At first, Crow thinks his singing gig is more important than the well being of his fellow animals.
At first, Crow thinks his singing gig is more important than the well being of his fellow animals.
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Baobab’s Crow: The Legend debuts as a free short film on Oculus and YouTube

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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Virtual reality entertainment is taking a step up today with the release of Crow: The Legend, a new animated short film from Baobab Studios. The free film is available in VR on Oculus Rift and Oculus Go, and it is also available in non-VR as a 2D film on YouTube.

Baobab Studios was able to cast entertainers John Legend, Oprah Winfrey, and Constance Wu in the Native American origin legend story. CEO Maureen Fan said in an interview with VentureBeat that the famous cast pitched in because they want to support the film’s message, where a crow learns how to think about others beyond himself.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.