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Tribeca Film Fest To Release VR Films On Oculus Quest & Go After Coronavirus Cancellation

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15 VR short films scheduled to debut at Tribeca Immersive will be available later this month on standalone Oculus headsets. Last month New York’s annual Tribeca Film Festival announced it would be postponing its film and interactive storytelling programs indefinitely after New York Gov.

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The Next VLC Media Player Update Will Include VR Support

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A staple among PC users since 2001, the orange traffic cone icon has become a legendary piece of software, serving as a beacon of hope for those struggling to find a player compatible with whatever bizarre file type they ripped off of LimeWire. The internet’s most reliable media player is getting its fourth major update. Now, with Update 4.0

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Five Classic Video Games That Deserve A VR Remake

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Earlier this month, Resident Evil 4 VR launched on the Oculus Quest 2 and so far players are absolutely loving this expertly-crafted VR remake of the original 2005 horror-action video game. You can’t talk about the best horror games without mentioning 2001’s Silent Hill 2. VR remakes are all the rage at the moment.

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Take a VR Tour of Aech’s ‘Ready Player One’ Garage With Friends

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Spielberg’s upcoming Ready Player One film adaptation is shaping up to be not only one of the most highly-anticipated releases of 2018, but one of the biggest VR-focused feature films of all-time. Much like both the book and the upcoming film, this VR experience is riddled with various other cameos and references.

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Free Wheelchair Mission Launches Fundraising Event with VR Experience

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To this end, they created a VR experience for Oculus documenting the delivery of three wheelchairs in Guatemala. Note: this video was designed for viewing on Oculus VR glasses. Since 2001, FWM has delivered wheelchairs in 93 countries. However, for a disabled and poor person, it is an unattainable dream. Looking to the Future.

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Baobab Studios Raises $25 Million in New Funding Round

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There isn’t a studio that can claim to be ‘The Pixar of VR’ just yet, but many heavy hitters in traditional media and tech are taking notice of the growth potential of animated films in VR, and specifically in Baobab Studios , the VR film studio known for animated shorts INVASION! and sequel ASTEROIDS!

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Prolific VFX Artist Kevin Mack Brings Surrealist Sculpture to Life in ‘Blortasia’

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Kevin Mack is a digital fine artist and prolific visual effects designer known for his work across films such as Fight Club (1999), A Beautiful Mind (2001) , The Fifth Element (1997), and What Dreams May Come (1998) for which he won an Oscar. Enter Blortasia.