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VRLA’s John Root on AR, Privacy, & eSports in VR

Road to VR

John Root co-founded VRLA with Cosmo Scharf in 2014 , and it has organically grown into a thriving VR event with over 10,000 attendees at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Rikard Steiber, President Viveport and SVP of Virtual Reality, HTC Vive. Friday keynote speakers include: Cliff Plumer, CEO, The VOID.

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The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

VRScout

Mario Kart comes to VR, E3’s VR news, Intel’s new VR eSports league AND wireless VR solution, Samsung buys their way into social, the investment & funding wrapup, and more…. SAMSUNG BUYS A SOCIAL VR CARD. Based in New York, a startup called VRB (pronounced “verb”) has been acquired by Samsung.

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Michael Bay Enters VR With Rogue Initiative

VRScout

According to a press release, the company is heavily invested in pairing Hollywood talent with AAA developers in an attempt to bring new levels of immersiveness to VR entertainment. The company is based out of Los Angeles, California and is currently knee-deep in production of several original AAA intellectual properties.

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VRLA 2018 Returns; Keynote Lineup Announced

VRScout

The world’s largest VR & AR conference is back again May 4-5 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Perfectly located at the intersection of tech and entertainment, there’s no better place like LA, which has rapidly become the center of the VR content industry. There’s quite no conference like VRLA.

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‘Alien: Covenant in Utero’ Comes To Oculus Rift

VRScout

Additionally, the motion capture work for the piece was done at the Technicolor Experience Center (TEC) right here in Los Angeles. It should be available in the Oculus Video app on the Oculus Rift or the Samsung Gear VR. You can check out the 360 video on the Oculus platform starting today.

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AltspaceVR and Comedian Reggie Watts to debut new FrontRow VR event technology.

Cats and VR

Taking shows that might normally play in a 100-seat theater in Los Angeles and bringing them to an infinite-seat theater with a worldwide audience is proof that there's a global appetite for quality comedic experiences." FrontRow allows everyone who attends to have a front row seat. You can do that, too.“ Cats And VR.

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The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

VRScout

Obviously this announcement has excited a lot of creators, entertainment, and media companies… and Slate is already jumping into this content creation opportunity. Newport Beach, CA-based VR game studio inXile Entertainment has raised $4.5M MIXED REALITY ON THE IPAD THANKS TO ARKIT AND HTC VIVE. from Japanese firm gumi VR Inc.