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Novelist Jules Verne Gets His Own VR Minigolf Courses

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Walkabout Mini Golf , one of the most popular multiplayer VR games currently available on the Meta Quest, this week announced three new minigolf courses inspired by famed novelist Jules Verne. Developer Mighty Coconut will launch the first course, Walkabout Mini Golf: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, by the end of September for $2.99.

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VR Film Festivals Look To Inspire Fresh New Talent For Hollywood

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Japan’s very first VR-focused international film festival, Beyond the Frame Festival , is currently underway thanks to a partnership with HTC Vive. The festival, which runs from February 12 through February 21 , will showcase VR films from artists all around the world. Beat // Image Credit: Keisuke Itoh.

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Spatial Hosts “First-Ever Metaverse Film Screening”

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The platform recently made good on that endeavor in a major way, hosting the “first-ever metaverse film screening.”. The premiere of the documentary film GameStop: Rise of the Players took place in a custom Spatial room on March 1 and included a screening of the film, a director Q&A, selfie opportunities and, of course, an NFT giveaway.

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The 2021 Venice Film Festival Invades ‘VRChat’

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The Venice Film Festival is back with yet another selection of genre-defying VR projects from some of the most exciting creators in the field. Of course, it wouldn’t be the Venice Film Festival without the parties. The post The 2021 Venice Film Festival Invades ‘VRChat’ appeared first on VRScout.

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LucidWeb Offering Immersive Experience Platform to VR Film Festivals

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We’re talking of course about awards season, XR gaming maximalists, and data harvesting walled gardens. This year has seen a number of VR awards and VR film festivals go online, most recently AIXR’s VR Awards and the London Film Festival. A Distribution Platform for 3D Film. Minimizing Data Collection.

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Stop What You’re Doing And Watch These 5 VR Films

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The technology offers storytellers the unique opportunity to immerse audiences in ways that would be impossible or considerably more expensive to replicate using conventional film techniques. That said, we’ve already seen a handful of incredible immersive films make their way to VR headsets over the past couple of years.

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First VR Film Shot Aboard ISS Available On Oculus Venues

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In honor of National Space Day, Oculus will be streaming a 24-hour loop of developer Felix & Paul’s groundbreaking VR film, Space Explorers: The ISS Experience. We had a chance to check out Episode Two of the revolutionary series, ADVANCE, during the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. Image Credit: Felix & Paul Studios.

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