Mind over matter

BAFTA award-winning London animation studio Blue Zoo recently teamed up with Oculus and Facebook Reality Labs to create The Beast, the new VR short film for the Oculus Quest and Rift. The film is the first Blue Zoo has created entirely in Quill VR. A story of extraordinary willpower in the face of a challenging journey, The Beast follows a lone cyclist powering up the side of a giant snow-capped mountain.

“The creative was inspired by the saying ‘mind over matter’,” says co-director Grant Berry, explaining ’s origins. “It’s about trying to overcome your demons, and adventurers trying to conquer their dreams. We liked the idea of allowing viewers