual reality lends itself beautifully as an extension of our current arts, most specifically theater and dance. As with capturing any art form, simply sticking a camera in the space without adapting for the medium inevitably falls flat. There is an interesting similarity between virtual reality and how people generally look at sculpture: people walk around a sculpture, looking at it from every angle until they find the best position from which to admire it or take a photo. Virtual reality has some elements in common with other art forms, yet it is a new, unique way to tell stories and should be considered as such.
