Cats and VR

JUNE 23, 2016

Just in time for the release of the new Independence Day film, the Austin based virtual reality studio, Ghost Machine, has announced the retail launch date for a new VR arcade flight sim game, Final Strike. link] What if fighter-pilot movies had a love child with alien invasion blockbusters from the ’90s?

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

You can watch the films on their custom-built 360° Desktop web browser theatre or any VR headset. Baby Hands is in Oculus Labs for the Quest. The popular mobile title by Austin-based Chicken Waffle studio is finally available through the hard-to-find Quest Store’s App Lab.

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TechCrunch VR

APRIL 3, 2023

As free promotion for hardware startups go, one would be hard pressed to point to something better than a $175 million Spielberg film. “It Early versions of the Austin, Texas hardware startup’s product were on writer Ernest Cline’s radar well before the film’s pre-production began. It was actually Warner Bros.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 2, 2016

The Assassin’s Creed film is now in theaters and it’s rolling out in style with a companion VR experience playable at select movie theaters across the United States. Barton Creek 14 — Austin, TX. Metreon 16 — San Francisco, CA. Century City 15 — Los Angeles, CA. 34th Street 14 — NYC. Lincoln Square 13 — NYC.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 6, 2017

The Austin-based startup raised $5 million in August after developing a number of fundamental interaction technologies for its Vive-bundled launch title Job Simulator: the 2050 Archives. Vive pack-in sales represent a very small portion of overall revenue to date.”

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VRScout

MARCH 16, 2017

Taking a walk inside the replica plane and past the infamous sarcophagus from The Mummy movie, I was expecting the film’s VR companion experience to be just another Hollywood movie BTS 360 video — but it was from that. ” It’s incredibly difficult to shoot anything in a Zero G plane.

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VRScout

APRIL 25, 2018

Austin, Texas-based video game developer Owlchemy Labs struck gold with their 2016 smash hit, Job Simulator. Vacation Simulator is available for demo at the Tribeca Virtual Arcade now until Saturday, April 28th and is set to release sometime later this year on HTC Vive, Oculus Rift and PlayStation VR.

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VeeR VR

DECEMBER 18, 2017

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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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 1, 2016

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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VRScout

MAY 3, 2017

If you already have an Oculus Rift and Touch controllers, you can join the early open beta and dial in your parents via Facebook Messenger. Although Spaces is currently limited to only a few activities, and it’s only compatible with the Oculus Rift VR hardware, expect to see more virtual amusements as well as accessible hardware… eventually.

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VirtualiTeach

JULY 30, 2020

Another huge thank you to Carlos Austin and his film crew for capturing and live streaming the interview so professionally! If you access ENGAGE on an Oculus Quest you will need to connect your Quest and navigate to the same folder on the headset. C:UsersusernameDocumentsENGAGEMyRecordings.

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VeeR VR

DECEMBER 18, 2018

VeeR allows the audience to be immersed in scenes of the premium VR films, take adventures with people from all over the world. You can download VeeR VR in your Oculus , Samsung Gear VR , HTC Vive , Windows Mixed Reality , Google Daydream , Steam VR and Lenovo Mirage Solo to watch amazing VR content. SXSW-South by Southwest.

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Leapmotion

JANUARY 1, 2015

The experience used an Oculus DK1 (vintage!) While in the neighborhood filming Takei’s Take in Austin, the incomparable George Takei swung by the studio to try Shark Punch – an underwater virtual reality experience that enables you to, well, you get the idea. “What part of ‘Invincible Iron Man’ didn’t you understand?”

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VeeR VR

DECEMBER 6, 2017

There are many VR events, conferences, expos and film festivals worth attending, and we've handpicked the best ones with agenda & venue, as well as social media information attached. Give this a read and pick out your favorite ones to visit! It began in 1987, and has continued to grow in both scope and size every year.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 4, 2016

The idea is that, as soon as we identified VR was coming — this was before the Oculus acquisition by Facebook — it was clear that one part of VR would be computer-generated experiences, games being the major example. Video came along and people would hire someone to film a wedding, maybe. Then VHS and digital cameras arrived.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

GAP’s augmented reality dressing room, ZeniMax wins Oculus lawsuit, VR porn has a super creepy head camera, NYU combines VR and dance, the investment and funding wrapup, and much more… You can enjoy the full audio recording below: GAP ENVISIONS A FUTURE WITH AR DRESSING ROOMS. ZENIMAX WINS OCULUS LAWSUIT, COMES OUT SWINGING.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 28, 2019

I remember years ago — I think it was probably, I want to say about five years ago — we had a Unity session in our office, where we did Unity development basics, and we invited a lot of companies from the area in Austin to come to our office, and we would run a Unity training session around 2D/3D asset development. ” Right?

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 28, 2019

I remember years ago — I think it was probably, I want to say about five years ago — we had a Unity session in our office, where we did Unity development basics, and we invited a lot of companies from the area in Austin to come to our office, and we would run a Unity training session around 2D/3D asset development. ” Right?

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 28, 2019

I remember years ago -- I think it was probably, I want to say about five years ago -- we had a Unity session in our office, where we did Unity development basics, and we invited a lot of companies from the area in Austin to come to our office, and we would run a Unity training session around 2D/3D asset development. It's happening.

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