LOS ANGELES -- Samsung and Lionsgate last week announced plans to bring its latest The Divergent Series: Insurgent promotion to virtual reality -- an exclusive VR trailer of sorts -- and now we have a better idea of what that's going to look like, as well as when and where fans can take part.
The four-minute “Insurgent – Shatter Reality” VR experience for Samsung Gear VR has three unique environments, including two interactive "fear" simulations -- one from atop a skyscraper, another facing an oncoming train -- that were shot in stereo 4K and rendered in a 3D graphics engine. So, maybe not for the faint of heart.
Insurgent stars Kate Winslet, Miles Teller and Mekhi Phifer are a part of the experience, which was rendered into a 3D/360-degree MP4 video for Samsung's Milk VR platform and is powered by the Galaxy Note 4. The film's VFX team created 3D models, texture files and 3D scans of sets and actors for use throughout the experience.
Kate Winslet
[img src="http://admin.mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/ShatterScreen1_Kate-1.png" caption="Kate Winslet in "Insurgent - Shatter Reality."" credit="Lionsgate" alt="ShatterScreen1_Kate (1)"]
Miles Teller
[img src="http://admin.mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/ShatterScreen3_Miles.png" caption="Miles Teller in "Insurgent - Shatter Reality."" credit="Lionsgate" alt="ShatterScreen3_Miles"]
Mekhi Phifer
[img src="http://admin.mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/ShatterScreen2_Mekhi-1.png" caption="Mekhi Phifer in the "Insurgent - Shatter Reality" experience." credit="" alt="ShatterScreen2_Mekhi (1)"]
Check out the graphic below for "Insurgent - Shatter Reality" tour dates, or visit one of the 100 Best Buy locations nationwide, where you can strap it on from March 6 to March 8.
[img src="http://admin.mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/INS_VR_Invite-TourDates_v3_IG.jpg" caption="Kate Winslet in the "Insurgent - Shatter Reality" experience." credit="Lionsgate" alt="INS_VR_Invite-TourDates_v3_IG"]
The Divergent Series: Insurgent opens in the U.S. on March 20.