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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”.

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The XR Week Peek (2021.08.02): Facebook creates Metaverse group and prepares to launch its smartglasses, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Facebook Reality Labs creates a group focused on working on the “metaverse”. Zuckerberg said last week that he wants in 5 years Facebook to become a “metaverse company” and this week he started taking action in this sense: he has created a group in the company focused on “building the metaverse”. (Image by Facebook).

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Samsung XR and EarthX Debut Environmentally-focused 360 Short Films

Road to VR

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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John Hopkins Adds VR & AR To University Curriculum

VRScout

The Immersive Storytelling & Emerging Technologies concentration to include VR, AR and AI in its Film & Media Masters of Arts Program this January. John Hopkins University is no stranger to experimenting with new programs and technologies. Looking for more information on this new concentration?

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Sundance 2022 In VR: What To Check Out

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Today marks the start of the 2022 Sundance Film Festival, kicking off nine days of incredible films premieres, conversations, and immersive experiences. Film Party – A dedicated social space where attendees can chat with Sundance creators about their respective projects using proximity audio and video chat.

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Facebook Creates New Internal Organization to Build “the Metaverse”

Road to VR

Facebook Reality Labs, the company’s AR/VR research and development team, announced the creation of a special product group focused on developing its future vision for “the Metaverse.” Bosworth says its so-called Metaverse Product Group will be lead by Vishal Shah, Instagram VP of Product.

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InstaVR Interviews: Antoine Vivet, Founder of Longue-Vue (a division of Manzalab Group)

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Antoine Vivet, Founder of Longue-Vue (a division of Manzalab Group ). Then after directing two award-winning short films, he naturally turned to Multimedia, Web Design, Motion Design and UX Design. Question: What specific about Virtual Reality drew you to the technology? Main Output for Customers is Oculus Go.

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