Road to VR

APRIL 28, 2020

Bigscreen , the social VR viewing platform, launched on-demand video a few days ago, letting users rent and view a library of 2D and 3D movies whenever they wanted. ” Now with Funimation involved, Bigscreen is able to show 30+ anime films to Bigscreen , including popular hits Akira, My Hero Academia: Two Heroes, and Attack on Titan.

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Upload VR

JANUARY 17, 2024

The Apple Immersive Video format sounds like it will deliver 180-degree video with high quality. When Oculus Quest arrived Facebook's content focus shifted to more interactive content and games, but with Apple Vision Pro immersive video looks set to make a comeback. Apple Immersive Video in the Apple TV app.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 16, 2020

Thanks to the WeChat group XR Story I got to know Gianluigi Perrone, a very talented movie director that works a lot with virtual reality , and that also teaches cinema at the Beijing Film Academy. So the answer is: we need a method because in order to make a VR film you need to know the DNA of VR.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 22, 2021

Today I host a guest post from Alex Gonzalez , that will teach you how to record mixed reality videos for the Oculus Quest. I’m so happy that he has proposed me to write this tutorial for this blog, so that every one of you that wants to create a mixed reality video for his/her own Oculus Quest application, can do it pretty easily.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 14, 2017

View your 360° video projects in realtime on a HTC Vive. In a trio of announcements, Apple revealed that Valve would be bringing SteamVR and HTC Vive to the new iMac, Unity and Unreal Engine were coming to Mac, and Final Cut Pro X would finally support VR video editing. Now you can easily add 2D and 3D titles to your spherical video.

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VRScout

JUNE 11, 2022

You and your friends could hang out at your home or in a 360-degree video, draw and play games using your Oculus Touch controllers, broadcast live streams on your Facebook feed and even make video calls , all in VR. Invite friends to hang out, watch videos together, or jump into apps right from your virtual home.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Over the past several years, the legendary Sundance Film Festival has transformed from a high-profile celebration of independent film into a haven for bleeding-edge multimedia projects. These locations will serve as the home bases for an eclectic catalog of carefully curated film, art, and technology.

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VRScout

APRIL 25, 2017

” Tabel was filmed in a way that encourages you to look around the room and experience six different conversations, each with a unique view. As for how they filmed Tabel , the creators used a GoPro Odyssey camera with Jump technology, a camera collaboration between Google and GoPro. Tabel is split into two acts.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 6, 2022

After the review of the Huawei VR glasses we did together, this time I interviewed him and FXG’s CTO Wilson Li about the incredible work they’re doing with VR videos in China. FXG has released a professional 180 VR camera able to record 12K (6K per eye) videos and is collaborating with Pico in the realization of VR concerts.

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Road to VR

JULY 22, 2016

A new video of Magic Leap’s augmented reality tech in action was shown at a conference in China today. Part way through the discussion Wallace introduced a new video showing off the experience of Magic Leap’s mysterious augmented reality tech. A video of the full discussion was published by Tech.qq.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Today it’s a great day for virtual reality: at WCVRI conference, HTC has just announced a kit to provide 6 DOF controllers for Vive Focus and has showcased a hands-tracking technology for the Vive Pro ! 6 DOF Controllers for Vive Focus. In short: the Vive Focus will finally have two 6 DOF controllers.

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VRScout

APRIL 27, 2017

One of my favorite things to do while rocking a VR headset is binge watch various 360-degree videos from platforms such as YouTube, Jaunt or Within. By shooting the scene in these wedges, the director is able to remain behind the camera and maintain complete control at all times. They’re simple to access, easy to watch and plentiful.

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VRScout

JULY 13, 2020

Rizzotto used a pair of Snapchat Spectacles 3 glasses, which have two cameras built into the the frame capable of recording video in stereoscopic 3D. This video capture is perfect for VR. The Control Panel. You need the data (or memories) to be searchable through the Control Panel. The Memory Finder. How does that happen?

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Road to VR

MAY 24, 2019

Google posted an updated Jump FAQ recently regarding the shutdown of the VR video service, outlining that Jump will officially go offline on June 28th, 2019. The ability to upload video will be suspended on June 26th; the 27th is the cutoff date to back up whatever files you may have uploaded via the service.

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VRScout

MAY 18, 2016

Now Facebook is showing us their first 3D 360° video produced and filmed using the Surround 360 camera. The roughly 3-minute long short film, Here and Now , was uploaded on Facebook’s page and shot in New York’s famous Grand Central Station over three 90-minute sessions. Pre-production. Production. Post-production.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

It allows developers to create multiple shots within a scene with intuitive controls, and then hit record to film gameplay or cutscenes in a cinematic fashion. Once you’ve captured your footage you’ll be able to import video just like you would any other footage and edit it.

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VRScout

APRIL 30, 2017

So far, the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival has been a chaotic whirlwind of innovative filmmaking, groundbreaking immersive entertainment and masterful storytelling. I’ve seen my fair share of graphic documentary footage, but none that have hit me as hard as the VR video featured in this.

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ARVR

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Direct experience Viewers can experience a character’s direct experience through VR movies, which sets them apart from traditional film. During the space battles, virtual cameras were used to create realistic camera movements, and digital spacecraft models were filmed with a very natural camera motion, drawing the audience into the scene.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

MAY 22, 2024

This means the glasses can be utilised for a broad scope of gaming experiences across multiple devices, whether it be to stream tv shows or play video games anywhere, anytime. .” Benefits of the VITURE Pro The VITURE Pro glasses have a USB-C port to enable a seamless connection to laptops, smartphones, and handheld gaming devices.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 11, 2016

When filming in 360°, you can throw traditional storytelling techniques out the window. Here are five ways shooting in 360° challenges you to tap into its potential and rethink video storytelling: 1. Here are five ways shooting in 360° challenges you to tap into its potential and rethink video storytelling: 1.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

AI, music, and VR creation tools collide in this beautiful 360° video. Part of YouTube’s VR Creator Lab , the video project can be viewed in 360° on desktop, mobile devices, and VR headsets. With this approach, I was able to preview my scene in VR while still maintaining control over my variables in Unity.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

This weekend catch a screening of over 38 short films presented entirely in virtual reality. VR social platform AltspaceVR has teamed up with veteran film festival organizers Cyberia to generously bring us an impressively-packed independent short film festival this weekend. 7:45 PM – Three HP Lovecraft Films.

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VRScout

JANUARY 11, 2021

One social VR platform in particular, Bigscreen , saw a massive spike in usage as people around the globe flocked to the platforms virtual theaters to watch films like Star Trek: Into Darkness , World War Z , or Interstellar together in VR. . This is just the start for Bigscreen. But that’s all Bigscreen is telling us right now.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MARCH 13, 2017

Sony’s PlayStation VR (PSVR) has embraced 360 video with surprising readiness since launch last October with a suite of free apps and, more recently, support for YouTube 360 content. This month, though, the platform gets its first premium 360 app. Footage was shot over the course of four weeks.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 22, 2019

The VOID’s latest immersive experience, Avengers: Damage Control is available now. For starters, The VOID’s signature ‘blaster’ gun peripherals stay holstered, relying instead on hand-tracking and gesture controls, allowing you to strike a superhero pose to blast drones out of the sky or block incoming laser blasts.

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VRScout

MARCH 16, 2021

Today marks the beginning of the 2021 South by Southwest (SXSW) film festival, an annual celebration of film, music, and interactive media which—since its founding in 1987—has since established itself as one of the most highly-anticipated and widely talked-about pop culture events of the year.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Valve’s introduction video to SteamVR at the launch of the HTC Vive last year remains a superb illustration of the impact of presenting VR in this way. The video is seen heading this article. The upcoming Vive Tracker is ideal for this application, rather than having to use a third controller.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 29, 2021

At first the company was producing 360 VR video content, including some seminal 360 short films like Evolution of Verse and Clouds Over Sidra. Eventually the company expanded beyond producing its own content and built a streaming content library of immersive films, and raised tens of millions of dollars along the way.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

MAY 2, 2023

The novel solution democratised VR filmmaking with stereoscopic 3D filming. Using Canon’s EOS R5 camera stock, the dual fisheye lens captures 180 degrees of VR video and still footage. It also has a 190-degree field of view (FoV), high-grade L-series optics, and flare control technologies for filming in backlit environments.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 29, 2016

Over the years there have been a lot of pieces of entertainment content, whether it be the mesmerizing tunes of Daft Punk , the dystopian world of Blade Runner , or the retro-futuristic landscapes of countless video games, that all seem to grow out of this idea of an eye-catching future that is still faced with horrible problems.

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VRScout

MAY 25, 2016

These three developers created a virtual Netflix video rental store and we just had flash backs. Some of you, maybe not all of you, may remember a time in the 90’s when you had to walk into a video rental store to pick out the night’s entertainment with friends.

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VRScout

MAY 1, 2017

You can watch the full demonstration in the video below. The entire blaster uses HTC Vive tracking and a Vive controller attached to act as the trigger. Rogue One film director Gareth Edwards even used a similar virtual camera idea to stage several movie scenes. This allows him to peek into the virtual world.

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VRScout

MARCH 29, 2017

From cameras and controllers, to content and creativity, here are all of the virtual reality announcements from Samsung Unpacked 2017 : Gear VR Motion Controller. Google changed the game back in November when they introduced the first official mobile VR headset accompanied by a motion controller. Game changer again.

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Road to VR

DECEMBER 6, 2018

Park City, Utah is already preparing for next month’s annual Sundance Film Festival, and this time around 18 AR & VR films and exhibitions are set to debut at the festival’s New Frontier program. ” The 2019 Sundance Film Festival runs from January 24th, 2019 through February 3rd, 2019 in Park City , Utah.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 11, 2016

Here’s what a 360-degree Snapchat video with augmented reality filters looks like. After gathering inspiration at the 2016 SIGGRAPH computer graphics conference, I went home and stitched together a panoramic video overlayed with Snapchat’s facial tracking filters. Will Snapchat users be able to share 360-degree videos in the future?

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ARPost

DECEMBER 7, 2022

I think it will take a couple of decades at least before we can have the technology of the film. We have excellent headsets, but the maximum definition of the images is still very far from that proposed by the film. Movement in virtual worlds is not yet achievable as seen in the film. Frankly, it could still be 50 years away.

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VRScout

JANUARY 18, 2020

In a short video posted yesterday to Twitter, Madison shows off a custom-built VR environment layered perfectly over his real-world apartment. @unity @Oculus #OculusQuest #MadeWithUnity #XR #SpatialComputing cc: @mitrealityhack pic.twitter.com/wypOFEJcNx — Greg Madison (@GregMadison) January 17, 2020.

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