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At 40 Minutes, ‘Miyubi’ is Felix & Paul’s Longest VR Film Yet – Available Today

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Felix & Paul Studios, among the top VR video production companies out there, today launch their longest film to date on the Oculus Rift and Gear VR. Visually, Miyubi is among the best VR film we’ve seen to date, and it’s all shot in 360 degrees and 3D. But what of the content, and the 40 minute runtime?

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Oculus Launches VR For Good in High Schools

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There are creators like RYOT connecting supporters directly to a purpose in VR with their Pencils of Promise experience and Vrse transporting us into a Syrian refugee camp in Jordan through Clouds Over Sidra. Students reviewing their 360 video footage. The first videos will be unveiled at Sundance 2017.

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Sundance Film Festival to Feature 18 VR & AR Experiences Next Month

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Park City, Utah is already preparing for next month’s annual Sundance Film Festival, and this time around 18 AR & VR films and exhibitions are set to debut at the festival’s New Frontier program. ” The 2019 Sundance Film Festival runs from January 24th, 2019 through February 3rd, 2019 in Park City , Utah.

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NBA and Oculus Team Up For One Stellar Gear VR Experience

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Follow My Lead: The Story of the 2016 NBA Finals is narrated by actor Michael B Jordan and features the two teams going head to head in the NBA Finals back in June. The 3D VR documentary film is available starting today for free on the Oculus Store for Gear VR.

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Top 8 Media Using 360° Videos for Immersive News Stories

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The Times’ arrangement with Samsung will wrap up at the end of 2017, and the Times will continue to produce 360-degree videos on a smaller scale after. For a little over a year, the Associated Press has produced 20 virtual reality and 360 videos across a broad range of topics. Associated Press. Al Jazeera - Contrast VR.

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Sundance New Frontier Announces 2019 Line-Up

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Sundance Film Festival has revealed their 2019 lineup for the New Frontier Exhibition. ” The 2019 Sundance Film Festival New Frontier slate: FILMS AND PERFORMANCES. With powerful 360°-sequence shots, the film portrays a paradoxical journey along globalized trade routes. EXHIBITIONS. analmosh / U.S.A.

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Virtual Reality Journalism: Empathy through Technology

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Even Immersive Journalism’s founder Nonny de la Peña believes that as VR technology progresses, news events will eventually be filmed with 3D 360 degrees cameras. And filming news events in this way is exactly what video director Chris Milk has done in his powerful Clouds over Sidra film about a 12-year old Syrian refugee.