Paper Birds
MediaPaper Birds is a captivating VR experience that tells the story of Toto, a young musician with extraordinary talent. As Toto embarks on a quest to rescue his sister, taken by her shadow, he navigates through a mystical toy-like town and confronts his grandfather to unravel the mystery of the Paper Birds. Featuring the renowned Ed Norton, along with Joss Stone and Archie Yates, this 30-minute interactive film combines narrative storytelling with unique hand tracking interactivity.
Paper Birds immerses you in a world where music is the bridge between light and darkness, allowing you to paint light over sounds and open portals to the invisible realm. This experience evokes themes of inspiration, intuition, and emotion, making it a profound journey for all audiences.
For the best experience, we recommend using headphones to fully appreciate the intricate soundscapes and to engage with the characters more intimately. Hand tracking is highly recommended to fully enjoy the interactive elements. Suitable for VR newcomers and seasoned users alike, Paper Birds is an award-winning piece showcased at the Tribeca Film Festival and La Biennale di Venezia, brought to you by the creators of Gloomy Eyes.
| comfort | ⦾ Comfortable |
| age rating | 0+ Everyone |
| website | 3dar.com |
| developer | 3DAR |
| publisher | 3DAR |
| connection | Internet not required |
| app version | 1 |
| languages | English |
Reviews 158
Beautiful. !!
Perfect animation. Music and movement. A must.
This is a dream!
There are no words to describe such a beautiful experience. With this story, you are creating a school and teaching the incredible potential of virtual reality. The tenderness and definition of the characters moving through this wonderful and well-crafted landscapes within the poetry of the script, makes Paper Birds one of those works destined to prevail over time as an example of talent applied to new technologies. My dears, you have truly created a gem and there are not enough stars in the universe to value this masterpiece. The only criticism I can make is that unfortunately this story has an ending. I beg you to keep working and turn Paper Birds into a serie without an end. To the entire team that has made this experience possible: Thank you for letting us live your magic and please, never stop creating dreams.
A Platform Defining Experience!
Wow was I blown away by Paper Birds! Immersive experiences like these are platform defining and, I believe, the future of entertainment! Aside from that, the story is super charming and whimsical! At certain point I got chills! We need more content like this…
Looks and sounds great. For me personally the story was too abstract. If the fantastical elements were a metaphor, I missed it.
Enjoyable for a different vr experience
Really breath taking visuals in parts, where you get the feeling why vr is so cool. I really like Tim Burton animations and little nightmares video games. I got their vibes from this. Worth a watch for the price.
I would say it's best watching on a swivel chair as you do have to keep recentering a lot. I started using it with the controller, taking away just using hand tracking as that was a pain
It puts you a little too close to the animation so I also found myself sitting forward recentering and moving back. Otherwise I would have given 5 ⭐.
Unique Experience I Wanted
This is exactly the experience I was hoping for from an interactive film. You are immediately engaged and immersed in what is going on. If I had to search for criticism it is that the flow of the story wasn't necessarily my favorite and that the motion can seem slightly choppy at points. Absolutely none of that takes away from anything in the end. This is one of those gems that I wish I could forget I ever touched so I could repeat it fresh over and over again. I am a fan of everything about it. I want more. Oh and I just got done watching Jo Jo Rabbit for the first time. Yorki is one of my favorite characters ever. Archie Yates crushed the voice acting in this and you can tell it is him from the second you hear his voice. Applause to all involved on this one, well done.