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This is How NOT to Shoot 360 Video, According to YouTube

Road to VR

YouTube tells budding VR film-makers what not to do when shooting an immersive 360 in this excellent crash course in this fledgling but ever more popular form of content. YouTube is of course owned by Google, with the latter digging deep on 360 video. Go-Pro’s Odyssey – a Google ‘Jump’ Camera Rig.

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VR/AR Hard to Miss at SIGGRAPH 2016

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SIGGRAPH 2016 is all packed up and out of Dodge (Anaheim), and what was perhaps the most striking note about this year’s show was how much presence immersive technologies had; VR, AR (collectively known as “mixed reality”, or MR) and ancillary related tech were nearly everywhere you turned.

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Get a Free Gear VR + Controller with Galaxy S8 Pre-orders, Offer Lasts Until 4/20

Road to VR

With the Galaxy S8 and S8+ coming later this month , Samsung is hoping to sweeten the deal with a free Gear VR headset and Controller for US and Canadian pre-orders before April 20th. value) for an additional $99 to go along with your free Gear VR headset/Controller and Oculus content bundle. Free Gear VR with Galaxy S8 Pre-order.

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The Number of VR Companies Grew 40 Percent in 2016

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The Venture Reality Fund reported that the landscape of companies it tracks in the virtual reality market grew more than 40 percent in 2016. The dream of an all-in-one mobile headset with positional tracking and full gesture control is expected to arrive within the coming years, DeMiroz said.

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Moon VR Player returns with passthrough AR mode

The Ghost Howls

It was a video player for virtual reality headsets, able to play both 2D videos, 360 videos, and 360 VR videos which was quite popular back in the Gear VR days. He was part of the team behind the GearVR app store and developed some of Oculus’ first native apps, e.g., Oculus Video and Oculus Social.

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Expert View: Immersive Technology Investment Boosting Creativity

Tech Trends VR

One area which is evolving rapidly in the country is the immersive technologies industry, with virtual reality (VR) in particular, forecast to grow at a faster rate than any other entertainment and media industry from 2016 – 2021 in the UK, making it the fastest growing, and largest, virtual reality industry in EMEA.

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VR Experiences to Introduce Your Family to Virtual Reality Over Thanksgiving

Road to VR

Oculus Video. Smash Hit (2016) : With its constant forward motion and a simple objective (smash the glass), almost anyone can understand Smash Hit. Oculus Video : Load up a movie and toss your Uncle Ted in for his own private cinema. Within : Let’s face it – most 360 video is crap. Fruit goes up.