Road to VR

OCTOBER 28, 2017

A total of 17 lenses (eight stereo pairs aligned horizontal, and one centered vertical lens), and 6 internal microphones allows for capturing 3D 360 video and spatial audio. One-step stitching and control software, provided by Samsung, allows for 3D 360 livestreaming up to a claimed 4,096 × 2,048 at 30 FPS per eye.

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ARPost

OCTOBER 22, 2020

The foundation of Kinful is a library of 360-videos that are filmed by students around the world. These videos are then built into the Kinful curriculum and watched by other students using the platform. “We Because most of the Kinful content consists of 360 videos, their hardware requirements aren’t extremely demanding.

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Road to VR

JULY 6, 2017

But despite the adoption being slower than some had hoped, Chennavasin still sees a lot of optimistic indicators for the long-term investment of companies that are driving the evolution of the medium in different industry verticals. LISTEN TO THE VOICES OF VR PODCAST.

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Everything VR & AR

JANUARY 11, 2017

When the majority of people new to the VR & AR technologies think of video content they are most often introduced to regular 360 video content such as what you would find on YouTube or Facebook.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 5, 2016

On October 4th, Google revealed Daydream View, which is their reference design for their mobile VR headset. Google CEO Sandar Pichai also announced the first Daydream-ready phone designed called Pixel, which also has native hardware support for their artificial intelligent Google Assistant technology. Support Voices of VR.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 28, 2019

Popular VR videos streaming service VeeR is planning to enter the LBVR sector with an all-in-one VR video installation. It is experimenting with a chair that will let people spend their time watching 360 videos. Me while trying the VR video chair. I think that it may be an interesting solution for 360 videos.

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VRScout

MARCH 21, 2017

Also remember: we’re soon going to have a Gear VR controller (it’ll be similar to Google Daydream’s controller, which operates like a laser pointer). Brands have customized Google Cardboards for… well, as long as “marketing” and “virtual reality” have been in the same sentence (a year and a half, really).

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Road to VR

MAY 19, 2017

Google’s newly announced Seurat rendering tech purportedly makes use of ‘surface light-fields’ to turn high-quality CGI film assets into detailed virtual environments that can run on mobile VR hardware. Google just announced Seurat this week, a new rendering technology which could be a graphical breakthrough for mobile VR.

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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. They’re part of any successful industry. Let’s get lost.

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ARVR

JULY 1, 2020

Mixed Reality Use Cases for the Advertising industry : I have structured these use cases in 4 groups: AR in Social media In-Room AR Screen-based VR Location based AR experiences 1. Red Bull was an early adopter, creating a 360° video experience of the Red Bull F1 team. And more and more, these consumers are using AR/VR.

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VRScout

AUGUST 27, 2017

Merge was the first company to make a mobile VR app—and the choice to make the app future-compatible with Google proved fortuitous; the eventual launch of Google Cardboard shook up the industry and helped make VR more accessible to many different markets, including children. Kids can also explore 360 Video s and 3D Models.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 28, 2019

Someone I was with said, ‘You need to check out this kid’s video,’ and I remember smiling really big and thinking this is the best 360 video I had ever seen.”. The video series SOKRISPY DREAMS is available now on Within alongside a helping of other immersive content. It was just a total delight to be in the headset.”.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

But bringing things even closer to viewers is always the goal and that’s exactly what the NFL aims to do in its latest partnership with Google. It’s a great sign for the popularity and growth of VR as a budding new industry. h/t: The Verge ; Featured Image Credit: Dallas Cowboys.

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VRScout

MAY 25, 2017

Watch YouTube in VR with your friends, Google pours resources into shared social VR experiences, upcoming standalone headsets will be wireless, the Snapchat vs. Facebook continues, the investment & funding wrapup, and more… You can enjoy the full audio recording below: WATCH YOUTUBE IN VR… WITH YOUR FRIENDS!

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JUNE 14, 2017

It’s early days for the show so we don’t have a full line-up of what’s going to be there just yet, but you can expect a pretty good variety of projects across gaming, 360 video and more as well as talks from industry leaders. The last event had sessions from Google, Microsoft, HTC and more, for example.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 2, 2017

This year’s display was no exception, and you can now grab a Google Cardboard, Daydream View, or other mobile VR headset and watch the proceedings as if you were really there. The BBC is steadily getting much more involved with the VR industry. And you’re not cold or bundled up with a bunch of other people.

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VRScout

JUNE 21, 2017

Creating social VR methods of expression and communication as well as several applications for 360 video content, the acquisition was quiet and the terms undisclosed—although sources have said the sum is $5.5M CALL FOR YOUTUBERS WHO LOVE 360 VIDEO: THE CREATORS LAB. INVESTMENT & FUNDING WRAPUP.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

OCTOBER 24, 2023

The revamped centre kicked off its operations with an open house hosting professionals, the media, partner firms, and clients from across the audiovisual industry. People can also view YouTube 360 videos, Google Street View, as well as the enterprise’s bespoke 360 web browser.

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Cats and VR

JUNE 19, 2016

SubPac, a transformational technology brand, is pioneering a cultural shift across the music and technology industries by revolutionizing the traditional perception of sound. The startup has attracted major investors and industry leaders who have joined forces to engineer this unprecedented sound movement. Use the Mouse to move around.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JULY 1, 2017

The integration of Visa Checkout, tied to an immersive 360-video experience and offering the opportunity to explore merchandise in a virtual store, means consumers can execute a secure, frictionless payment in the VR experience without having to remove their VR headset.

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Cats and VR

JUNE 29, 2016

The biggest challenge facing the emerging VR industry is showing the world VR,” said MetaVRse President, Dan Flatt. “VR MetaVRse has been onsite capturing immersive 360° video at Groove Cruise, Bestival, MuchMusic Video Awards, and more.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

It’s available or in beta on most current headsets, including PlayStation VR, Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Samsung GearVR and Google Cardboard. We decided to focus all of our effort in creating a platform the music industry could distribute their content and users could access their content,” he said. Nobody was in music.

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Road to VR

MAY 20, 2016

We heard yesterday that the firm is to become part of Google’s 360 video platform Jump, announcing it’s to supply cameras as part of a high resolution, VR film rig. See Also: InfinitEye 210 Degree VR Headset Reborn as ‘StarVR’ with 5K Display. .

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VRScout

JUNE 25, 2016

The hospitality space is one industry fully embracing the technology. The hotel chain is choosing to play a role in the virtual revolution by fueling their latest marketing efforts with a 360° video campaign. Back in September we saw Marriott test a Gear VR room service program at local hotels in New York.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 29, 2016

Leading up to the short film’s debut, UploadVR interviewed Hassin about the project, its inspirations, and his views on the current immersive technology industry as a whole. UploadVR: What are some of the best 360-degree video projects you’ve seen so far? 2017 is going to be an exciting year!

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 16, 2017

Samsung updated the WebVR support for its browser on Gear VR, Google introduced the promised experimental Daydream support for the mobile version of Chrome, and Oculus launched the preview version of its Carmel web browser that will one day have us exploring the Internet through the Rift and Gear VR. You can grab the tool from GitHub.

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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. Content creators are challenged to build monetization models in the growing virtual reality industry. TV viewers, 12.6M

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VRScout

DECEMBER 27, 2016

Bennett was an entertainment industry veteran with 27 years of experience in film, television, and music. They also produced a NAS concert for KCRW’s Sound in Focus and a couple pieces with Google Daydream including NFL Immersed and rag & bone. Bushnell is an engineer, entrepreneur, and son of Atari founder, Nolan Bushnell.

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VRScout

APRIL 21, 2017

From Sephora’s latest AR app update , a VR perfume commercial starring the one and only Kate Moss, to a HoloLens powered dressing room –the fashion industry has proven that VR and AR is en vogue through a range of experiences over the years. Who said VR was just for gamers? SI Swimsuit Edition in VR.

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Road to VR

MAY 2, 2017

Here’s the full two and a half hour 2017 Unity Vision VR/AR Summit Keynote , hosted by Parisi and below a some of the news that has come from the event thus far: Google Announces New Tools to Develop High-performance Daydream Apps. New Unity Tools Bring Interactivity and Real-time CGI to 360 Video, Now in Beta.

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ARVR

JUNE 27, 2022

COVID also helped professional implementation of VR which is closer to the real experience than Zoom, Google Meet or Teams. Being from the event management industry I thought VR is a perfect tool for business events and presentations. Content ?—?that’s that’s the most important part. That’s the end of theory.

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VRScout

MAY 31, 2016

The virtual reality industry is exploding. Huge sums of money are being pumped in for content creation, and it’s all thanks to 360-degree video. Samsung streamed 360-video to over 6000 people at the 2016 Mobile World Conference. Google unveiled their Jump camera at last year’s I/O conference.

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VRScout

JUNE 9, 2017

Also noteworthy: Final Cut Pro X will be able to support 360 video editing, Unity and Unreal now have VR support for Macs, and SteamVR is coming to Mac… and although there was a sweet on-stage mixed reality demo using Star Wars assets and an HTC Vive, there was no mention of support for Oculus.

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VRScout

MARCH 14, 2017

Facebook launches a dedicated 360 photo and video player , while teasing those of us in America with the prospect of live streaming our Gear VR games to Facebook. Facebook 360 is currently available on Gear VR, acting as a destination for the 1M+ 360 videos and 25M+ 360 photos that have been uploaded to the social media giant.

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Tech Trends VR

AUGUST 6, 2018

Teams have been given workshops and marketplace events with industry leaders as well as access to Digital Catapult Immersive Labs in London, Brighton, North East Tees Valley and Belfast. The UK’s VR industry is expected to grow by 76% to reach £801m by 2021, making it the largest and fastest-growing of any country in EMEA Click To Tweet.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 9, 2016

The annual Proto Awards, set up to highlight and honour the best and brightest the VR industry has to offer, is over for another year, with Google’s Tilt Brush walking away as the overall winner. Pearl – Google Spotlight Studios. Tilt Brush – Google. Most Innovative: Tilt Brush – Google (Winner).

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 14, 2016

STRIVR has done a few PGA Tour 360 video fan experience deals, but nothing on the training side yet. Belch said current enterprise projects, some of which will be officially announced in early 2017, use mixed reality with CG and 360 video. Tennis Association and we’re looking at a few things,” Belch said.

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