#1678: Wevr on VR LBE as a “New Cinema,” a 10-Year Retrospective

Update: 2025-11-05

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I had a chance to catch up with Wevr's CEO and co-founder Neville Spiteri, which has been making location-based VR experiences for the last decade in what he calls a "New Cinema." See more context in the rough transcript below.

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Music: Fatality

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#1678: Wevr on VR LBE as a “New Cinema,” a 10-Year Retrospective

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#1678: Wevr on VR LBE as a “New Cinema,” a 10-Year Retrospective

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#1678: Wevr on VR LBE as a “New Cinema,” a 10-Year Retrospective