Editing IMAX (section)

===Virtual reality===
On September 2, 2016, IMAX announced plans to include [[virtual reality]] (VR) into the IMAX theater experience with the opening of a new VR center in Los Angeles that would use a new StarVR headset created by [[Acer Inc.|Acer]]. The VR experience was intended for short but interactive videos.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://finance.yahoo.com/news/imax-wants-to-add-vr-to-your-next-movie-192843906.html|title=IMAX wants to add VR to your next movie|last=Pegoraro|first=Rob|date=2016-08-31|website=Yahoo! Finance|language=en-US|access-date=2018-12-21}}</ref> IMAX opened a total of seven IMAX VR centers and established a {{USD|50 million|link=yes}} fund for the creation of VR content, as well as partnering with [[Google]] for the production of IMAX VR cameras.<ref name="VRClose">{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/digital/news/imax-vr-is-dead-1203089351/|title=Imax Is Shutting Down Its VR Business, Closing Remaining Three VR Centers in Q1|last=Roettgers|first=Janko|date=2018-12-13|website=Variety|language=en|access-date=2018-12-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/digital/news/imax-los-angeles-vr-center-1201952532/|title=Imax to Open VR Experience Center in Los Angeles This Week|last=Roettgers|first=Janko|date=2017-01-04|website=Variety|language=en|access-date=2018-12-21}}</ref> However, {{As of|2021|05|lc=yes}}, all seven IMAX VR centers have closed.<ref name="VRClose" />