The Disney Accelerator class of 2017 was just announced and two of its newest partners are The Void and Epic Games. The details of these new partnerships have yet to be understood. Two things for sure are these relationships will include a three month mentorship in the Disney creative campus in LA and a financial investment.
The Void has already established itself as a leader in immersive experience games. They have four operating installations open around the world. Epic Games is already a leader in the gaming world with its Unreal 4 Game editor. They have been an integral contributor to the ILMxLab Star Wars immersive experience demo.
What Disney expects to gain from these strategic partners is anyone’s guess. They typically enroll much smaller fish for their yearly cohort. One thing that can be for sure is that Disney is very bullish on immersive experiences and is investing on two of the industries heavy weights. To me is sounds like a slam dunk for Disney and an indication that immersive/location-based experienced is where a large portion of future industry is headed.
