VRScout

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Tied directly to the upcoming Star Wars: The Last Jedi film, you’ll use your own movements to repair an eclectic line-up of astromechs from BB-8 to some brand new never-before seen models with their own personalities and original designs.

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AllThingsVR

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Bourne Identity Director Brings Supernatural TV Show To Samsung VR Today, Samsung has announced a full-fledged drama series coming exclusively to Samsung VR before its wide release on other platforms. Although they control a large portion of the world’s economy they exist in relative ambiguity.

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VRScout

JUNE 19, 2018

To compliment the theatrical film release of Distorted on June 22nd, Minds Eye Entertainment and SkyVR have partnered to produce Distorted Reality , a scripted, live-action cinematic VR distributed through OneTouchVR on Google Daydream, Oculus Go, Samsung Gear VR, Oculus Rift, and iOS. We are excited for the world to see this piece.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

This weekend the second annual Infinity Festival opened its doors at the Goya Film Studios in the heart of Hollywood, offering guests the chance to attend a killer lineup of panels lead by Hollywood storytelling professionals and go hands-on with groundbreaking 5G, artificial intelligence, blockchain, and immersive technology. .

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

As part of the launch for this year’s Tomb Raider film series reboot, Warner Bros has launched an interactive VR tie-in movie experience that you can download for free on Samsung Gear VR. The interactive experience makes use of either the Gear VR Touchpad or wireless controller.

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Upload VR

JANUARY 17, 2024

180-degree (and 360-degree) video content was a major focus for Facebook in the early Samsung Gear VR and Oculus Go era of modern consumer VR, being particularly suited to those headsets because they lacked positional tracking and positionally tracked controllers.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 9, 2017

Warner Bros and DC Entertainment are stepping up promotion for the upcoming superhero film with a few Justice League VR experiences of their own. According to Warner Bros, you’ll be able to use the HTC Vive’s controllers for an “enhanced version of the Super Hero simulations.” The Vive experience will debut at New York Comic-Con.

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Tech Trends VR

JUNE 26, 2018

To complement the theatrical film release of Distorted on June 22nd, Minds Eye Entertainment and SkyVR have partnered to produce “Distorted Reality,” a scripted, live-action cinematic VR distributed through OneTouchVR on Google Daydream, Oculus Go, Samsung Gear VR, Oculus Rift, and iOs. He owned this new format and really took charge.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 13, 2017

Directed by Ethan Shaftel and available now via the Wevr Transport platform , EXTRAVAGANZA is a VR short that blends 3D animation with live action footage to deliver not only one of the more unique VR films this year, but also one of the funniest. What truly makes EXTRAVAGANZA shine however is its impressive cast of talented comedians.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 25, 2018

Former EP at Vrse.Works, filmed 360° video for NY Times, Within, Facebook, Airbnb, Muse, Mastercard and more. Filmed 360° video for Conan, Vogue, Jaunt, Discovery, TBS, USA, Lexus and more. Filmed 360° video for Casamigos, Mercedes, Youtube, RedBull, and more. Created VR for Samsung, Sony, Sky, U2, FX, Warner Bros, and more.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2016

The paper details a ‘Haptic Chair’ that extends feedback beyond what you’ll get with position-tracked controllers like Oculus Touch and the Vive wands.

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VRScout

JULY 17, 2017

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. Developed in partnership with Lenovo, the proprietary headset requires a smart phone to use, much like other mobile VR options such as the Samsung Gear VR or the Google DayDream View.

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VRScout

AUGUST 1, 2016

Among the expected fare of films, games, animation, audio products and cosplay during the four-day conference, there was one obvious and unavoidable sorta newcomer to the scene — virtual reality. Armed to the teeth with tethered Vives, backpack VR and 3D printed controllers. Wait, is Freddie Prinze Jr. a fan of VR now!?

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VeeR VR

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Virtual Reality (VR) film has seen tremendous growth recently. There is quite a number of critically-acclaimed VR/360° films out there that are already popular among viewers. Here are the 10 best short films we've picked out! This allowed for seamless set changes, given that the entire 10-minute film was shot in one take.

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ARVR

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Among the many uses of technology are weight control, diet therapy, allergy and diabetic treatment, children’s feeding habits, alternate reality dining , and digital food tourism. Samsung VR sets take diners on virtual reality trips that complement the dish they are served.

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VRScout

JUNE 26, 2016

SAMSUNG AT VIDCON: BIG ANNOUNCEMENTS. Samsung solidified its commitment to the virtual reality space with some big announcements that essentially add up to an end-to-end consumer VR solution. They are rebranding Milk VR to Samsung VR, and opening up the content platform to users. NEW LAUNCHES, MOVEMENTS, AND MONEY.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 13, 2016

“This Is Our Future” is not a live action VR film, but instead was built in Unreal, letting you trigger action within the experience, playing with your perception of space, scale and volume. MPC also took advantage of embedding moments of interactivity such as gaze control, enabling you to look at certain objects and get a reaction.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Immersive video and VR film has played a significant role in mobile virtual reality content, a trend that began with Google’s blindingly successful low-cost VR initiative Cardboard, later being taken up by the Oculus engineered Samsung Gear VR.

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ARPost

OCTOBER 27, 2021

8th Wall also recently worked with Powster to create an AR experience for the horror film “Candyman” that was launched by a user speaking a phrase from the film into their phone. The company does work with other big-name brands including AT&T, Samsung, Chase, USAA, Pepsi, and Coke.

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VRScout

MAY 25, 2016

You browsed the shelves of VHS tapes, drawn to various films by their cover art and movie title. Using the HTC Vive hand controllers, you can walk over to a shelf and pick up a VHS tape. It was a fun time of discovering movies to watch, relying not only on the studio to create compelling cover art, but also on stock available in-store.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 17, 2016

Weekend Downloads is part of our weekly update to bring you the latest additions to the Samsung Gear VR , Oculus Rift , and Touch Controllers. Samsung #BeFearless Fear of Public Speaking – Personal Life (FREE – Gear VR). This VR app is designed by Samsung to help you overcome your fear of public speaking.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

It allows users to walk around in a shared virtual environment without requiring a controller. XR technology is expanding greatly from the confines of headsets to create varied display-based use cases, from 3D monitors virtual film productions, and smartphones. Samsung was demoing 3 models. Yep, it’s a monitor.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 4, 2016

Rowlings book/upcoming film located in the Harry Potter universe. The app will make use of the Daydream controller to put a wand in the hand of players who will encounter (you guessed it!) Rowling – Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. fantastic beasts. Gunjack 2 from CCP Games. Also headed to Daydream is Gunjack 2.

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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

JULY 12, 2016

To help do that, I coordinate engineering efforts internal to Epic as well as well as manage relationships with other companies like Oculus, Valve and Samsung to make sure that UE4 lets people maximize the potential of the engine to the fullest and that it’s easy to use. It’s cool to see their perspective on things.

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MAY 12, 2017

There are several interesting projects for Samsung’s headset that have appeared from out of nowhere, many of which use the new motion controller. Space Battle, from Samsung. Apparently this cockpit battle game is made by Samsung itself, which is surprising seeing as it’s being released with little fanfare.

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AllThingsVR

JANUARY 10, 2017

The 5 Most Important Announcements from CES 2017 on VR & AR 1) Intel’s ‘Merged Reality’ Demo Brings Actual Hands Into VR on Oculus Rift Intel demoed 2 things at CES: 1) they demoed Intel’s technology to bring your hands into VR, no controller required, with Intel’s Merged Reality RealSense. 2) They demoed Project Alloy.

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InstaVR

OCTOBER 17, 2019

First off, some of the early major players like Google, Apple, and Samsung seem to be taking a step back. Google is discontinuing Daydream (more on that below), Apple seems to be focusing most of its efforts on AR, and Samsung is doing very little promotion of Gear VR despite launching a new phone line.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 3, 2017

I got to give the experience a go on the new Samsung Odyssey headset. Note: At times the mirror output (filmed from a computer monitor) appears choppy in the video above, however the game remained perfectly smooth inside the headset. I reached out to grab them with the motion controllers and one snapped into each of my hands.

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InstaVR

AUGUST 13, 2019

It’s got strong components (ie Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 chips), up to 128 GB of memory, is all-in-one + mobile, and has two Touch Hand Controllers that enable interactivity. Why would you want to create a visual representation instead of just filming using a 360-degree camera? Bonus: Healthcare Use Cases for the Oculus Quest.

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Road to VR

APRIL 26, 2018

I had a chance to walk the showroom floor of VRLA 2017 with Root where he took me on a guided tour through the history of VRLA, his thoughts on AR, using VR for film production, the future of privacy in AR/VR, as well as why he is interested in seeing where eSports in VR is headed. VRLA is happening this year on May 4th and 5th.

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RealVision VR

APRIL 28, 2018

Mini Review: Samsung Pilot Season. I checked out, briefly, all 6 episodes in what could be called Season1 of Samsung’s VR Pilot. A commendable initiative by Samsung to promote cinematic VR films. I believe Samsung’s ” 360 Round” camera (a 17 cam rig) was used in some of the episodes.

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Cats and VR

JANUARY 19, 2017

Partnering with rights holders Jim Howell and Rupert Harvey, Jaunt will develop and produce a reimagination of the film that kick started the VR conversation 25 years ago. The original movie was a film of unsurpassed imagination and creativity with its ground-breaking use of VR back in 1992,” said Jim Howell.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 13, 2022

Reading between the lines, he has confirmed the rumors but stated that Meta will still work hard to release its AR glasses with EMG-wrist device to control them. Rumors already talk about a new AR headset produced by Microsoft in collaboration with Samsung that should substitute it, but we have no sure info about it. Learn more.

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JANUARY 18, 2017

Estudiofuture specializes in 3D animation, video production, and VR experiences across educational and entertainment disciplines and their new game, Fusion Wars , is aiming to bring a white-knuckled arena shooter to the Samsung Gear (with an eventual Rift release also planned).

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AllThingsVR

MAY 25, 2016

And it’s causing a philosophical fissure among movies’ ranks, dividing those worried about giving viewers too much control and those who want to push the boundaries of an art form that’s been around for 126 years. It’s redefining how filmmakers tell stories and connect with audiences.

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VeeR VR

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

What are other potential film genres can be produced with VR to demonstrate more in-depth insights?. The Tribeca VR Film Extravaganza , directed by Ethan Shaftel, tries to find the answers. Shaftel said, " Extravaganza is all about the issues of control and point of view. That’s the definition of a puppet. Empathy Creation.

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