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PAPER BIRDS

Paper Birds is a 30 minute interactive story about a young musician in search of true inspiration. Starring Ed Norton, Joss Stone, and Archie Yates, this VR film offers unique moments of interactivity, inviting you to conduct music, unlock portals, light up the invisible world, and more.

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February 20, 2022
4 years and 164 days ago
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Positive23 reviews91.3%

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About the Game

Paper Birds is a 30 minute interactive story about a young musician in search of true inspiration. Starring Ed Norton, Joss Stone, and Archie Yates, this VR film offers unique moments of interactivity, inviting you to conduct music, unlock portals, light up the invisible world, and more.

This experience premiered at Tribeca Film Festival 2021 and La Biennale di Venezia in 2020. This film is brought to you by 3dar, the creators of Gloomy Eyes.

Experience

Follow the story of Toto, a young and talented musician capable of connecting with the invisible world through his music.
Delight in this miniature world, where magic, reality and inspiration blend into one another.

Interact

Interact with the different aspects of the invisible world with your own hands.
Play with the music and the elements surrounding you, and become a part of them.