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2017 EVENT SCHEDULE. The post Your Virtual Reality Event Guide to Sundance appeared first on VRScout. News Events Sundance2017 Sundance Film Festival kicks of this week and it won’t be without VR. MORE
Oculus Venues , the social app that allows ‘thousands of users’ to watch live events en masse in VR, is now available on Oculus Go and Gear VR starting today. The company has also published a full list of upcoming live events (below). MORE
Like many things associated with Magic Leap, the start of the company's first annual L.E.A.P. conference got off to a unique start. MORE
Naturally, established AAA titles, such as Overwatch and Rocket League, have already begun rolling out their Halloween themed cosmetics and events to their player bases. The post Get In The Holiday Spirit With Echo VR’s Halloween Bash Event appeared first on VRScout. MORE
” The event will take over a two-story, city block of Brazos Hall , and will run from March 9th to March 11th. There are specific operating hours for the event’s VR experiences, so make sure to check the official schedule here. MORE
In-keeping with the shitty-Christmas-sweater fad, Echo VR also now has new avatars replete with knit patterns, a gingerbread man emote, and reindeer decal—all of it unlockable by competing in either one match of Echo Arena or Echo Combat during the Winter Village Event. MORE
NextVR , the live event VR broadcasting company, today announced a partnership with Oculus to bring live VR events to Oculus Venues , the company’s upcoming social viewing app that will allow mass viewing of events such as sports, concerts and comedy. MORE
Following the launch event for Brainstorm on October 6th, the VR/AR Innovation Lab begins at Stanford University School of Medicine on October 7th, as part of the 3rd annual conference of Innovations in Psychiatry and Behavioral Health. MORE
VRDC – or the Virtual Reality Developer’s Conference – was an event that took place within this year’s The post VRDC Launches Standalone Event After Successful Turn At GDC appeared first on UploadVR. Events Conferences e3 events GDC new spinoff updated VRDC MORE
The post Nickelodeon Expands Screens Up AR App With ‘Danger Things’ Interactive Event appeared first on VRScout. Magic portals and floating donuts are just a few of the offerings in this Stranger Things inspired Henry Danger AR experience. MORE
The easiest event format available, Rolling High Score allows the public to compete throughout the enitirety of the day. Dedicated Events, on the other hand, require participating arcades to commit their entire venue to the Beat Saber competition for at least two full hours. MORE
Yesterday, Oculus reached out to UploadVR with details about a pre-GDC press-only demo event in which they will feature a number of new Rift and Oculus Quest demos. At that same event Mark Zuckerberg said it would launch with 50+ games and we only know about maybe 10 of them so far and have only tried four. Let us know your thoughts on the details of this event and if you have any questions that we should keep in mind leading up to the show down in the comments below! MORE
Just when you think you start to have a pretty good idea of what AltSpaceVR has to offer, they tend to The post AltSpaceVR Announces Incredible ‘FrontRow’ Live Event Technology appeared first on UploadVR. frontrow comedy front row live event social vr vr event vr live MORE
Obstacle courses, marathons, and similar events have become increasingly popular and intricate over the years. The Tough Mudder is one of the more intense of the bunch, with the main event running around 10-12 miles and riddled with a diverse collection of obstacles. MORE
With the annual SXSW festival well underway in Austin, Texas, attendees have been up to their necks in brand spanking new films, music, interactive media, food, and various other incredible offerings at the one-of-a-kind event. MORE
In recent days, the company's CEO Rony Abovitz hinted that an event was coming, but now we have details. Magic Leap has been promising to launch a developer conference for years, and now the company is finally making good on that promise. MORE
The GFR Fund, Super Ventures and The Venture Reality Fund (“The VR Fund”) are excited to be hosting the first Global Online Augmented Reality (AR) Pitch Event. Being held in early May, this online-only event is a great opportunity for AR startups to present their business plan and innovative technology and/or products to an audience of accredited global AR investors who believe in the future of AR, and for investors to identify new and innovative startups in the AR space. MORE
In a week here in Italy will start a very interesting VR-related event called Immersive Architecture. There are also high chances that I will be at the event … so, among these bright minds, there will be also space for some obscurity :D. What is the purpose of the event? MORE
Learn more about the Expand Salon event taking place in San Francisco December 22, 2017. EventsExpand Salon is an intimate and immersive consciousness-expanding gathering featuring music, virtual reality and elevated states of consciousness. Our panel discussion for the evening, led by Dr. Michelle Wang, PsyD, will orient around exciting potentials for innovative and reimagined ways of healing from a psychological perspective. MORE
Ski & Snowboard Association, the national governing body for Olympic skiing and snowboarding, announced a partnership with Menlo Park-based STRIVR Labs to use VR to help prepare for and recover from World Cup and Olympic events. MORE
The company this week announced that it will be holding a ‘Mixed Reality event’ on October 3rd. We’d expect to learn a lot more at the event, which is scheduled just a day ahead of Google’s next press event in which it’s expected to reveal its next Pixel smartphone. It looks like we’ll be finding out a lot more about Microsoft’s plans for VR and more in a few weeks’ time. MORE
Some of the biggest virtual reality and augmented reality technology announcements of the year will be made in connection with the events listed on this page. We’ll update this list from time to time as we get updates about major new events in 2019, like Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference. Also, if we’ve missed a major conference or event people can attend this year related to VR and AR, please email tips@uploadvr.com. MORE
Recently I got the chance to visit the Art Of VR event at Sotheby's NY. A public, two-day event, The Art of VR festival showcased just a sample of many of the VR and augmented reality experiences currently unavailable in VR App stores. MORE
To kick things off, NVIDIA is hosting a special GeForce gaming event today in Cologne, Germany that most everyone suspects will feature the launch of the company’s latest flagship GPUs, the RTX 2080 and RTX 2080 Ti. MORE
AltspaceVR has today announced FrontRow, a new feature of the social VR platform which opens the door for mass-attended events in virtual reality. FrontRow also adds flexibility in how users can experience such virtual events. MORE
They’re going to be formally announcing their MULTIVERSE initiative that is going to be bringing Reality Portals to VR events, which will allow people virtually attend VR events put on by SVVR and others through social VR experiences like High Fidelity. VR Events MORE
AllSeated, an event planning and coordination platform, has launched a new VR tool which allows for one to one visualization of floorplans and venues for high end event planning. Application of VR in event planning is meant to improve a client’s overall experience. MORE
Events Facebook oculus VR Industry News connect 3 event facebook gear vr touch MORE
One of the fastest growing set of influencers in the VR community recently hosted a sold out event to facilitate the discussion and discovery of Art & VR. via GIPHY Of course what would an Art & VR event be without the inclusion of Google's killer VR art App, Tilt Brush. MORE
A VR experience is among the attractions at a touring Halo fan event passing through major cities this summer. The overall event includes some 300,000 square feet of Halo attractions with VR just one of them. MORE
The post Watch Apple’s Live iPhone 8 Event @10am PT, Suspected Augmented Reality Announcements appeared first on Road to VR. Apple Apple AR Apple VR Live Stream News apple ar apple iphone event apple live stream apple livestream apple vr MORE
If you’re descending on this massive pop culture event this week, the first place you may want to start is the official VR Con that has expanded into the Futurism & Tech Pavilion. The event takes place July 19-23 at the Omni Hotel in downtown San Diego, across from the Convention Center. MORE
SVVR, one the leading VR community groups in the Bay Area, is hosting its 6th annual VR Mixer event during GDC next week. The event is a gathering of the VR and AR community featuring the ‘demo dungeon’, and entire floor dedicated to showing off independent XR projects. MORE
We are all in AltspaceVR, a VR social platform that lets you meet people from around the world and attend live events. After the official event, there was of course an afterparty. The post This All-Female Founders Pitch Event Was Held in VR appeared first on VRScout. MORE
EventsThe time to explore cats in VR is RIGHT MEOW ! While we won’t have live kitties (due to them hating that), we’ll have the next best thing – VIRTUAL CATS. We’re talking 3D Tiltbrush creations. We’re talking cats in space. Cat art. Cat cinema. Cat enthusiasts welcome. All proceeds will go to the local SPCA to help cats in need find loving homes! Learn more about Cats in VR taking place at Upload’s San Francisco office on October 13. MORE
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As I’ve told you in my newsletter, this period I’m travelling to attend events to try to spread awareness for my consultancy company New Technology Walkers. Futureland has been my first paid networking event in which I participated. Hello all! MORE
HTC dropped a big hint recently that the company has new VR gear to show off at CES 2019 , and we may be getting a first-hand look during a special press event that’s taking place Monday. The post HTC Holding Special VR Press Event Monday at 1 PM PST appeared first on Road to VR. MORE
Education EventsLove the Halloween season? We do too. Come learn how to build your own highly-immersive VR haunted house, a truly spooky VR experience. In a few evenings, you will learn how to create high-end virtual reality experiences on the Unity game engine, and in particular, the techniques used to make your users jump! We’ll start by trying out some of the top horror games on the market, and then dive into the reeds with our expert instructors. MORE
Microsoft has posted the live streaming video link for the event, which will on February 24, a day when many expect the company to reveal the new HoloLens 2 device. MORE
It feels like just yesterday we were talking about High Fidelity’s FUTVRE LANDS festival, a 24-hour event held entirely in VR that featured a DJ, live theatrical performances, a marketplace bazaar, trivia game shows, and a live musical performance from a Grammy-nominated artist. MORE
The post Meet Bill Nye in VR & ‘TheWaveVR’ Concert, Two Virtual Events Worth Attending This Wednesday appeared first on Road to VR. MORE
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Road to VR
MARCH 16, 2019
SVVR, one the leading VR community groups in the Bay Area, is hosting its 6th annual VR Mixer event during GDC next week. The event is a gathering of the VR and AR community featuring the ‘demo dungeon’, and entire floor dedicated to showing off independent XR projects.
Road to VR
JANUARY 17, 2019
According to a report from The Verge , an upcoming Microsoft press event is likely to offer the first glimpse of HoloLens 2. Microsoft sent out press invites this week to an event that it will host just ahead of MWC 2019 in Barcelona next month.
UploadVR
FEBRUARY 12, 2019
Some of the biggest virtual reality and augmented reality technology announcements of the year will be made in connection with the events listed on this page. We’ll update this list from time to time as we get updates about major new events in 2019, like Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference. Also, if we’ve missed a major conference or event people can attend this year related to VR and AR, please email tips@uploadvr.com.
Next Reality AR
FEBRUARY 19, 2019
Microsoft has posted the live streaming video link for the event, which will on February 24, a day when many expect the company to reveal the new HoloLens 2 device.
Road to VR
AUGUST 3, 2018
AllSeated, an event planning and coordination platform, has launched a new VR tool which allows for one to one visualization of floorplans and venues for high end event planning. Application of VR in event planning is meant to improve a client’s overall experience.
Road to VR
MAY 30, 2018
Oculus Venues , the social app that allows ‘thousands of users’ to watch live events en masse in VR, is now available on Oculus Go and Gear VR starting today. The company has also published a full list of upcoming live events (below).
VRScout
MARCH 9, 2019
It feels like just yesterday we were talking about High Fidelity’s FUTVRE LANDS festival, a 24-hour event held entirely in VR that featured a DJ, live theatrical performances, a marketplace bazaar, trivia game shows, and a live musical performance from a Grammy-nominated artist.
VRScout
JANUARY 18, 2017
2017 EVENT SCHEDULE. The post Your Virtual Reality Event Guide to Sundance appeared first on VRScout. News Events Sundance2017 Sundance Film Festival kicks of this week and it won’t be without VR.
Road to VR
JANUARY 8, 2018
HTC is due to announce updates to its Vive system today during a press event at CES 2018. The event will start at 1PM, follow along below to learn more about the “New Year’s Resolution” teaser that HTC offered up over the weekend.
UploadVR
SEPTEMBER 29, 2016
Events Facebook oculus VR Industry News connect 3 event facebook gear vr touch
Road to VR
MAY 16, 2018
They’re going to be formally announcing their MULTIVERSE initiative that is going to be bringing Reality Portals to VR events, which will allow people virtually attend VR events put on by SVVR and others through social VR experiences like High Fidelity. VR Events
UploadVR
FEBRUARY 15, 2019
Yesterday, Oculus reached out to UploadVR with details about a pre-GDC press-only demo event in which they will feature a number of new Rift and Oculus Quest demos. At that same event Mark Zuckerberg said it would launch with 50+ games and we only know about maybe 10 of them so far and have only tried four. Let us know your thoughts on the details of this event and if you have any questions that we should keep in mind leading up to the show down in the comments below!
Road to VR
JANUARY 6, 2019
HTC dropped a big hint recently that the company has new VR gear to show off at CES 2019 , and we may be getting a first-hand look during a special press event that’s taking place Monday. The post HTC Holding Special VR Press Event Monday at 1 PM PST appeared first on Road to VR.
Cats and VR
JUNE 27, 2016
One of the fastest growing set of influencers in the VR community recently hosted a sold out event to facilitate the discussion and discovery of Art & VR. via GIPHY Of course what would an Art & VR event be without the inclusion of Google's killer VR art App, Tilt Brush.
UploadVR
MAY 25, 2016
Just when you think you start to have a pretty good idea of what AltSpaceVR has to offer, they tend to The post AltSpaceVR Announces Incredible ‘FrontRow’ Live Event Technology appeared first on UploadVR. frontrow comedy front row live event social vr vr event vr live
Next Reality AR
OCTOBER 10, 2018
Like many things associated with Magic Leap, the start of the company's first annual L.E.A.P. conference got off to a unique start.
UploadVR
FEBRUARY 7, 2019
A VR experience is among the attractions at a touring Halo fan event passing through major cities this summer. The overall event includes some 300,000 square feet of Halo attractions with VR just one of them.
VRScout
FEBRUARY 15, 2018
We are all in AltspaceVR, a VR social platform that lets you meet people from around the world and attend live events. After the official event, there was of course an afterparty. The post This All-Female Founders Pitch Event Was Held in VR appeared first on VRScout.
Road to VR
MAY 1, 2018
NextVR , the live event VR broadcasting company, today announced a partnership with Oculus to bring live VR events to Oculus Venues , the company’s upcoming social viewing app that will allow mass viewing of events such as sports, concerts and comedy.
Next Reality AR
AUGUST 29, 2018
In recent days, the company's CEO Rony Abovitz hinted that an event was coming, but now we have details. Magic Leap has been promising to launch a developer conference for years, and now the company is finally making good on that promise.
Road to VR
OCTOBER 4, 2017
Following the launch event for Brainstorm on October 6th, the VR/AR Innovation Lab begins at Stanford University School of Medicine on October 7th, as part of the 3rd annual conference of Innovations in Psychiatry and Behavioral Health.
UploadVR
JUNE 22, 2016
VRDC – or the Virtual Reality Developer’s Conference – was an event that took place within this year’s The post VRDC Launches Standalone Event After Successful Turn At GDC appeared first on UploadVR. Events Conferences e3 events GDC new spinoff updated VRDC
Road to VR
MARCH 3, 2018
” The event will take over a two-story, city block of Brazos Hall , and will run from March 9th to March 11th. There are specific operating hours for the event’s VR experiences, so make sure to check the official schedule here.
Road to VR
SEPTEMBER 12, 2017
The post Watch Apple’s Live iPhone 8 Event @10am PT, Suspected Augmented Reality Announcements appeared first on Road to VR. Apple Apple AR Apple VR Live Stream News apple ar apple iphone event apple live stream apple livestream apple vr
Road to VR
DECEMBER 14, 2018
In-keeping with the shitty-Christmas-sweater fad, Echo VR also now has new avatars replete with knit patterns, a gingerbread man emote, and reindeer decal—all of it unlockable by competing in either one match of Echo Arena or Echo Combat during the Winter Village Event.
UploadVR
SEPTEMBER 26, 2017
EventsThe time to explore cats in VR is RIGHT MEOW ! While we won’t have live kitties (due to them hating that), we’ll have the next best thing – VIRTUAL CATS. We’re talking 3D Tiltbrush creations. We’re talking cats in space. Cat art. Cat cinema. Cat enthusiasts welcome. All proceeds will go to the local SPCA to help cats in need find loving homes! Learn more about Cats in VR taking place at Upload’s San Francisco office on October 13.
Road to VR
MAY 25, 2016
AltspaceVR has today announced FrontRow, a new feature of the social VR platform which opens the door for mass-attended events in virtual reality. FrontRow also adds flexibility in how users can experience such virtual events.
UploadVR
DECEMBER 17, 2017
Learn more about the Expand Salon event taking place in San Francisco December 22, 2017. EventsExpand Salon is an intimate and immersive consciousness-expanding gathering featuring music, virtual reality and elevated states of consciousness. Our panel discussion for the evening, led by Dr. Michelle Wang, PsyD, will orient around exciting potentials for innovative and reimagined ways of healing from a psychological perspective.
Road to VR
JANUARY 24, 2018
Ski & Snowboard Association, the national governing body for Olympic skiing and snowboarding, announced a partnership with Menlo Park-based STRIVR Labs to use VR to help prepare for and recover from World Cup and Olympic events.
VRScout
AUGUST 12, 2018
The easiest event format available, Rolling High Score allows the public to compete throughout the enitirety of the day. Dedicated Events, on the other hand, require participating arcades to commit their entire venue to the Beat Saber competition for at least two full hours.
UploadVR
OCTOBER 10, 2017
Education EventsLove the Halloween season? We do too. Come learn how to build your own highly-immersive VR haunted house, a truly spooky VR experience. In a few evenings, you will learn how to create high-end virtual reality experiences on the Unity game engine, and in particular, the techniques used to make your users jump! We’ll start by trying out some of the top horror games on the market, and then dive into the reeds with our expert instructors.
The Ghost Howls
MAY 24, 2018
In a week here in Italy will start a very interesting VR-related event called Immersive Architecture. There are also high chances that I will be at the event … so, among these bright minds, there will be also space for some obscurity :D. What is the purpose of the event?
Cats and VR
JUNE 30, 2017
Recently I got the chance to visit the Art Of VR event at Sotheby's NY. A public, two-day event, The Art of VR festival showcased just a sample of many of the VR and augmented reality experiences currently unavailable in VR App stores.
UploadVR
SEPTEMBER 19, 2017
The company this week announced that it will be holding a ‘Mixed Reality event’ on October 3rd. We’d expect to learn a lot more at the event, which is scheduled just a day ahead of Google’s next press event in which it’s expected to reveal its next Pixel smartphone. It looks like we’ll be finding out a lot more about Microsoft’s plans for VR and more in a few weeks’ time.
VRScout
OCTOBER 13, 2018
The post Nickelodeon Expands Screens Up AR App With ‘Danger Things’ Interactive Event appeared first on VRScout. Magic portals and floating donuts are just a few of the offerings in this Stranger Things inspired Henry Danger AR experience.
VRScout
JULY 19, 2017
If you’re descending on this massive pop culture event this week, the first place you may want to start is the official VR Con that has expanded into the Futurism & Tech Pavilion. The event takes place July 19-23 at the Omni Hotel in downtown San Diego, across from the Convention Center.
VRScout
OCTOBER 18, 2018
Naturally, established AAA titles, such as Overwatch and Rocket League, have already begun rolling out their Halloween themed cosmetics and events to their player bases. The post Get In The Holiday Spirit With Echo VR’s Halloween Bash Event appeared first on VRScout.
UploadVR
MARCH 8, 2018
The GFR Fund, Super Ventures and The Venture Reality Fund (“The VR Fund”) are excited to be hosting the first Global Online Augmented Reality (AR) Pitch Event. Being held in early May, this online-only event is a great opportunity for AR startups to present their business plan and innovative technology and/or products to an audience of accredited global AR investors who believe in the future of AR, and for investors to identify new and innovative startups in the AR space.
Road to VR
AUGUST 20, 2018
To kick things off, NVIDIA is hosting a special GeForce gaming event today in Cologne, Germany that most everyone suspects will feature the launch of the company’s latest flagship GPUs, the RTX 2080 and RTX 2080 Ti.
The Ghost Howls
NOVEMBER 22, 2018
As I’ve told you in my newsletter, this period I’m travelling to attend events to try to spread awareness for my consultancy company New Technology Walkers. Futureland has been my first paid networking event in which I participated. Hello all!
Road to VR
JULY 11, 2017
The post Meet Bill Nye in VR & ‘TheWaveVR’ Concert, Two Virtual Events Worth Attending This Wednesday appeared first on Road to VR.
UploadVR
NOVEMBER 29, 2016
Obstacle courses, marathons, and similar events have become increasingly popular and intricate over the years. The Tough Mudder is one of the more intense of the bunch, with the main event running around 10-12 miles and riddled with a diverse collection of obstacles.
Cats and VR
AUGUST 26, 2017
In a special media event for the "media" KFC unveiled a VR experience that seemed more like Bioshock than a VR Chicken Frying trainer.
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