Ron Howard & How Virtual Reality Can Change the Way We Tell Stories

Studio 360

Ron Howard’s latest film, “In the Heart of the Sea,” puts us in the whaling ship whose catastrophic sinking inspired “Moby Dick.” Kurt gets a sneak preview of the future of virtual reality storytelling — and finds the future is a bit disorienting. And the songwriter and musician Son Little plays live.

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