{{short description|Virtual reality painting software}} {{Infobox software | name = Quill by Smoothstep | logo = Logo of Oculus Quill.png | logo_size = 240px | screenshot = | collapsible = | developer = Smoothstep | released = November 29, 2016 <!-- {{Start date and age|2016|11|29}} --> | operating system = {{unbulleted list|Windows 10 or later}} | language = English | genre = 3D computer graphics | license = | website = {{URL|https://quill.art/}} }}
'''Quill''' is a painting and animation software for virtual reality. It runs on Microsoft Windows with Oculus Rift headsets. It is used to create 3D paintings and animated cartoons.
Quill was released on November 29, 2016, on the Oculus Store.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oculus.com/experiences/rift/1118609381580656/|title=Quill|website=Oculus|language=en|access-date=2018-11-04}}</ref> Theater Elsewhere(formerly Quill Theater), an application for viewing creations made in Quill, was later made available following the release of the Oculus Quest.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Baker|first=Harry|date=2019-12-20|title=Quill Theater Available On Oculus Quest|url=https://uploadvr.com/quill-theater-quest/|access-date=2020-08-29|website=UploadVR|language=en-US}}</ref>
In September 2021, Facebook, now known as Meta Platforms, and the owner of Oculus, sold Quill to its original creator, who continues to develop and support the app.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Alex |first1=Dudok de Wit |title=Facebook Returns VR Drawing Tool Quill To Its Creator |url=https://www.cartoonbrew.com/tech/facebook-returns-vr-drawing-tool-quill-to-its-creator-208791.html |access-date=25 October 2022 |work=Cartoon Brew |date=20 September 2021}}</ref>
== Development == '''Quill''' was originally developed by Oculus Story Studio as an internal tool for the creative needs of the studio's project ''Dear Angelica''<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.oculus.com/blog/the-origin-of-quill-and-what-it-can-dobeta-available-at-touch-launch/|title=The Origin of Quill and What it Can Do—Beta Available at Touch Launch|last=VR|first=Oculus|access-date=2018-11-04|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://techcrunch.com/2016/11/17/oculus-is-giving-away-its-mesmerizing-vr-painting-tool-quill/|title=Oculus is giving away its mesmerizing VR painting tool, Quill|work=TechCrunch|access-date=2018-11-04|language=en-US}}</ref> directed by Saschka Unseld along with its art-director Wesley Allsbrook.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.wired.com/2017/01/oculus-dear-angelica-premiere/|title=Dear Angelica Is the Film—and Filmmaking Tool—VR Needs|last=|first=|date=|magazine=WIRED|access-date=2019-09-29|last1=Watercutter |first1=Angela }}</ref>
== Controls == The software works on Oculus Rift utilizing its 6DoF motion controllers. Users can paint in 3D space using their hands naturally, and animate those paintings with keyframes. They can also capture videos and photos of their creations.
== Reception == ''Dear Angelica'', a VR story fully painted in Quill, was nominated for an Emmy Award in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/shows/dear-angelica|title=Dear Angelica|website=Television Academy|language=en|access-date=2018-11-04}}</ref>
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