The Ghost Howls

APRIL 22, 2024

Zuck’s genius move before Google I/O I was kinda shocked reading this piece of news, but I was also quite happy because I’m all in for open platforms, and seeing finally Meta breaking the walls of its walled garden is for me a good thing. And with the operating system comes also Meta’s store.

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VRScout

AUGUST 24, 2017

Google’s YouTube Creator Academy shows us the finer points in 360° video production. Last year Google’s YouTube Creator Academy gave us the low-down on some of the biggest mistakes made while shooting in 360° with the video How Not To Shoot 360° Video. You can also direct a viewer’s gaze by moving the camera.

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VRScout

AUGUST 29, 2021

How we work, play, learn, entertain, gather together, and experience the world isn’t just changing – it’s a whirlwind of disruption. We took these incredible tools and “workified” them, making them persistent, secure, and integrated with the most important business and communication tools, for the optimal headquarters.”

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 14, 2023

The European Commission has hit Google with fresh accusations of violating its antitrust laws, citing favouritism for the latter’s own advert services over rival firms. According to the Commission’s statement , Google abused its position over the last nine years by offering better treatment to its AdX exchange.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Google Earth VR. presented Google Earth VR with the Century Award for VR in service of environmental enrichment. Google Earth VR turns much of the world into a digital playground that you can fly or teleport around in immersive 3D space. the nod for Best VR Music Video. Ghostbusters . Dear Angelica. Nomads: Sea Gypsies.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MARCH 22, 2017

We chatted with Viro Media CEO Danny Moon about the tool and what creators can expect to accomplish with it. Utilizing the React framework and a proprietary rendering engine, Viro Media puts a collection of tools in the hands of developers along with a quick guide that gets them started in roughly 10 minutes.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The Hammersmith, London-based company has also partnered with some of the world’s biggest tech and media firms, including Apple, National Geographic, Google, Sony, Meta Platforms, Sky, IMAX, Intel, and many others. million views on Meta Quest TV—an astounding new level of engagement in the XR entertainment space.

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ARVR

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Often, the audience interacts with virtual reality using a headset , such as Google Cardboard , to experience an entire virtual realm. Photo: Matthew Kwong Virtual cameras In George Lucas’ second Star Wars trilogy, he used digital tools to such an extent that it took the viewer out of the story in Solo: A Star Wars Story.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 22, 2017

YouTube had the largest presence they’ve ever had at the Sundance Film festival this year and one of our editors had an opportunity to speak with them, revealing that the video-sharing website is making a pointed effort to invest more into virtual reality. Tagged with: google , VR , Youtube.

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GizModo VR

JANUARY 18, 2022

But the Google-owned video platform has added so many features and tools in recent years that you’re probably missing some of its most useful capabilities—both on the website and the apps. Most of us have been using YouTube for years, and so you probably don’t think much about all of its various settings. Read more.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Organized by the Advanced Imaging Society (AIS), the Lumiere Awards have been recognizing and enabling the creation of cutting edge entertainment and storytelling using emerging technologies since James Cameron first set the bar with Avatar. Century Award: Google Earth VR. Google Earth VR for helping the world see the world.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Google’s newly announced Daydream Impact program is a philanthropy project that provides organizations, nonprofits, and advocates for change with resources, tools, and training to create immersive VR content to support their cause. Applications to the Daydream Impact program can be completed by organization leaders.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 13, 2024

This is a period with many tech announcements: we had Meta telling about its Horizon OS, yesterday OpenAI unveiled the new GPT-4o, and today Google will hopefully unveil its Android XR operating system. Having haptic sensation on the palm is very important to increase the sense of presence when you are holding a tool in your hand.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Legendary video game hardware manufacturer Intellivision is making a grand return this year with the Intellivision Amico, a brand new console that promises to combine the nostalgia of late-70s gaming with modern technology. We are currently exploring AR as one of the tools to enhance engagement.

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AR Insider

JUNE 4, 2021

So to cover all of those unsung moments, we poured back over the Partner Summit keynote and are featuring the summary and video for this week’s XR Talks. The first two are congruent with Snap’s Lens studio approach to put tools into developers’ hands to build compelling experiences. Watch it in full below.

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Bernard Marr

OCTOBER 15, 2023

The video game industry is a source of constant innovation, with many of its breakthrough technologies being adopted by the business world. So here are some of the ways we can expect the $350 billion video game industry to evolve in 2024, bringing us greater immersion, more realistic experiences, and, most of all, fun! Time will tell.

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ARPost

JULY 31, 2019

Magic Leap has some entertainment experiences, but the price and size make them more of a tool. Shortly after that, Google stopped their Google Glass,” said Sun. “We The display is great, the field of view is great, but the difference is that they are built for entertainment.”. So, where do Norm AR glasses fit in?

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AR Insider

MAY 27, 2021

It arguably offers the most fun and inspiring tools we have ever had for telling brand stories. I encourage you to watch the full panel video , but I will provide a few highlights here. tech -> toy -> tool -> totality. But it doesn’t stop at entertainment. So what’s behind this continued growth? Patrick’s Day.

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ARVR

JUNE 27, 2022

COVID also helped professional implementation of VR which is closer to the real experience than Zoom, Google Meet or Teams. In order to address the problems described above (and many more) by using VR tools we need the following: 1. At one of the presentations senior managers got lost in the gears and watched a wrong video.

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ARVR

AUGUST 20, 2021

With some big, global brands like Google, Facebook, and Samsung stepping their foot in the virtual reality space, and large investments pouring in, it is evident that virtual reality is here to stay. The impact and relevance of VR go beyond the scope of entertainment and gaming, and it is getting its fair share in the mainstream industries.

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Tech Trends VR

MAY 8, 2018

One area which is evolving rapidly in the country is the immersive technologies industry, with virtual reality (VR) in particular, forecast to grow at a faster rate than any other entertainment and media industry from 2016 – 2021 in the UK, making it the fastest growing, and largest, virtual reality industry in EMEA.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

MARCH 29, 2024

In a recent report from the New York Times, Meta revealed new AI features for its smart glasses product – that Meta developed using Ray Ban frames – following the firm’s promise of broader virtual assistant tools for the product range at last year’s Connect event.

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VRScout

JANUARY 25, 2018

In darker times, the best 360° videos we had access too were grainy, nauseating clips of GoPro stunts and claustrophobic concerts. But now everywhere you look, amazing creators are creating high quality VR videos our past selves could only dream of. All of that great content needs a quality player to match. VR is no exception.

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ARVR

JULY 28, 2020

The ARLOOPA app is also called the Swiss Army Knife of Augmented Reality When we were doing Augmented Reality back in 2014 many of our friends didn’t believe that one day this technology would take off, but now they regret, as they see how heavily Apple, Facebook, and Google are betting on AR/VR nowadays. Google Play Stats?—?86.97%

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ARPost

APRIL 28, 2022

Modern schoolchildren and students are accustomed to games and entertainment, with levels, points, and rewards. VR tools are used in the classroom to simulate certain objects, processes, or environments. For example, Google Expeditions allows you to visit the Louvre with a tour, wander on the Moon or fly to Mars.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 10, 2023

Developers can also scale the solution across video calls to multichannel live streams for up to 100 people. ” He continued that the solution would benefit the healthcare, media, entertainment, and education industries. .” After a pilot programme, the company released its solution on the Google Play Store.

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AR Insider

JULY 9, 2021

A R continues to prove itself as a shopping tool. IAB’s Zoe Soon points to Google, Apple and Facebook’s massive AR investments , which have accelerated the cultural learning curve. There are a few verticals out of the gate first, such as film & entertainment, but AR marketing is broadly applicable.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

This year’s 70+ person judging panel included academic professors and researchers as well as representatives from Google, HTC, HP, Deloitte, NVIDIA, Apache, and others. Carmack is a computer programmer best known for his work on the Quake , Doom , and Wolfenstein video games. Make Real uses VR technology for tools and entertainment.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 19, 2017

There’s a reason the horror genre is so popular among VR developers and 360° video creators. That’s exactly what the folks over at Dark Corner are attempting with a slew of pants-wetting 360° videos supported by some captivating physical add-ons. Real-world interactive elements bring immersive horror to new levels.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

360-degree videos are the most accessible means to show the benefits of immersive content, even if you don’t think they’re “real” virtual reality. Nokia, a huge information technology company founded in 1865, has developed their own tool for 360-degree filming: The Nokia OZO.

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Road to VR

MAY 2, 2017

I had a chance to catch up with Tony at Sundance earlier this year to talk about his approach to leading VR & AR strategy at Unity, and moving immersive technologies beyond just entertainment. New Unity Tools Bring Interactivity and Real-time CGI to 360 Video, Now in Beta. LISTEN TO THE VOICES OF VR PODCAST.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Companies such as Google, Digital Entertainment Ventures (DEC), Universal Music, the Country Music Association (CMA), and many others have backed the immersive firm. FlyteVu is a major entertainment marketing firm that has managed and launched Shaq’s Fun House along with event partner Medium Rare Live.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 3, 2024

The “Spatial Personas” is ready for various Vision Pro applications under the Shareplay banner, allowing up to five Personas for entertainment and collaboration via services such as FaceTime. The Vision Pro will then digitise this video/image into a Persona Avatar.

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 19, 2021

Someone has already received it and has already shared on the social media videos of the Air Link in action. On the server-side, it is being integrated with Microsoft Azure, and it is also coming in the future for Google Cloud and Tencent Cloud. Google is hiring waveguide developers for AR. I hope to see many more in the future!

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ARPost

AUGUST 2, 2019

Items like Google Glass and Focals offer consumers today the ability to text, update their calendar and even control their smart homes directly from their glasses. Today, medical professionals are utilizing similar AR tools to create holographic projections of medical subjects. More specifically, Google Glass. Minority Report.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 26, 2018

While this past year may have seemed like a quiet one when compared to the more exciting releases featured in 2017 and 2016, these past 12 months have been crucial in the development of the immersive entertainment sector. If 2018 is remembered for anything, it’ll be for the multiple high-quality animated VR films released throughout the year.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 9, 2023

Microsoft has picked volumetric video company Arcturus as its primary marketing partner for its Microsoft Mixed Reality Capture Studios (MRCS) solution provider. Announced on Monday at the SIGGRAPH 2023 event , the partnership will offer content creators a trove of solutions for their volumetric video needs.

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