A Geek’s Dream: Tesla Races DeLorean In “back To the future” VR expertise

The VR “expertise,” shot for Tesla, will release on October 21, the famous date from again to the future II.

October 14, 2015

when you were to dream up the ideal geek-impressed car race, I’m betting that seeing a replica of the DeLorean from again to the future face off towards a Tesla version S . . . with aerial footage shot by means of a drone . . . in digital truth . . . would just about tick all the vital packing containers.

subsequent Wednesday, the design company Positron will release a virtual fact “experience” by which viewers can get a first-particular person look from the cockpit at a race between the DeLorean and a Tesla edition S P90-D. The date is no coincidence: fanatics be aware of October 21, 2015, is the day Marty McFly arrives someday in back to the future II. This year additionally marks the thirtieth anniversary of the primary film, released in 1985.

The VR video was shot with two customized rigs that, in total, had 15 GoPro cameras. some of the rigs used to be hooked up on a Freely Alta drone.

Positron founder and CEO Jeffrey Travis tells quick company that Tesla employed the company to create a VR challenge, however had no particular ideas in mind for what it could be.

understanding that the October 21 date was once quick drawing near, Travis says, Positron pitched the idea of the race, and it was on.

“The DeLorean comes from the earlier to our current,” Travis says, “to seek out that the car of the longer term is a Tesla. We insinuate [in the VR experience] that Marty is racing himself, DeLorean against Tesla.”

So which car wins the race?

neatly, Travis says, “The Tesla can beat the DeLorean by velocity, however after all, the DeLorean can time shuttle.”

The VR video will likely be on hand on the 21st for Oculus, Google Cardboard, Samsung’s equipment VR, and YouTube’s 360-degree channel.

“It’s a geek’s dream to be in either of those cars, and expertise that” race, Travis says. “Drones, VR, a DeLorean, Tesla, and back to the long run. It doesn’t get a lot better than that.”