Wednesday, March 7, 2018

Disney to Launch New Entertainment Technology Effort, Disney StudioLAB

Walt Disney Studios and Accenture are in an effort to harness emerging technology in the area of entertainment, with a new effort they are calling Disney StudioLAB, the two said on Tuesday. According to the companies, StudioLAB will be dedicated to "reimagining, designing and prototyping" entertainment experiences and production capabilities, using cutting-edge, innovative technologies. Those efforts will include incubating and prototying "new concepts" that are expected to impact the entertainment industry, including immersive entertainment, artificial intelligence, Internet-of-Things (IoT), future of movie production, and "next-generation" cinematic platforms.

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