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The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

VRScout

One big name that was notably missing from the VR news at E3 was Microsoft—who, contrary to many predictions, did not announce anything VR-related for Xbox. Based in New York, a startup called VRB (pronounced “verb”) has been acquired by Samsung. CALL FOR YOUTUBERS WHO LOVE 360 VIDEO: THE CREATORS LAB.

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How the XR Community Celebrates Black History Month (Black Futures Month?)

ARPost

ROSE , a minority-owned New York-based digital agency focused on AR, worked with XR platform 8th Wall to create a digital model of the historic Edmund Pettus Bridge and augment every step with historically significant media and information regarding the civil rights movement of the 1960s. Microsoft’s Immersive Museum.

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Explore Street Fashion in VR with Refinery29

VRScout

From New York to Paris to all of the incredible cities in between, the world’s best dressed men and women transform city streets into runways every day with their killer street style. VR provides a new avenue for Refinery29 to reach their large vast network base of young women,” said Inception CEO Benny Arbel.

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The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

VRScout

When the first consumer version of the Oculus Rift was launched in the spring, it was disappointingly bundled with a Microsoft Xbox controller – and we’ve eagerly been awaiting the native Touch Controllers. FACEBOOK TO LAUNCH LIVE STREAMING IN 360 DEGREES. NEW YORK TIMES APP & HOLLYWOOD ACTOR SERIES AND DON CHEADLE IN VR.

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VR makes Checking Behind the Scene of Swimsuit Sports Illustrated possible

VRWorld

Courtesy of the LIFE VR app in the Microsoft Store, Swimsuit Editor MJ Day will offer viewers a behind-the-scenes look at how the issue was created. The sensation of walking through the door is different than watching a 360-video on FB. Between multiple AR installations from Time Inc.

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Industry Leaders Adopt NVIDIA VRWorks to Push Boundaries of 360-Degree Video Storytelling

NVidia VR

360-degree video is a stunning way for publishers, production houses and content creators to create and share stories, places and experiences. Creating and delivering this kind of video is complex and computationally intensive. New Z CAM V1 Camera Enables 360-Degree Live Stereo Video.

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Volumetrically Capturing Authentic Digital Actors, with Metastage’s Christina Heller

XR for Business Podcast

Metastage is the first US partner for the Microsoft Mixed Reality Capture Software, and their soundstage is located in Culver City, California. Alan: Yeah, we got to try your incredible experiences, mostly in the field of 360 video. Alan: I have a really special guest today; Christina Heller, the CEO of Metastage.