Road to VR

JANUARY 27, 2018

After talking to a lot of independent VR storytellers, Kaleidoscope VR’s René Pinnell identified that funding was one of the biggest blockers for continued experimentation. Cinematic VR pieces do not have many established distribution channels yet, and so a lot of the funding has come from larger headset manufacturers like Oculus and select brands like Intel.

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Slashgear

JANUARY 27, 2018

Lenovo has officially announced its VR Classroom package, which is designed to bring virtual reality into the classroom and use it as a tool to enhance students’ learning experiences. At its core, the set includes Lenovo’s recently debuted Mirage Solo with Daydream, the first standalone VR headset on Google’s Daydream platform, along with plenty of educational content.

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Hypergrid Business

JANUARY 27, 2018

OpenSim’s longest-running live music venue — Maritime Club Belfast — is celebrating its tenth anniversary this weekend. The party starts at the club location on OSgrid on Sunday, January 28, at 1 p.m. Pacific Time. The club is a virtual recreation of a blues club opened and run by Van Morrison in 1964 in the basement of The Maritime Hotel in Belfast.

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