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LucidWeb Offering Immersive Experience Platform to VR Film Festivals

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This year has seen a number of VR awards and VR film festivals go online, most recently AIXR’s VR Awards and the London Film Festival. Upsides are that these platforms have allowed film festivals and awards shows to continue to take place when they might otherwise have been canceled due to coronavirus precautions.

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WWF Partners With Oculus On VR Nature Documentary Series Shot In Cinematic 5.7k

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PHORIA’s three-part series launches June 8th on Oculus Quest and Go. Ecosphere sets a new standard for natural-history storytelling on the Oculus platform,” said Eric Cheng, Head of Immersive Media for Facebook’s Oculus, in an official release. An unforgettable experience.”. More information on Ecosphere can be found here.

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BFI London Film Festival Announces Showcase for Immersive Media

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Last week, the British Film Institute announced that this year’s London Film Festival will be offered virtually, including a dedicated showcase for immersive media. LFF Expanded includes ten interactive works, eleven 360-degree films, and one augmented reality installation. The “Expanded Strand”. Embracing Immersive Media.

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Samsung XR and EarthX Debut Environmentally-focused 360 Short Films

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Samsung has partnered with EarthX to debut a dozen immersive short films on the Samsung XR video platform from environmentally-focused filmmakers. This week the platform is adding new section of environmentally-focused 360 short films in partnership with EarthXR, the interactive arm of EarthX, an environmental non-profit. Valen’s Reef.

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Tribeca Film Festival’s Virtual Arcade Steps Up VR Game For 2018

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One of the largest independent film festivals in the world, the annual Tribeca Film Festival is responsible for delivering some of the most impactful and most-talked-about creative projects to NYC audiences. The post Tribeca Film Festival’s Virtual Arcade Steps Up VR Game For 2018 appeared first on VRScout.

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Discovery and Google Announce VR Travel Series ‘Discovery TRVLR’, First of 38 Episodes to Arrive in November

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This means you can watch on Google Daydream View and Cardboard, and with a little extra creativity, on Oculus Rift and HTC Vive with Opera’s new experimental browser and Gear VR through Samsung Internet. Episodes filmed in Antarctica were directed by Barry Pousman and produced by Yes Please Thank You.

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How Virtual Reality Movies are Keeping the Industry Going During the Crisis

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One of the technologies that can help excite viewers about upcoming films in virtual reality. Let’s take a look at how Hollywood is using VR filming to bring the action on the screen to life. To make the action more realistic, lions in Africa were filmed with virtual cameras, and the images were reproduced on a sound stage in the US.