New York Times Tech Workers Say Publisher’s Union Busting Is Out of Control
GizModo VR
JUNE 9, 2021
Tech workers at the New York Times are officially fed up with the company’s union busting behavior. Read more.
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GizModo VR
JUNE 9, 2021
Tech workers at the New York Times are officially fed up with the company’s union busting behavior. Read more.
VRScout
OCTOBER 3, 2019
Marvel Studios and ILMxLAB today announced a new location-based VR experience set within the Marvel Cinematic Universe that will have users duking it out against a sinister force alongside a handful of legendary Avengers. We hope people have as much fun experiencing Avengers: Damage Control as we did making it.”
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UploadVR Between Realities podcast
DECEMBER 22, 2016
In an interview with UploadVR, Price revealed that The Unspoken was originally conceived by his team as an open world console game called Wizards of New York. We just couldn’t figure out how to make the controls for that type of game fun on a 2D console.” The Unspoken is available now on Oculus Home.
UploadVR Between Realities podcast
JUNE 12, 2017
IMAX and AMC unveiled the second IMAX VR Center at AMC Kips Bay 15 in New York City – we covered the first center, which opened in LA, back in February. HTC Vive headsets are connected to wires held overhead – almost like the pole-mounted contacts on bumper cars – while haptic vests and Vive controllers adorn the walls.
GizModo VR
JULY 26, 2021
The Dixie Fire is raging out of control in Northern California’s Plumas and Butte counties. After merging with a smaller blaze known as the Fly Fire over the weekend, its flames continued to spread, devastating nearly 200,000 acres as of Monday morning. It’s now the largest fire in California and is among the more… Read more.
VRScout
MARCH 14, 2022
That said, Armature Studios’ VR adaptation takes the game in a bold new direction with custom motion controls and VR-specific interactions. For a full breakdown of this year’s nominees and awards visit here.
Mashable VR
MARCH 5, 2022
The measures are positive, but potentially overdue: Outlets including The Guardian and The New York Times have reported that TikTok is rife with misleading videos purporting to depict footage of the war. Already, posts from the TikTok accounts of outlets like RT come with a label that designates it as "Russia state-controlled media.".
VRScout
JUNE 22, 2021
For its 20th anniversary, the international competition boasted over 30 mixed reality titles which came alive across numerous online platforms and New York City venues in compliance with CDC regulations. Hygiene regulations were followed closely, including CleanBox technology being utilized to sanitize headsets and controllers.
ARPost
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
The players use wearables and controllers to make the experience immersive. There’s also Reiko’s Fragments where one player has to escape a haunted house and other players in the room play as spirits who control the haunted house. This type of game enabled people to have some form of social interaction during pandemic lockdowns.
VRScout
JULY 8, 2020
The book spent 100 weeks on the New York Times’ iconic bestsellers list. In 2018, Warner Bros. and Steven Spielberg released an official film adaptation that went on to gross an impressive $582.8 million.
VRScout
SEPTEMBER 9, 2017
The Vive experience will debut at New York Comic-Con. The “Justice League” booth at New York Comic Con will offer attendees a more in-depth sneak peek of the HTC Vive version of the experience with the Justice League VR: Join the League – New York Comic Con Edition. Outrace your enemies as Batman. .
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. The platform never got out of the beta stage and was eventually shut down in order to make room for Horizon Worlds.
VRScout
SEPTEMBER 4, 2020
Developed in partnership with New York-based indie game studio Velan Studios , players use their Nintendo Switch device to control one of two physical RC cars as they race against digital enemies throughout their real-world environments.
Everything VR & AR
AUGUST 1, 2016
On this episode we feature Kris Kolodziej, better known as Kris Kolo, who is the New York chapter president of the VR/AR Association who has quite a bit of experience in the space.
VRScout
NOVEMBER 9, 2016
But if you’re in the New York area and want to try the headset before you buy it in retailers like Verizon and Best Buy, you can stop by Google’s pop-up shop in the heart of SoHo. Pick up a Daydream View headset with controller and have a seat. Google’s Daydream View VR headset comes to stores November 10th.
VRScout
AUGUST 22, 2017
Time to applaud for a sweet deal on the HTC Vive, Clash of Clans partners w/ Facebook to bring AR to fans, control VR with your mind, new predictions for spending & investment are out, the investment & funding wrapup, and more… 1. CONTROL VR WITH YOUR THOUGHTS. Brain computer interfaces…so hot right now.
UploadVR Between Realities podcast
AUGUST 2, 2017
Prior the current exhibition in Ulm, Somniacs tested Birdly prototypes in New York and Bangalore, using previously available data to model their host cities. Players strap their arms onto moving platforms they can flap like wings, and a fan provides the feel of air rushing past as they fly over the picturesque German city.
GizModo VR
JULY 14, 2020
The White House has issued a directive to the nation’s hospitals to bypass the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and “send all coronavirus patient information” straight to a non-public Health and Human Services database in D.C., the New York Times reported on Tuesday. Read more.
UploadVR Between Realities podcast
NOVEMBER 4, 2016
When Sony debuted the console at its PlayStation Meeting two months ago in New York, everyone already knew what to expect and we were left a bit disappointed overall. Next week the PlayStation 4 Pro officially releases to the world. It’s relatively heavy and feels about the same weight as the standard PS4 model.
Road to VR
MAY 31, 2022
It’s an area of research that many companies are looking towards ( such as Valve ) in the hopes that such non-invasive devices could provide a host of new data. None included (supports SteamVR controllers). breakout box (USB-A 3.0, DisplayPort 1.4). Cable Length. SteamVR Tracking 1.0 external beacons). On-board cameras.
VRScout
SEPTEMBER 14, 2017
You can now fly down closer to street level, check your controller to see if Street View is available, and enter an immersive 360° photo. If a location has Street View available, you’ll see a preview of the 360° photo within a sphere on your controller hand. If you have a Vive or Rift, it’s worth checking out.
VRScout
OCTOBER 15, 2019
Last week we had the chance to check out Marvel’s Avengers: Damage Control , a new location-based VR experience from ILMxLAB that’s heading to select VOID centers October 18th. While other VOID experiences featured physical weaponry or light hand interaction, Damage Control relies entirely on rapid hand gestures.
Peter Graham
OCTOBER 3, 2019
Today, the company has announced its latest virtual reality (VR) experience in conjunction with Marvel Studios and ILMxLAB, Avengers: Damage Control. Rather than playing one of the famous characters from the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) like you would in Marvel Powers United VR , in Avengers: Damage Control you fight alongside them.
VRScout
MARCH 15, 2017
The camera has been a favorite for journalists in the field from news organizations we’ve talked to like Vice, The New York Times, and RYOT.
Upload VR
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
In late 2019 Facebook acquired a New York based startup called CTRL Labs, which had been working on the idea of a finger tracking wristband since at least 2015, though an early 2019 patent filing suggests Facebook was already working on it too internally. 0:00 / 0:13 1× Meta research demo of neural wristband tracking, from 2021.
VRScout
JUNE 25, 2019
Your time to swing through New York like Spider-Man has finally arrived! Using your motion controllers to fire webs, you can swing from any physical object you see, from the side of buildings and over-arching cranes, to the enemies themselves. Image Credit: Sony / CreateVR.
UploadVR Between Realities podcast
OCTOBER 4, 2016
The headset comes with a controller and launches in November for $79. The new device was revealed at the Made By Google conference in San Francisco today. View also comes with a motion controller that’s closer in function to Nintendo’s Wii remote than it is an Oculus Touch or HTC Vive controller.
GizModo VR
JUNE 21, 2021
The New York City Department of Health wants the next few months to be a #hotvaxsummer just as much as everyone else. In a new, bright pink advisory released today, health officials tout the covid-19 vaccines as the best way to avoid catching covid-19 while getting up close and personal with others.
VRScout
JULY 2, 2019
Experiences making their world-debut include A Kite’s Tale by Walt Disney Animation Studios (VR Theatre), Undersea by Magic Leap (Immersive Pavilion), II Divino: Michelangelo’s Sistine Ceiling in VR by Epic Games, and Mary and the Monster: Chapter One by Parallux and New York University’s Future Reality Lab. . “If City of Sparkles.
Road to VR
OCTOBER 21, 2021
Unplugged is like Guitar Hero, although instead of picking up a dedicated peripheral and jamming away, it relies on Quest’s native hand-tracking to let you shred on an air guitar without controllers. It feels a bit like having a button on your controller that works 90 percent of the time.
Mashable VR
FEBRUARY 8, 2022
The Department of Justice announced Tuesday morning the arrest of a married New York City couple allegedly caught trying to launder cryptocurrency stolen during the notorious 2016 hack of the Bitfinex exchange. Accused of the crime is a married New York City couple, Ilya Lichtenstein, 34, and Heather Morgan, 31.
VRScout
OCTOBER 4, 2016
Google also showed off their controller that can be used as an input device while in VR. Other VR content featured during the press event included Starchart, CCP’s Gunjack 2 , New York Times as well as entire libraries of content from Netflix, Hulu and HBO.
Upload VR
JANUARY 25, 2024
People often think that markerless inside-out tracking systems on headsets, glasses, and self-tracking controllers only use the cameras, but this isn't the case. I plan to test this feature on my journey home after picking up Vision Pro in New York. This process is called dead reckoning.
VRScout
MARCH 21, 2017
Slapping on a PlayStation VR headset, with Move Motion controllers in hand, all I really hoped for was some Proton Pack action. The adventure began outside the firehouse in the streets of New York where Mooglie, voiced by Patton Oswalt, volunteers to be my guide.
Mashable VR
FEBRUARY 17, 2022
According to the New York Times , Spotify is apparently paying podcaster Joe Rogan way more for their licensing deal than previously reported. Rogan keeps creative control and ownership over his show. It turns out that the initial reports about the $100 million deal between Spotify and Joe Rogan were off.by
VRScout
AUGUST 21, 2016
Deepak Chopra wants to guide your VR meditation and STRATA uses your biometric data as a control scheme. We also cover brain-machine interfaces with VR helping paralyzed people regain some control over their limbs, as well as the New York Times continuing to build out its VR plan.
Mashable VR
JUNE 12, 2022
Following the devastating elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas — just one in a string of mass shootings that recently occurred in the United States — thousands of people marched throughout the country in support of gun control on Saturday. Credit: Stephanie Keith/Bloomberg via Getty Images.
ARPost
APRIL 20, 2023
Navas also discussed Snap’s ongoing partnership with Live Nation , bringing custom AR lenses to over a dozen concerts this year including Lollapalooza in Paris and The Governor’s Ball in New York. She also announced a new partnership with Disguise , a company that specializes in real-time interactive visuals for live events.
UploadVR Between Realities podcast
APRIL 24, 2017
Facebook’s Oculus VR team is announcing a new bundle for its Oculus Rift VR system. With it, customers can get a Rift headset, the Oculus Touch controllers, an ASUS VivoX PC , and four free games for the total price of $1300. The bundle will be available in “select territories” through Amazon and NewEgg.
Road to VR
FEBRUARY 23, 2017
Prolific YouTuber Tom Scott recently visited the Mixed Reality Lab at the YouTube Space studio in New York in order to showcase mixed reality capture. The upcoming Vive Tracker is ideal for this application, rather than having to use a third controller.
Mashable VR
JULY 16, 2022
According to a New York Times article from February 23, shortly after the invasion began, crypto was likely being used "to bypass the control points that governments rely on — mainly transfers of money by banks — to block deal execution," as sanctions began to take hold.
UploadVR Between Realities podcast
FEBRUARY 14, 2017
.” In addition to a Vive or StarVR headset, the IMAX VR pods are equipped with Dbox cinema chairs, Subpacs and a “variety of control devices, adding a deeper layer of realism” such as the gun controller shown above. These locations are slated to open “in the coming months.”
Road to VR
APRIL 30, 2018
Rounds take place periodically, although avatars are named randomly currently, so it may be difficult to find and make friends in between matches, which is represented as a 3D render of Times Square in New York City.
Road to VR
JANUARY 23, 2019
Follow the story of Dr. Anne Evans on her journey from 1978 New York to the timeless Sentinel Islands, one of the few places in the world yet to be touched by modern civilization – an area of darkness. Set off on a breathtaking adventure to solve an ancient mystery, thousands of years in the making.
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