Google’s first VR Doodle celebrates French illusionist and director Georges Méliès Google is unveiling its first VR and 360-degree interactive Doodle to commemorate French illusionist and film director Georges Méliès on the anniversary of his celebrated silent film À la conquête du pôle (The Conquest of the Pole) , which was released on this day in 1912. The Doodle, called “Back to the Moon,” is a collaboration between Google Spotlight Stories (the company’s VR storytelling arm), Google Arts & Culture , and Cinémathèque Française. Méliès was known for pioneering special effects and narrative film techniques during the early days of cinema, most famously with 1902’s A Trip to the Moon . Google’s “Back to the Moon” Doodle runs for two minutes and follows an illusionist as he chases the queen of hearts on an adventure that spans the stars and oceans. The video celebrates magic and cinema and explores Méliès’ work in illusions like duplication tricks and double
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