XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

The Claims Conference has unveiled a new immersive experience to commemorate the 85th anniversary of Kristallnacht (The Night of Broken Glass). Furthermore, the immersive experience will debut on VR headsets, internet browsers, smartphones, tablets, and other platforms for “online, museum, and educational distribution.”

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JUNE 27, 2022

Mosaic X is a mobile device that enables users to capture real-world environments as 360-degree immersive environments, photos, or videos. Users can view and edit their captured data in graphics engines such as Epic Games’ Unreal Engine.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Epic Games announced on Tuesday it had inked a strategic collaboration with design solutions giant Autodesk to boost real-time immersive experiences in architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC). Together with Epic Games, we will expand on what’s possible. Marc Petit (@mpetit) September 27, 2022.

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XROM

JANUARY 30, 2022

Unreal Engine by Epic Games, the world’s most open and advanced real-time 3D creation tool, today announced the winners of its ‘Shorts India Program’, successfully concluding its inaugural edition in India. Below are the Unreal Engine's top entries. Technicolor & Neha, Ruchir – DEVMASA. link] Holocraft – KARU.

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VRScout

JULY 23, 2019

Available for demo July 28th – August 1st at the Immersive Pavilion, Undersea harnesses the power of the Magic Leap One, as well as Unreal Engine 4 and Vulcan 3.1 With each Magic Leap Studios project on Magic Leap One, we expand the ever-evolving potential of immersive experiences. Image Credit: Magic Leap.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

MAY 22, 2023

Virtual Production (VP) technologies are a rising solution for film production professionals. The technology field leverages immersive hardware and software stacks, enabling on-set professionals to project realistic virtual environments as backdrops with immersive visualizations viewable by a human’s and a camera’s eye.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Today, ARWall, a virtual production product and services merchant, updated its augmented reality effects (ARFX) Pro Unreal Engine Plugin to streamline workflows for end-users incorporating immersive backdrops for media productions. New Features. ARWall Establishes a New Virtual Production Studio.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Carmack is a computer programmer best known for his work on the Quake , Doom , and Wolfenstein video games. VR Game of the Year. VR Game of the Year went to A Fisherman’s Tale by Innerspace and ARTE France. The Sony game was nominated for four DICE Awards this year, but failed to take home any of them.

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VRScout

AUGUST 3, 2017

The Lord of the Rings auteur is using Apple’s ARkit to unlock new levels of storytelling immersion in augmented reality. Over the past year Jackson and his team at Wingnut AR, a subdivision of Wingnut Films , have been utilizing Apple’s ARkit to experiment with various types of AR experiences.

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XR Today - Big XR News tag

MAY 19, 2023

This week, the immersive space felt an injection of innovation, with various leading firms hinting at the big news and committing to more prominent partnerships. However, an increased marketplace awareness leads to some great partnerships that solidify a handful of immersive firms in their enterprise presence. The news is ramping up!

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Mashable VR

APRIL 20, 2022

Although his films blur the line between reality and magic, Eggers has become known for his intense attention to historic detail with films like The Witch , set on a Puritan family farm in 1630s, and The Lighthouse , set in an isolated lighthouse in the 1890s — both in New England. How to build a Viking world.

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Road to VR

MAY 5, 2017

Oculus just officially announced that they’d be winding down Story Studio, the company’s internal VR film studio which produced first-party VR shorts like Lost , Henry , and Dear Angelica. ‘Lost’, the first VR short film released by Story Studio | Photo courtesy Oculus.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Snap Lens studio incorporated Ray Tracing for developers in April last year to boost immersion and realism for AR content. People around the world have used Snap Lens for a number of use cases, including AR clothing try-ons, shopping, filters, leisure, and gaming, among others.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 7, 2020

With the next generation of Playstation set to hit shelves this holiday season, the big news in the gaming circuit is the revelation of Unreal Engine 5. But this game engine is good for more than just the next top video game experience. Today, we're speaking with Marc Petit, general manager of Unreal Engine at Epic Games.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 7, 2020

With the next generation of Playstation set to hit shelves this holiday season, the big news in the gaming circuit is the revelation of Unreal Engine 5. But this game engine is good for more than just the next top video game experience. Today, we're speaking with Marc Petit, general manager of Unreal Engine at Epic Games.

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Hypergrid Business

MARCH 14, 2021

Story telling is increasingly blurring the line between the physical and virtual worlds, according to presenters at the just-concluded this year’s Technology + Storytelling: Engaging The Immersive Future event organized by NYC Media Lab. ” Evolution of the avatar will influence immersion. . Connie Kennedy.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 30, 2023

As extended reality experiences continue to gain popularity in virtually every industry, solutions are constantly emerging to help developers and companies design their own immersive experiences. They can help record and edit motion captured for games, entertainment experiences, and other software solutions.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 10, 2022

HTC is set to reveal its new VIVE Mars CamTrack solution at the SIGGRAPH 2022 in Vancouver, Canada, where it will showcase the immersive production tool with Departure Lounge and Arcturus, it was revealed on Tuesday. A host of filming environments in a compact, lightweight form factor. Multi-cam tracking for up to three cameras.

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ARPost

JUNE 1, 2020

A panel discussion titled “Delivering Gaming and XR from the Cloud” discussed a topic near and dear to industry and gamers alike. This could optimize game performance but also solve security concerns in industry. Best Art or Film. Best Game or Toy. Cloud Streaming for XR Content. 5G and Edge Computing. Announcements.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

APRIL 20, 2023

As immersive technologies become more accessible, both for consumers and business users alike, we’re discovering just how impactful these solutions can be. Creal’s technology reconstructs light in the physical world, supporting the natural behavior of the human eye for more immersive experiences.

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ARVR

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Zoom calls, as opposed to actual immersive virtual environments with three Dimensional elements and interactive engagement. AR augments the real world in front of you whereas VR creates completely immersive virtual environments. The All-Encompassing Extended Reality! AR is 25% virtual and 75% real while VR is 75% virtual and 25% real.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The leading platform for merging cutting-edge blockchain technologies and immersive art, Snark.art has opened its platform to legendary British artist Mat Collishaw. The artists have produced Heterosis for the OG.Art platform , which infuses the blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI) with art for a major immersive experience.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 30, 2016

Three veterans of first-person shooter games have formed Drifter Entertainment , a Seattle-based virtual reality game studio. Davis recently served as general manager for the Epic Games’ Unreal Engine 4. Scott spent 15 years as an art director in Triple-A games at places such as id Software and Microsoft Game Studios.

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VRScout

AUGUST 5, 2017

Developed by The Future Group and FreemantleMedia (the company responsible for American Idol and X Factor ), Lost In Time is a Norwegian game show that uses interactive mixed reality technology combined with a customized green screen studio to transport contestants to different landscapes scattered across time and space.

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VRScout

AUGUST 9, 2019

Unreal Engine is changing how filmmakers and advertisers are making movies and commercials with a new virtual production tool that allows them to add special effects in real-time. The technology has already been used in films such as First Man and Solo: A Star Wars Story. Image Credit: Epic Games. Image Credit: Epic Games.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 16, 2022

Zuck has also had a chat with Jesse Schell, the CEO of Schell Games, and has provided an exclusive interview to Protocol. Weirdly enough, most of the demos he showed were games. Another cool announcement has been the one of Immersive View for Google Maps. VR developers makes crazy experiment with a bike.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

Fledgling production studio The Rogue Initiative have revealed their first VR game project as Crowe: The Drowned Armory , an original sci-fi fantasy adventure which, from the newly release key art, looks promising. The studio has just unveiled key art for the episodic project (seen here) and they look great.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MARCH 15, 2023

Early this year, at the Consumer Electronic Show (CES) 2023, extended reality (XR) device start-up VITURE unveiled its mixed reality (MR) gaming mobile dock solution: the “VITURE 1.” Also, in gaming, with this neckband, you can connect the device to your PS5, Xbox or PC.

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VRScout

JULY 12, 2016

As the publisher of Unreal Engine 4, Epic Games is at the forefront of developers creating new worlds in VR, and we recently sat down with the man driving their VR efforts: Nick Whiting, Epic’s Technical Director of VR/AR. I oversee all things VR and AR for Epic Games. Games are a big challenge in VR and AR.

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Cats and VR

JUNE 20, 2017

Technicolor printed its last frame of film in 2012” Tim Sernoff (Deputy SVP of Technicolor) remarked in a press briefing. A significant milestone for a company that has been pioneering film technology for the past one hundred years. In 2017, Technicolor opened its doors to press and guests to unveil its Experience Center (TEC).

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 7, 2020

With the next generation of Playstation set to hit shelves this holiday season, the big news in the gaming circuit is the revelation of Unreal Engine 5. But this game engine is good for more than just the next top video game experience. Today, we're speaking with Marc Petit, general manager of Unreal Engine at Epic Games.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Last Friday, manufacturers of film production equipment like lighting and camera hardware ARRI hosted a seminar to explore how virtual production tools are altering on-set workflows. Virtual production solutions are emerging as a new tool for film, media, and broadcast markets.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 3, 2016

Design — Explore early lessons of VR game design with our Oculus Studios team and top developers such as High Voltage Software, Tripwire Interactive, OZWE Games, and more. Learn about breakthroughs for FPS in VR, how to design games with hand presence for Touch, and best practices for cross-platform compatibility.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

Although this technology has clear applications for gaming and social VR apps such as vTime and the upcoming Facebook VR platform, the founders also plan to use the recorded data to analyse how audiences react to regular films and TV advertising.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 13, 2023

Apple’s take on immersive technologies will also test the future of XR hardware solutions and their roles in the broader XR community through rigorous use cases. Following the event, several global executives from the immersive tech industry weighed in on the device. Brian Meaney , Head of Product, Alteon.io

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 31, 2018

I’ve had the opportunity to interview him together with two other journalists and during the interview we have been able to span different topics, from cinema to the MagicVerse, not to mention mixed reality storytelling and immersive cinema. So, why don’t you participate in this amazing discussion with me?

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

NOVEMBER 5, 2016

The Future Group has raised $20 million for its technology that blends real-world video with virtual worlds to immerse people inside what feels like an interactive game show. with experience using game-oriented technologies in The Matrix films. You could have a game show using a game like Angry Birds, for example.

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