New forms of filmmaking, specifically virtual reality, involve a viewer being “there”—having the agency to explore, to tell their own stories, to exist in a space that was for so long separated from them. With this connection comes vast responsibility, where both the creator and the viewer’s mindsets must be respected, considered, and celebrated.
Google presents virtual reality: The art of presence
Sundance Film Festival
Sundance Institute
http://www.sundance.org/projects/google-presents-virtual-reality-the-art-of-presence
Where Virtual Reality Takes Us
The New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/21/opinion/sundance-new-frontiers-virtual-reality.html