The Ghost Howls

JUNE 30, 2019

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VRScout

AUGUST 22, 2017

Time to applaud for a sweet deal on the HTC Vive, Clash of Clans partners w/ Facebook to bring AR to fans, control VR with your mind, new predictions for spending & investment are out, the investment & funding wrapup, and more… 1. … well, sort of. You still have to set it up). in funding.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

As the co-founder and COO of VR Vision, they're a virtual and augmented reality startup that's enhancing immersive training outcomes for some of the world's largest brands using VR, AR, and AI technologies. Let's talk about how you guys are using VR and 360 video to make better training. So let's dive in there. Alan: Exactly.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

I am also excited because thanks to the organizers of the VRX event, yesterday I have been able to interview Facebook’s Sean Liu and ask him some questions about Oculus and its vision of Virtual Reality. Oculus Link is here. If you’re interested, you can check the interview out here. Top news of the week. Other relevant news.

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XR for Business Podcast

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

As the co-founder and COO of VR Vision, they’re a virtual and augmented reality startup that’s enhancing immersive training outcomes for some of the world’s largest brands using VR, AR, and AI technologies. Let’s talk about how you guys are using VR and 360 video to make better training. Alan: Exactly.

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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. HTC Vive CEO, Cher Wang, on a red carpet full of 360 cameras.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 19, 2017

There’s a reason the horror genre is so popular among VR developers and 360° video creators. The immersive technology pairs perfectly with the frightening medium, enhancing the atmosphere and jump scares ten-fold. VR technology studio Positron is a perfect example of the incredible 4D future we can look forward to.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 3, 2016

You can now register to attend Oculus’ 3rd ‘Connect’ conference, an event dedicated to all things Oculus from Rift to Touch and is focused primarily on developers and VR development. Photo courtesy Oculus VR, LLC. Explore the endless possibilities for VR across 360 video, film, art, and education.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 23, 2017

The company calls it ‘Volume Tracer’ Light field cameras are typically hailed as the next necessary technology in bridging the gap between real-time rendered experiences and 360 video—two VR content types that for now act as bookends on the spectrum of immersive to less-than-immersive virtual media.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 17, 2016

Today, the majority of people try VR for the first time on a Samsung Gear or Google Cardboard and, more than likely, they watch a 360-degree video. That’s a shame really, because most 360 video experiences are terrible, especially when streamed over the Internet. The SPIN Player demo consists of several 360 videos.

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ARVR

JUNE 27, 2022

Metaverse and virtual reality sells beyond gaming and technology markets if it solves problems. We’re getting better on hardware and high quality content, but how do we actually distribute the fabulous 360 degrees pieces? The technology is absolutely great. It will not sell if it creates them. Photo: Meridian Treehouse.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

It’s a while that I virtually know Chris Koomen , a talented professional that works with immersive technologies at KLM. There started to grow the use of interactions in 360 videos. For example, creating and processing 360 videos creates a lot of data. It’s like creating your startup within a company.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

These awards honor the year’s best in “cutting edge content and technology achievement.” Cher Wang – HTC Vive. AIS-VR Society President Jim Chabin and actress Maria Bello honored the CEO of HTC with the Sir Charles Wheatstone Award for exemplifying exceptional forward movement in the VR Sciences. Dear Angelica.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

Filmed with the Jaunt One camera and some select drone footage, the 360° video is filled with cameos you’d expect from the city, including Ryan Seacrest, Conan O’Brien, and tastemakers Jax Tranchida, Carlo Alberto Orecchia, Julie Nolke, Katie Quinn and Jimmy Wong. “By

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

Pixvana , a cloud-based VR video company, today announced their much awaited solution for publishing and streaming 360 video, a platform that promises to deliver up to 10K resolution streaming playback from the cloud to your VR devices. Even 4K video spread across a 360-degree sphere leaves much to imagination.

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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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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 27, 2020

What is interesting the most are not the features, that more or less are the same as most other headsets: integrated headphones, halo+headband, IPD adjustment, etc… It seems a mix of a Samsung Odyssey and an Oculus Rift S. Oculus Go is not part of the Oculus For Business program anymore. But of course, I hope for a full reveal

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VRWorld

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Pixvana recently announced SPIN, cloud based platform for VR publishing and streaming along with innovative field-of-view adaptive streaming (FOVAS) technology that will be released as an open standard to increase video quality and reduce bandwidth for stereoscopic 360-degree video. appeared first on VR World.

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VRScout

AUGUST 29, 2016

You can enjoy the full audio recording below: In this week’s VRScout Report, we discuss VR used as legal evidence; President Obama stars in 360 video at Yosemite; Sliver TV brings 360 immersive views from traditional 2D games w/ $6.2M HTC SEDUCES DEVELOPERS TO VIVEPORT W/ $500K PRIZE. Sliver TV has raised $6.2M

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AllThingsVR

OCTOBER 18, 2016

Valve Partners with Pixvana to Improve 360-Degree Video Experience It looks like we will have to wait until early 2017 to see the full Steam 360 Video Player. However, I did have the chance to check out Pixvana’s FOVAS technology in-action on their new SPIN Player demo, for HTC Vive and Oculus Rift. (If

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VRScout

MARCH 14, 2018

While wrapping your head around the advanced capture, stitching, and rendering algorithms involved in light fields can be complicated, Google has shared a free app on Steam VR that demonstrates the potential of this technology in a simple way. Welcome to Light Fields” is available for HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, and Windows Mixed Reality headsets.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 14, 2016

Made in collaboration with the Kygo, Sony Music International, Ultra Records, RCA Records and MPC VR, “Carry Me” was created using game engine technology to enable features that aren’t achievable using static 360° video capture. The post Kygo Unveils ‘Carry Me’ VR Music Experience appeared first on VRScout.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Starting with its $2B acquisition of Oculus in the spring of 2014, Facebook has continued to build out its virtual reality strategy in a big way. 360 videos were implemented into your Newsfeed over a year ago, and 360 photo functionality was instituted over the summer. Special guest VRScout’s Ryan A.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

There are both 360 video experiences and interactive CGI ones. HTC Vive is supporting 6 experience showcased there, among which shines Inory , that accompanies the viewer on a spiritual journey. Among the most important film festivals, La Biennale del Cinema di Venezia is the only one with an official VR competition.

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Tech Trends VR

JUNE 26, 2018

To complement the theatrical film release of Distorted on June 22nd, Minds Eye Entertainment and SkyVR have partnered to produce “Distorted Reality,” a scripted, live-action cinematic VR distributed through OneTouchVR on Google Daydream, Oculus Go, Samsung Gear VR, Oculus Rift, and iOs. VRScout (@VRScout) June 19, 2018.

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Cats and VR

JUNE 29, 2016

MetaVRse offers a wide range of experiential marketing and event production, content production and consulting services to brands interested in harnessing the incredible power of virtual and augmented reality technologies. MetaVRse has been onsite capturing immersive 360° video at Groove Cruise, Bestival, MuchMusic Video Awards, and more.

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VRScout

JANUARY 5, 2018

Their first foray into the technology, Smashparty VR , embodies the very spirit of the company itself, allowing users to destroy a collection of household items with various colorful weaponry as a crowd wildly cheers you on. Thankfully this ideology was not lost in their expansion into the realm of VR.

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Road to VR

JULY 2, 2018

Using state-of-the-art photogrammetry technology with millimeter accuracy, Experius VR and CuriosityStream have digitally scanned Nerfertari’s tomb, letting owners of Vive, Rift, and Windows VR headsets to step inside the fabled burial site and learn about the over 3,000 year-old Egyptian queen’s life, religion, and culture.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 8, 2018

Today, live event broadcasting specialists NextVR announced three technology advancements to their platform coming this year: six degrees of freedom-enabled content, higher resolution output, and augmented reality support. A sneak peek of the technologies is being shown to media at CES 2018.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 17, 2017

Earlier this week YouTube finally released their official VR app for the HTC Vive, Oculus Rift and Windows VR platforms via SteamVR in one of the most low profile launches of 2017. Still, it’s nice to finally have an easy solution to accessing the incredible YouTube catalogue in the level of quality provided by PC VR technology.

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Hypergrid Business

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

The number of 360 video and VR studios is growing at an explosive rate. “We started our directory back in 2015, before HTC Vive and Oculus had even launched, with 99 studios as members. Rather, I find it’s about how the new immersive tools and technologies are affecting all the other industries. On average 1.5

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 15, 2016

Designed for the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, it’s being worked on part time by co-creators, writers and directors, Barret Phillips and William Gerardi, writer Robbie Barnett, and producer and designer Stewart Garner. Still, when I first heard the term “cinematic virtual reality”, I assumed this would be a 360 video.

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VRScout

JUNE 11, 2017

Valve recommends regular breaks when using the HTC Vive with Oculus goes as far to suggest “at least a 10 to 15 minute break” for every half hour spent inside the Rift. However, two individuals in particular threw all caution to the wind to spend an absolutely ridiculous 48 hours fully immersed in the virtual world. .

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Road to VR

JUNE 4, 2018

NextVR supports Oculus Go, Gear VR, PSVR, Windows “Mixed Reality” VR headsets, and Google Daydream. The company also recently announced support for HTC Vive & Vive Pro , and also has its sights on a Rift app soon. Improving fidelity and realism is critical for the success of virtual reality media. Image courtesy NextVR.

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Cats and VR

DECEMBER 7, 2016

SLIVER.tv, a next-generation eSports 360º virtual reality entertainment platform, is officially launching its VR Live Cast and Live Replay platform for tournament and league operators to live stream top eSports titles, including Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, League of Legends and Dota2 in full 360 Virtual Reality.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 1, 2019

” review of standalone headsets (you can find in other posts the ones related to Oculus Go and HTC Vive Focus ). There is everything you need, but not the same wonder that you have when you open the box of a product made by Oculus. it is bigger than the Oculus Go but smaller than the massive HTC Vive Focus.

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VRScout

MAY 25, 2017

You’ll use your remote to pan around the 360 video on your flatscreen (which is, admittedly, nowhere near to the experience in a headset), but this will also support live 360 video– which will probably be pretty cool to watch content like live concerts or sporting events. …and just a few more.

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