David Alpert, Skybound Working on ‘The Walking Dead’ VR Experience (EXCLUSIVE) – Variety

The Walking Dead is getting a VR experience: The shows executive producer David Alpert told Variety on the sidelines of the VRTL Summit in Los Angeles Wednesday that Skybound has started to work on the project, but declined to share further details.

Alpert was joined on stage at VRTL by Skybound managing partner Jon Goldman. The duo talked about some of the companys existing VR experiences, including Gone, a launch title on Samsungs Gear VR, and the upcoming VRseries Lies Within.

With regards to Gone, Alpert said that it was developed while Samsung was still developing the software platform for Gear VR, giving the Skybound team a chance to chime in on key aspects of the platform. The process of working with Samsung was amazing, he said.

Alpert also told the audience about the first time he tried VR, which promptly caused severe nausea. Engineers told him at the time thatall of those issues would be solved in the future, prompting him to respond: I work on the Walking Dead, do you have any idea how hard I work to make people nauseous?

If you can make people sick, thats actually a powerful tool in your arsenal, Alpert added.

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