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VR Veteran Tony Parisi is Leading Unity’s AR & VR Strategy Beyond Gaming

Road to VR

The person who is in charge of Unity’s xR strategy is Tony Parisi, who is a co-founder of VRML and a long-time open web advocate. 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.

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Zuckerberg Announces Upcoming AR Experiences in First F8 Livestream

ARPost

This year, the event was canceled, due to coronavirus, to be replaced with a series of live stream videos. The 40-minute rambling video included definitions of terms that anyone who could find the video already understood. (We We know what “video calls” are.) 360 Video Backgrounds. What’s to Come.

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Opposable’s VR Strategy ‘Salvaged’ Launches On Steam With Full Campaign

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

Salvaged , a long-in-development strategy game from UK-based Opposable Games, has just launched for the Rift on Steam Early Access at $12.99. Tagged with: Salvaged , sci-fi , strategy. HTC Vive fans got a nice surprise yesterday when Google Earth launched for free on the headset. Now its Oculus owner’s turn for a treat.

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Expert View: Immersive Technology Investment Boosting Creativity

Tech Trends VR

360° video emerged as a unique medium that allows audiences to take control and discover more compared to standard video or still imagery Click To Tweet. The investment will primarily focus on virtual reality video games, interactive art shows and augmented reality experiences in tourism.

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SXSW Reviews vol. 2: Hands-on with AmazeVR, Beatday, and The Sick Rose

The Ghost Howls

I still remember when Amaze was a distribution platform for 360 videos … I loved the high quality of its videos and I also loved the team working there. Then the startup pivoted to VR concerts when it understood that the market for 360 videos wasn’t going to explode. I was impressed by this.

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How VR Can Ease the Transition for First-Time Wheelchair Users

VRScout

The designers logged obstacles, collected data from POV photos and videos, and studied multiple accessibility maps before honing in on the Wheelchair Training Program’s final form. “We We were not focused on a design solution at that point,” said Fjord Design Strategy Lead John Jones. “We We considered 360 video,” said Jones.

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Facebook’s Social VR Platform ‘Spaces’ Debuts First Mini-Game

VRScout

The still-in-beta social VR platform has delighted us with the ability to join friends to watch 360° videos, capture silly Avatar selfies, draw or even let you answer video calls all from within VR. But Spaces has also shocked and angered a few with some less-than-ideal marketing strategies.

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