VRScout

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Organized by the Advanced Imaging Society (AIS), the Lumiere Awards have been recognizing and enabling the creation of cutting edge entertainment and storytelling using emerging technologies since James Cameron first set the bar with Avatar. Best VR Branded Experience: The 360° Tour of the Shinola Factory with Luke Wilson.

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VRScout

MAY 16, 2016

We have all seen how virtual reality can change gaming and entertainment forever with this immersive technology. Both VR experiences are extremely powerful stories and helped raise higher than projected donations, showing the impact VR can have as a tool to raise awareness for causes in need of a voice.

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MARCH 11, 2017

Gaming and entertainment nearly doubled in size, with major players as well as well-funded new companies in both the U.S. Education, enterprise, health care, and journalism also experienced healthy growth in the non-games and non-entertainment categories. The fund invests in VR and augmented reality startups. and Asia, he said.

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VRScout

APRIL 5, 2017

Clocking in at just under three minutes, Battle Test: A Nissan 360-Degree Virtual Reality Experience is a action-packed ride that puts users in the driver’s seat of the new Nissan Rogue as they traverse a riveting ground-battle simulation from the Rogue One film. ” You can watch the 360° video below.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

It’s no secret that the industry is still trying to nail down the secret formula for the perfect 360 video. Well watch and learn as the guys over at Reel FX team up with the Wilson brothers for a 360 video tour that’s not just well-produced and choreographed, but genuinely entertaining.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

Greenland Melting utilizes a wide variety of specialized formats and techniques to deliver this stunning experience from 360° video, high fidelity CG models, multi-layered 3D data visualizations and advanced photogrammetry.

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VRScout

JANUARY 25, 2018

In darker times, the best 360° videos we had access too were grainy, nauseating clips of GoPro stunts and claustrophobic concerts. But now everywhere you look, amazing creators are creating high quality VR videos our past selves could only dream of. This is our list of the seven must-have Gear VR apps and experiences.

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Cats and VR

MAY 16, 2016

Virtual reality has unlimited potential for gaming and entertainment, but it’s also a powerful way to drive important social change. There’s also a large community of nonprofit organizations eager to embrace VR as a tool to raise awareness for causes in need of a voice. The first videos will be showcased at Sundance 2017.

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APRIL 27, 2017

That’s all the information he had to share, though; we don’t know if this will be a simple 360 degree video or (hopefully) something a bit deeper. We’ve already seen some official 360 videos (like the one above), which showcase the show’s more gruesome side with zombies tearing people apart.

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ARVR

JUNE 27, 2022

In order to address the problems described above (and many more) by using VR tools we need the following: 1. At first you need to ask yourself if the content should be public and available to mass audience or should be used by a closed group of people, for instance as a training tool. Content ?—?that’s that’s the most important part.

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DECEMBER 6, 2016

360 videos are hot commodities right now. Everyone from Facebook to YouTube to Snapchat is tripping over themselves to integrate spherical video into their platform. There’s a boom happening in demand for 360 content and the hardware to make it happen, but what about the techniques? Where should your subjects stand?

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JANUARY 22, 2017

“And we want to get them the tools they need to realize their creative vision.”. Despite that, YouTube wants to open the door for creators, no matter where they’re making. The people “doing some of the coolest and newest stuff are just individual creators in their bedroom, Byrne said.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 6, 2017

Announced at VRLA last summer, Viveport is somewhat of a parallel marketplace to Steam, featuring all-VR content across several genres, including information, edutainment, social media, 360˚ video, news, sports, health, travel and shopping.

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Road to VR

MAY 2, 2017

I had a chance to catch up with Tony at Sundance earlier this year to talk about his approach to leading VR & AR strategy at Unity, and moving immersive technologies beyond just entertainment. New Unity Tools Bring Interactivity and Real-time CGI to 360 Video, Now in Beta.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 29, 2016

Over the years there have been a lot of pieces of entertainment content, whether it be the mesmerizing tunes of Daft Punk , the dystopian world of Blade Runner , or the retro-futuristic landscapes of countless video games, that all seem to grow out of this idea of an eye-catching future that is still faced with horrible problems.

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Cats and VR

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

Vreal will use the funding to further develop and launch their platform, paving the way for gamers to create, share, and enjoy video game content all within virtual reality. The newly raised funds give Vreal the resources to launch the platform, refine its content creation tools, and scale as the VR market expands. “VR

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FEBRUARY 13, 2017

This is a VR installation put on by Sony Pictures Entertainment and The Void in New York City. Doug Liman, 30 Ninjas, Condé Nast, Jaunt VR and Samsung won tonight’s Best 360 Series award for Invisible. the nod for Best VR Music Video. Ghostbusters . The Ghostbusters VR Experience won Best VR live action experience.

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DECEMBER 16, 2016

Last night at the Upload Collective in San Francisco the Nokia Ozo team completed part two in their two part 360 video masterclass. It produces high quality 360 content complete with native pipelining software for stitching and live broadcasting. The Nokia Ozo is a professional-grade virtual reality camera created by Nokia.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Although there are a number of tools and strategies that can help drive awareness, there are few more effective than VR to help shine a light on important issues. Google Daydream will provide organizations with VR training and equipment rentals.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Google’s newly announced Daydream Impact program is a philanthropy project that provides organizations, nonprofits, and advocates for change with resources, tools, and training to create immersive VR content to support their cause. Harmony Labs created several anti-bullying pieces to pilot in school’s, Stand-up is presented here.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Fallon himself has been called the King of Social Media in the entertainment industry, and his influencer status has been a calling card of his career. FACEBOOK LAUNCHES LIVE 360 VIDEOS WITH NAT GEO. LIVE STREAMING 4K 360 CAMERA ORAH NOW AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER. WORD PRESS BLOGS NOW HOST 360 VIDEO CONTENT.

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Cats and VR

JUNE 8, 2016

This is just one example of how Getty Images is utilizing its expertise, its access to over 130,000 annual news, sport and entertainment events and its unique relationships to generate high-end VR content, and feed the growing demand for a more immersive visual experience. Click to see some of the Getty 360° Video content.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2016

We created all the tools that we needed to make content in virtual reality. Individual musical artists have made forays into VR; one good example is The Weeknd’s “The Hills” Remix featuring Eminem , which includes both 360 video and some virtual additions, or even Paul McCartney as well. Follow her on Twitter: @ Gbitses.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 1, 2023

And of course, they are going to appeal this decision… More info PSVR 2 to be sold in retail stores Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced that “soon”, PSVR 2 will be sold in dedicated retail store locations. Both Microsoft and Activision received the news with much anger and threatened to reduce their investments in the UK.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 27, 2016

Bennett was an entertainment industry veteran with 27 years of experience in film, television, and music. Since then they have built numerous 2D and 3D cameras, custom stitching hardware, 360° live-streaming software, and stabilization and rotation tools for drones, dollies, and underwater camera rigs.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JULY 8, 2022

The train company wanted to add something different to their launch experience, so they worked alongside Visualise to build a 360-degreer immersive film, intended to give people a full view of what it feels like to be on one of these trains. Microsoft and Leipziger Verkehrsbetriebe. Meta and Hilton. Qualcomm, Skylights and Alaska Airlines.

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VRWorld

DECEMBER 3, 2017

The software combination helps VR producers work more efficiently when producing VR and 360 video content. Features in the latest release include new stitching tools, improvements to “360 match-move and stabilisation,” and integration of algorithms from Foundry’s Stereoscopic Imagery Plug-in, Ocula.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2016

In absence of an actual headset, users can swipe across their touchscreens and get a feel of how the open-ended perspective can benefit entertainment, news reporting, and even security. Nokia, a huge information technology company founded in 1865, has developed their own tool for 360-degree filming: The Nokia OZO.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 5, 2017

Immersive entertainment is responsible for some of the most impressive technological advancements of the last couple of years. You can upload images, videos, audio, 360° video, 360° pictures and even 3D models to the programs library where they’re instantly optimized for the digital environment.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Pesquet will also be sending down some 360 videos he’s been taking on the ISS since arriving there in November. The company has a free AR smartphone app that reacts to ‘zapcodes’, along with their flagship content creation tool ZapWorks. Bigscreen VR has announced $3M seed round led by Andreeson Horowitz.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 19, 2017

Together with Jaunt we look forward to a contemporary team bringing to life a whole new world of VR; a world of immersive entertainment and communication. Jaunt is developing VR camera hardware ( Jaunt ONE , the 3D 360 light-field camera), software, tools, and applications for VR content creators.

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Road to VR

JUNE 17, 2016

One of the leading lights in the early days of immersive cinema and 360 film-making, Chris Milks’s Vrse have announced $12 in series A funding, along with their new name – ‘Within’ We reported earlier in the week that VR film pioneers Felix & Paul were celebrating $6.8M Technology is just a tool to get us there.”

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ARPost

OCTOBER 17, 2019

Since the advent of virtual reality , there has always been a certain degree of confusion as to whether 360 videos fall within the notion of VR or they are actually something different, usually more “real” than VR, and yet “not really” 100% virtual reality. Yet, 360 video is generally a non-interactive format, whereas VR generally is.

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VeeR VR

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

This VR/360 video delineates how Fijians come together to respond to the impacts of climate change. This VR/360 video offers you an opportunity to enjoy the view of the universe. No matter you are astrophile or know a little about space, this VR/360 video could be your first space traveling experience.

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ARPost

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Although its well-known applications lie in gaming and entertainment , its potential isn’t limited to these industries. Over the years, they considered 360 video marketing, VR entertainment booths, and training simulations before settling on XR tools to aid with research. Drew MacNeil, co-founder of XpertVR.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 28, 2020

And we work across the whole gamut of immersive tech, from 360 video -- which is less the flavor of the month now -- through to real time based experiences across Microsoft Hololens 2, and in AR. I mean, there's VR collaboration tools and stuff, but 99.9 And that need sometimes can be purely entertainment. Alan: Yeah.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 28, 2020

And we work across the whole gamut of immersive tech, from 360 video -- which is less the flavor of the month now -- through to real time based experiences across Microsoft Hololens 2, and in AR. I mean, there's VR collaboration tools and stuff, but 99.9 And that need sometimes can be purely entertainment. Alan: Yeah.

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