Way to Go (interactive) explained

Way to Go
Url:http://a-way-to-go.com/
Type:Web-based interactive film
Language:English/French
Owner:National Film Board of Canada/France Télévisions
Author:Vincent Morisset, Philippe Lambert, Édouard Lanctôt-Benoit and Caroline Robert (AATOAA)
Launch Date:2015

Way to Go (French: Jusqu'ici) is a 2015 Canada/France interactive film and virtual reality web-based experience created by the Montreal digital studio AATOAA (Philippe Lambert, Édouard Lanctôt-Benoit and Caroline Robert) and produced by National Film Board of Canada (Hugues Sweeney) and France Télévisions. The production lets users take a virtual walk in the woods, through a combination of animation and immersive video.[1]

User experience

In February 2016, Animation World Networks Jennifer Wolfe described the user experience as follows:

Reception

Way to Go was unveiled as VR installation at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival’s New Frontier showcase. Awards to date include three 2016 Webby Awards, Webby and People's Voice awards in the Web/NetArt category as well as the Webby Award for Online Film & Video/VR: Gaming, Interactive or Real-Time.[2] On 27 April 2015, it was named Cutting Edge Project of the Week at the Favourite Website Awards.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Vincent Morisset will convince you that websites are works of art. Collins. Leah. 19 February 2016. CBC Arts. 10 May 2016.
  2. News: Webby Awards 2016 winners include The Weeknd, the NFB. Wong. Jessica. 26 April 2016. CBC News. 10 May 2016.
  3. Web site: Way to Go. Favourite Websites Awards. 10 May 2016.