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Slappy The Ventriloquist Dummy Is Back With A New Christmas AR Experience

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As the partnership between Sony Films and Krikey continues to towards the third AR game in the planned trilogy, it’s undeniable that Hollywood has begun to recognize the possibilities of AR and VR as next-level marketing tools capable of delivering meaningful advertisements that extend further than simple TV spots and print ads. and Canada.

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Mary Matheson speaks about storytelling in VR and the importance of 360 movies

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What was interesting about virtual reality is that instead of bringing my characters or stories from other countries back to Europe, I was able to bring my audience in Europe over to the countries where I was filming and working. When you go and watch a film, often you’re there. You don’t just fly in and take some shots.

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Is Virtual Reality The Next Big Break For B2B?

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Especially with a host of low-cost VR devices such as the Google Cardboard and Samsung Gear headset, it’s already speculated that marketers will take advantage of this new messaging channel. See Also: Training for the Future: AR Marketing Course at Brock University in Canada. Tradeshows and Events.

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Crytek-Incubated ‘VR First’ Program to Double Number of Academic VR/AR Labs in 2017

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AR headset distribution is much more dramatic, as students are mainly developing on Microsoft HoloLens (43%), with Google Glass, Vuzix AR headsets, Epson Moverio, Meta AR Dev Kits making up the rest of the pie chart. Carleton University, Canada. Vancouver Film School, Canada. image courtesy VR First.

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Making Diversity Fly

Tech Trends VR

Nour herself had to flee the war in Syria, moving to Canada in 2017, where she joined a flight school in Quebec, and after earning her license in September 2018 she’s working towards becoming a pilot for Air Canada. The films will be screened in VR through a variety of systems such as the Oculus Go, Google Daydream, or Samsung Gear VR.

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HTC VIVE Debuts Mars CamTrack at SIGGRAPH 2022

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HTC is set to reveal its new VIVE Mars CamTrack solution at the SIGGRAPH 2022 in Vancouver, Canada, where it will showcase the immersive production tool with Departure Lounge and Arcturus, it was revealed on Tuesday. A host of filming environments in a compact, lightweight form factor.

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8th Annual Lumiere Awards For Creative Filmmaking Expands VR Categories

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Virtual reality receives new categories as it takes center stage at this years awards for creative work in film, TV & VR. In an unexpected turn of events, the society’s incredibly rare Century Award will be given to the massively successful Google Earth VR application. Best VR Film. Best VR Animation & CGI.