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Austin’s Rapidly Growing VR Community

VRScout

Does Austin have the largest VR community outside of Los Angeles? I was familiar with Austin, Texas because of SXSW — having attended with my previous employer, Emblematic Group. The VR community in Austin was a bit of a late bloomer compared to other cities. Michael Dell relocated Dell’s headquarters to North Austin in 1984.

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Spatial Beats: Perseverance XR, Rebecca Minkoff & 3D Maps

AR Insider

Realworld is based on the Microsoft version of Google Earth. You can watch the films on their custom-built 360° Desktop web browser theatre or any VR headset. The popular mobile title by Austin-based Chicken Waffle studio is finally available through the hard-to-find Quest Store’s App Lab. This is blowing our mind.

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The Best 360º Cameras: VR Professionals Weigh-In

VRScout

Former EP at Vrse.Works, filmed 360° video for NY Times, Within, Facebook, Airbnb, Muse, Mastercard and more. I’m also a huge fan of all of the Google Jump cameras [such as the Yi Halo]. Filmed 360° video for Conan, Vogue, Jaunt, Discovery, TBS, USA, Lexus and more. Armando Kirwin , Independent Director of VR. LivePlanet?—?$9,995.

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Top 37 VR Film Festivals to Attend in 2018

VeeR VR

As virtual reality continues to rise in popularity, more film festivals, both up-and-coming ones and established ones, are opening up virtual reality competitions. Here we selected 37 film festivals dedicated to virtual reality or with VR programs for your reference. Check them out and visit some in 2018!

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Leap Of Faith: Behind The Making Of The ‘Assassin’s Creed’ Movie VR Experience

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

In mid-October we learned about an upcoming VR experience was in development to accompany the theatrical release of the Assassin’s Creed feature film starring Michael Fassbender ( X-Men: Days of Future Past, Inglourious Basterds ). Michael Fassbender as Aguilar de Nerha in the Assassin’s Creed film.

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My experience at SXSW 2022: expect the unexpected

The Ghost Howls

Ten days ago, I revealed to you that I was going to Austin, Texas to attend the SXSW, one of the most important events about creativity and technology in the USA. The event hasn’t been held physically for 2 years because of the coronavirus, and it is finally back in Austin Texas just now. Going SXSW. SXSW Logo (Image by SXSW).

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GamesBeat Summit Conversations On The Metaverse, AR’s Future, and Hollywood Envy

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

Owen Mahoney, CEO of Nexon, was wedged in between virtual reality speakers like Sweeney, Kim Pallister, and Austin Grossman and Gary Whitta of Hollywood on the other. He noted that after George Lucas finished his first six films, he stopped doing a lot with that universe. We all need our Klingons, our speaker suggested.

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