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Tribeca Film Fest To Release VR Films On Oculus Quest & Go After Coronavirus Cancellation

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15 VR short films scheduled to debut at Tribeca Immersive will be available later this month on standalone Oculus headsets. Last month New York’s annual Tribeca Film Festival announced it would be postponing its film and interactive storytelling programs indefinitely after New York Gov. Yet Lizzy keeps walking.

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The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

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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. Based in Helsinki, Finland, Vizor raised $2.3M TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL LOVES VR. JOHN LEGEND & BAOBAB STUDIOS TEAM UP FOR VR FILM. THE INVESTMENT & FUNDING WRAPUP. in funding.

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What’s New in Virtual Reality (VR) Headsets in Fall 2019?

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We have many clients who likely will be interested in this, as they have VR app users who are unaccustomed to or don’t want to use hand controllers. If the VR experience you’ve filmed is really only meant for 3 DoF anyway, since switching to this mode will reduce your battery use. When would you choose to use this feature?

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The XR Week Peek (2020.02.17): Half-Life Alyx will launch on March, 23rd, MWC has been canceled and much more!

The Ghost Howls

It features a tiny new module which condenses the necessary control, processing, and communication components into a mere 16mm × 10mm. It seems that the filming of Matrix 4 has just started in San Francisco and people on social media are already getting crazy. More info (News on filming) More info (A shot recorded by a fan).

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The XR Week Peek (2020.02.24): HTC shows Cosmos and Proton, devs make cool hands interactions, Sansar on sale and more!

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It is for the professional and the gamer, and it is especially intriguing if mixed with wireless module and Index Controllers; Cosmos XR (price unknown): features two high-res RGB cameras, that let you use the Cosmos both as a VR headset and an AR one. StageCraft is a new technology for shooting films. Really my favorite.

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Holographic Waveguides: What You Need To Know To Understand The Smartglasses Market

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Dispelix of Finland has not only produced a surface relief waveguide, they’ve made a significant contribution to the manufacturing process. Couple that with what we can safely assume was an impressive laboratory demo (in a controlled environment), and he was able to raise a staggering amount of money. Active Holographic Waveguides.

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How Nokia Broke Into Virtual Reality With Its Ozo Camera

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Video came along and people would hire someone to film a wedding, maybe. A news freelancer out there in a war zone, a guy who films weddings, or a guy who does educational videos for corporations. Is it Finland? Voltolina: The majority of the R&D is in Finland. Now it’s maybe 65 percent Finland, 35 percent Sunnyvale.