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FEBRUARY 1, 2021

The product is a 3D modeling software for PC VR and Oculus Quest headsets. Sundance Film Festival brings VR Storytelling and Movie Premieres to your home. The Sundance film festival kicked off on January 28th and is allowing users for the first time ever to enjoy the fest online. Gravity Sketch’ is now free to individual users.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

Google is set to debut their Daydream platform, Oculus is hosting their third annual developer conference and Sony will finally release their PlayStation VR headset. 20th Century Fox, Disney, NBC Universal and DreamWorks for a two-day conference at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles. October is going to be a busy month for VR.

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OCTOBER 8, 2016

” Case studies will be examined for the VR series Halcyon and Gone as well as the VR short Henry from Oculus Story Studios. Some parts of the conference should stream live in 360 degrees through an app from Wemersive.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2019

LONDON, November 23, 2019 – Focused on filtering through the hype around VR, AR and immersive tech, the VRX Conference & Expo 2019 speaker line-up includes senior executives from HTC Vive, ExxonMobil, DreamWorks, Paramount Pictures, HP, Survios, Nestlé, Bayer Pharma USA and others. Press release. Access the full speaker list here.

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JULY 8, 2021

This week marks the start of part two of the XR3 virtual exhibit, a hybrid digital conference developed as part of a collaboration between Cannes XR, Tribeca, and The NewImages Festival. This includes SteamVR headsets such as the HTC Vive and Valve Index as well as the Oculus Rift. Image Credit: VRScout. Feature Image Credit: VRScout.

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MAY 4, 2017

The VRDC (Virtual Reality Developers Conference) welcomes experts on VR, AR, and mixed reality content to speak across a collection of disciplines including health care, journalism, film, and more. The VRDC team has revealed the first sessions and they come from the Games & Entertainment and Innovations conference tracks.

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MAY 4, 2017

The studio’s 50 staffers are encouraged to apply for new jobs within Oculus. The award-winning studio behind VR short films like Dear Angelica and Henry is closing their doors. The news was announced by Oculus Thursday afternoon in a blog post by Oculus VP of Content Jason Rubin.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Facebook’s developer conference, F8, gives a look at the future of technology and how Facebook “connects the world through products and innovation,” as stated on the event’s website. ” Presented by: Michael Antonov (Chief Software Architect) at Oculus, Andrew Mo (Product Manager) at Oculus.

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MARCH 22, 2018

The full length documentary is currently in the works, it’s being developed for Oculus Rift, Vive, and Samsung Gear VR so viewers can watch from their own devices. However, the goal is ultimately to showcase the experience at abortion rallies, conferences, and assemblies across the world to spread awareness and challenge perspectives.

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APRIL 25, 2020

Since its launch on PC VR headsets back in 2016, socialVR entertainment platform Bigscreen has seen thousands of people from all around the globe jumping into VR to enjoy 3D films like Star Trek: Into Darkness and Interstellar alongside both friends and total strangers. A few of the more creative users are even going on romantic dates.

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OCTOBER 6, 2017

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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NOVEMBER 30, 2016

The first ever Develop:VR conference debuts in London tomorrow, December 1st. Produced by the same company responsible for the popular Develop:Brighton conference, Develop:VR is drawing top VR creatives from across the UK to share insights learned from the rapidly evolving virtual reality landscape.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

Oculus Story Studios’ Henry , the tale of a lovable, hard to hug hedgehog and his search for friendship, has walked away with the first ever Emmy awarded to a virtual reality film. This is something that the OSS team explored in depth in their presentation at last year’s Oculus Connect conference.

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AUGUST 3, 2016

You can now register to attend Oculus’ 3rd ‘Connect’ conference, an event dedicated to all things Oculus from Rift to Touch and is focused primarily on developers and VR development. Photo courtesy Oculus VR, LLC. Explore the endless possibilities for VR across 360 video, film, art, and education.

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JUNE 24, 2021

million from HTC to expand Engage , the company’s platform which allows educators and enterprise customers to create bespoke VR experiences for both small and large format events across a variety of devices, including SteamVR headsets, Oculus Quest, Vive Focus Plus, and Pico headsets. In May 2020, VR Education secured $3.3

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MARCH 26, 2020

By now, you’ve probably heard that the Game Developers Conference has been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. All last week Oculus announced their VR news through the Facebook Game Developers Showcase. The Game Developers Conference (GDC) is one of our favorite moments of the year. How It Works. What They Have Planned.

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OCTOBER 7, 2016

After release on other platforms, the team is preparing to launch its cutesy debut VR short film, Invasion! , Baobab revealed its next film, Asteroids! , at the Oculus Connect 3 developer conference in San Jose this week. The first clip of the film is above. But that’s not it has up its sleeves.

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APRIL 7, 2018

Yelena Rachitsky is an executive producer of experiences at Oculus, and she’s been inspired by how interactive narratives have allowed her to feel like a participant who is more engaged, more present, and more alive. The future of VR storytelling will be immersive and interactive. Support Voices of VR. Subscribe on iTunes.

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JULY 12, 2017

VRX 2017, one of world’s premier conferences on the subject of business and technology needed for Virtual Reality, announced the first speakers for a two day event. The conference takes place on December 7th and 8th in San Francisco Marriott Marquis. For more information and pricing, see the VRX website at [link].

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DECEMBER 26, 2018

If 2018 is remembered for anything, it’ll be for the multiple high-quality animated VR films released throughout the year. Featuring an absolutely stellar voice cast including everyone from John Legend and Oprah Winfrey, to Constance Wu and Diego Luna, Crow: The Legend is arguably one of the most well-structured VR short films ever released.

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OCTOBER 30, 2021

Earlier this month, Resident Evil 4 VR launched on the Oculus Quest 2 and so far players are absolutely loving this expertly-crafted VR remake of the original 2005 horror-action video game. Here’s our selection of classic video games we’d love to play in VR. GOLDENEYE 007.

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AllThingsVR

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

Oculus is giving its mesmerizing VR painting tool Quill away for free VR has quite a bit to offer creative types in terms of building worlds and images that would be impossible otherwise. Oculus Story Studio is looking to redefine the concept of a digital art with their latest effort, Quill. Read more here.

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AUGUST 13, 2019

As mentioned in last week’s blog , the Oculus Ques t has blown away sales expectations since launching three months ago. The Oculus Quest, in particular, is a great vehicle for delivering VR experiences. So what use cases do Enterprise clients have for InstaVR + Oculus Quest? VR for Training Using Oculus Quest.

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OCTOBER 6, 2022

Nikk: FXG is a VR film tech company based out of Hangzhou, China. It’s a great city and we make VR film technology. I’ve been making VR films for half a decade and I filmed so many concerts. I remember first trying to go film a concert and people wouldn’t even let me film.

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MAY 2, 2018

Facebook VR artist Goro Fujita created a new short film animated in Quill and shared in Spaces as an example of the new capability. In addition to the update this week, Spaces is on display at F8, Facebook's global developer conference. Quill in Spaces! Bug fixes and optimization. Gepostet von Facebook Spaces am Montag, 30.

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VeeR VR

DECEMBER 18, 2018

With VR gaining popularity, the annual conference, expo and festival calendar are filling up quickly. VeeR allows the audience to be immersed in scenes of the premium VR films, take adventures with people from all over the world. Offline VR/AR/MR Conferences, Expos, Festivals & Summits. GDC - Game Developers Conference.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Disney has some form of VR content on the way to the Oculus Rift and Gear VR before the end of the year, but this new project from the company’s Research division looks like something else entirely.

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JULY 17, 2017

Disney reveals an exciting augmented reality partnership with Lenovo at D23 conference. With every new Star Wars film comes new tie-ins, video games, merchandise and pretty much anything else you can slap a picture of R2D2 or Finn on. No release date has been set for neither the headset or Jedi Challenges.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Jim Chabin, President of the Advanced Imaging and VR Societies, explained that the latest edition of the conference has expanded to match the explosive growth of immersive technologies as a whole. thelotstudios #filming #hollywood #studio #weho #summer. Tony Parisi , Global Head of VR/AR at Unity Technologies.

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JUNE 28, 2018

Earlier this year it was revealed that Oculus and Marvel had teamed up to develop a co-operative first-person VR brawler set within the Marvel Universe entitled Marvel Powers United VR. Though we still have along way to go to 18, Oculus confirmed earlier today that the eighth playable character will in fact be Black Panther.

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JUNE 12, 2017

Ubisoft does indeed have a new VR game to reveal at its E3 conference today. VR fans will likely remember that Wood narrated the Oculus Story Studio short film, Henry. It’s set to release on PlayStation VR (PSVR), Oculus Rift, and HTC Vive. Introducing Transference. Check the first trailer below.

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JANUARY 24, 2019

Fable, founded by former Oculus Story Studio alumni, today announced a distinct pivot in their focus, moving from an immersive storytelling studio to a “virtual beings” company which plans to build persistent, AI-powered, characters which can interact naturally with viewers. “Lucy is always Lucy if she’s in AR or VR.

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APRIL 15, 2020

It was the third of seven scheduled live webinars that VIVE announced as a way to share content in lieu of the canceled Game Developers Conference. Some rooms are picturesque or scenic, while others look like something out of a science fiction film. This Tuesday, April 14, was the third Tuesday of VIVE’s online GDC content.

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AUGUST 2, 2021

We are also all waiting for news on a Quest 2 Pro… I wonder if Facebook will ever launch two devices during the same conference… it looks like a suicide move, so probably one will be announced (Quest 2 Pro) and the other launched (AR glasses). So he said that if you want to attach to it an Oculus Quest, technically you can.

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AUGUST 3, 2017

If you’ve ever attended a meetup, film festival or conference with a heavy focus on VR, you’ve probably encountered the lines; they can be awful. Each of these was visited in a seated position in a nice comfy chair with an Oculus Rift. For cash-strapped developers this can be a much more costly situation.

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MAY 1, 2018

Today at Facebook’s F8 developer conference the company announced a new partnership with RED Digital Cinema , a high-end digital film camera company, to create a VR camera based on Facebook’s Surround360 technology. Last year at F8, Facebook announced two new Surround360 camera reference designs.

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MAY 7, 2017

Now that the dust has settled on F8, Facebook’s annual developer conference, it’s time to look back and ask ourselves: what do those announcements actually mean for the end consumers? Leading up to F8, I wrote a piece highlighting five key predictions about what we’d discover at the conference. Augmented Reality. Virtual Reality.

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