Magic Leap’s lost work The Last Light gets a surprise release after its developers were laid off
Image: Magic Leap The Last Light, Magic Leap's in-house mixed reality experience thought to be lost after nearly everyone who made it was laid off, got a surprise - and official - release this week. (We spotted the release thanks to a tweet from former Magic Leap employee Alexandria Heston.)
In The Last Light, you follow along as a young woman, Kayah, moves through a story about her family that plays out on objects in the room in front of you. It is not a game or a tech demo," said former Magic leap employee Anastasia Devana on LinkedIn. It's essentially a short film that is best experienced alone, in a quiet area, and uninterrupted for around 35-40 minutes or so."
The Last Light was originally set to premiere at SXSW in March, but the festival was...