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AR Technology Invades The Legendary Cannes Film Festival

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Each year in June roughly 15,000 industry leaders from 90 countries make their way to France to join in the festivities. Powered by 8th Wall’s frictionless WebAR technology, attendees and visitors will have no problem launching fun AR games and exhibits from their phones, all without the need to download an app.

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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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Ubisoft Unveils VR Escape Game Based On Notre-Dame Fire

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The game will serve as an official tie-in to an upcoming docudrama about the 2019 fire. Ubisoft’s VR game will put audiences in the boots of a Parisian firefighter as they work with other members of their brigade to help escape the fires unscathed. ” Image Credit: Ubisoft/Pathe. . ” Image Credit: Ubisoft/Pathe.

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Balenciaga Launches Educational AR Farming Game

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Balenciaga, a French luxury fashion house known recently for the humorous series of AI-powered memes (created by demonflyingfox) that turn famous film/television characters into drop-dead gorgeous runway models, has launched a new augmented reality (AR) experience designed to raise awareness around sustainable farming.

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Discover 13 Radical XR Creations At Tribeca Immersive

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The Tribeca Film Festival is set to kick off next month in New York City, bringing with it an amazing lineup of over a hundred feature films from 127 different filmmakers from 36 different countries. The annual VR & AR showcase is back with an amazing lineup of immersive storytelling projects and world premieres.

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Tribeca Film Fest To Release VR Films On Oculus Quest & Go After Coronavirus Cancellation

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15 VR short films scheduled to debut at Tribeca Immersive will be available later this month on standalone Oculus headsets. Last month New York’s annual Tribeca Film Festival announced it would be postponing its film and interactive storytelling programs indefinitely after New York Gov. Key Collaborator: Daniil Bakalin.

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Bigscreen’s Partnership With Paramount Pictures Brings Blockbuster Films To VR

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Paramount’s biggest 2D & 3D films head to Bigscreen Cinema platform as part of a multi-year deal. Bigscreen is an amazing app that lets you watch movies, play PC games, and hang out with your friends in social VR chat rooms. Starting today, four blockbuster films will premiere on the Bigscreen platform every week.

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