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NOVEMBER 23, 2019

The agenda will cover both enterprise and consumer XR, including AEC, automotive, manufacturing, retail, healthcare, gaming, film, TV and beyond, with the underlying aim to go beyond the hype of XR to understand what are the keys to mass adoption and apply cross-industry knowledge to boost business productivity.

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MAY 16, 2016

We have all seen how virtual reality can change gaming and entertainment forever with this immersive technology. The first program, the 360 Filmmakers Challenge, partners nine San Francisco Bay Area high schools with professional filmmakers to create 3-5 minute 360° films about their communities.

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OCTOBER 3, 2017

I got to go hands-on with the experience during an event today at the company’s San Francisco developer hub. Up front, let’s set the expectation—this is not a Halo game. The books and games have alluded to the scale of these creatures, but never been able to truly convey it. But that’s all way wrong.

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MAY 26, 2020

Here, friends and strangers can meet-up at the city center to play games like basketball, golf, and darts; watch live sporting events and films; and coordinate with work colleagues. This past March, Rosedale sold his blockchain-powered social platform to San Francisco-based start-up Wookey Project Corp.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Jumanji: Reverse the Curse will give fans the ability to truly enter another game, taking on the form of its heroes, Dr. Bravestone, Ruby Roundhouse, Professor Oberon and “Mouse” Finbar, to save Jumanji from a new dark and mysterious villain. Westfield San Francisco Centre, San Francisco, California.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 2, 2016

The Assassin’s Creed film is now in theaters and it’s rolling out in style with a companion VR experience playable at select movie theaters across the United States. Metreon 16 — San Francisco, CA. Century City 15 — Los Angeles, CA. Barton Creek 14 — Austin, TX. 34th Street 14 — NYC. Lincoln Square 13 — NYC.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2017

San Francisco, California. Game Developers Conference (GDC) // February 27th – March 3rd. Moscone Center; San Francisco, California. San Francisco, California. Tribeca Film Festival // April 19th – April 30th. Sidewalk Film Festival // August 24th – August 28th.

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OCTOBER 26, 2023

We've been playing the game this week – here's what we think so far. While we've been able to play ahead of launch, much of the game is designed around multiplayer. The game supports play with up to four players and offers a few solutions to make teaming up as smooth as possible. Note: This is an unscored review-in-progress.

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JANUARY 23, 2019

Audi’s platform also revolves around utilizing real-world motions from the vehicle in-game. Besides Audi’s Holoride, attendees were able to experience multiple immersive backseat entertainment projects, including self-driving cars featuring 270-degree VR films to keep passengers entertained. Image Credit: Lyft.

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MAY 16, 2016

Virtual reality has unlimited potential for gaming and entertainment, but it’s also a powerful way to drive important social change. The first program, the 360 Filmmakers Challenge, partners nine San Francisco Bay Area high schools with professional filmmakers to create 3-5 minute 360 films about their communities.

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MAY 30, 2018

Other events hitting Venues later this summer include films screenings from Lionsgate Films, featuring Reservoir Dogs (1992) , Sinister (2012) , Apocalypse Now (1979) , and National Lampoon’s Van Wilder (2002). June 6 // MLB: Arizona Diamondbacks @ San Francisco Giants // 12:45 pm PT. June Showtimes.

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JUNE 22, 2016

Even San Francisco-based VR studio, River Studios, opened a LA studio this week to service both Hollywood and social influencer talent. Some blockbuster credits include work on Star Wars, Jurassic Park and Harry Potter films. Screenshot from CryWorks project with WSJ.

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Peter Graham

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

To help promote the new film Sony Pictures Virtual Reality (SPVR) has teamed up with location-based entertainment (LBE) specialist The VOID on an immersive experience called Jumanji: Reverse the Curse. Westfield San Francisco Centre, San Francisco, California. Cinemark West Plano, Plano, Texas.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

With a tweet on its account, Valve has announced that the most awaited VR game of the year, Half-Life: Alyx is going to be released on March, 23rd. The game will be available only on Steam, but it will be compatible with all PC VR headsets. The price is €50, but the game is free for Index owners. I’m hyped, and you?

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JANUARY 24, 2019

Saatchi says that his time at Oculus Story Studio was largely spent trying to figure out how to fuse VR gaming and film to define the art form of immersive storytelling. The suitablye named Virtual Berings Conference is planned for Summer 2019 in San Francisco. “Lucy is always Lucy if she’s in AR or VR.

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MAY 30, 2018

I was able to pop into an Oculus Venues press preview event last week, joining a handful of other journalists to experience a NBA Playoff game from the stands. While sitting court-side was nothing new from other NBA games i’ve experienced in VR, chatting with others in the stands was compelling. May 30 // Vance Joy // 7:30 pm PT.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

The conference takes place in the heart of San Francisco at the Hilton Financial District Hotel. Already, content owners are experimenting with technologies, venue strategies, and business models to capture unprecedented levels of interest from consumers in trying virtual reality games, film, and interactive art.

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AUGUST 10, 2018

What began as a couple of experiences at SXSW gaming, has no expanded into a VR takeover spanning several floors at the JW Marriott. After scoring a partnership with Microsoft, they’ve talked at length about relocating to San Francisco. This year was a perfect example of that.

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JULY 13, 2017

IQiyi recently released an app suite that makes its movies and games compatible with head-mounted VR devices. The company is also toying with streaming live concerts and producing VR films , which will become more flexible in the future, with storylines changing based on consumer preferences.

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MAY 19, 2023

BMW Group Taps Meta for XR Car Gaming System BMW Group USA and Meta Platform’s Reality Labs division have announced a partnership to develop an automotive VR/MR solution. Passengers can use the system to watch films, play video games, meditate, and send messages on social media.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Fast forward to this week at TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco, and it’s clear that Toyota brought their VR developer A game for the west coast debut of the all-new Toyota Prius Prime.

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OCTOBER 26, 2016

Originally started in 2015 as a traveling VR film festival spanning 10 cities in North America, Kaleidoscope has really come into its own this year. Arnaud Colinart is a Producer at AGAT Films & Cie / EX NIHILO. Eliza McNitt is a writer and director of films and Virtual Reality experiences. Arnaud Colinart. Daniël Ernst.

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MAY 1, 2017

Tyler left a comfortable job at renowned video game studio Double Fine Productions to pursue a career making music videos and short films in New York City, but the grim reality of that path became abundantly clear rather quickly. “My I was really pumped to work on these really cool short films and music videos that I had seen.

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JUNE 19, 2017

Last Monday, I walked three blocks uphill on Mason St in San Francisco to the Fairmont Hotel to demo a stealth product that had been touted to me as one of the biggest advancements in XR tech this side of Magic Leap. We want to be that North star that helps companies aim their design towards the right goal from day one.”

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

So will VR and AR, which will provide radical new experiences in your homes from multi-party video games to new kinds of virtualized TV screens. My son just forced me to watch a “silent” film from more than 100 years ago. On a “silent” film. Soon photos will upgrade. Lately I’ve been telling everyone to pay attention to Dolby.

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JULY 5, 2017

One mooted experience is a VR version of the popular US game laser tag. The HTC Vive costs $1,000 in China and consumers need a high-end gaming PC that could add thousands more to that price. Baidu, Tencent and Alibaba have opened subsidiary video services and are investing in VR film, TV, and game content.

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JULY 29, 2016

We’ve listed the companies below, each of which will be joining the accelerator through one of the Beijing, San Francisco, or Taipei locations. Directive Games : A studio working on high quality multiplayer offerings for VR and mobile titles. Glowstick Games : The developers of Dark Deception and Dead Acres.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2022

The Immerse Summit attracts visitors from virtually every industry, and even has dedicated learning tracks committed to areas like advertising, training, travel, gaming, and commerce. January 29 to Feb 01, 2023, SPIE Photonics West, San Francisco, CA. SXSW has its own film festival, music festival, and comedy festival too.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2017

The ceremony will be officiated by AltSpaceVR’s Community Manager and Social VR Content Creator Lisa Kotecki, who will be 5,000 miles away on the other side of the world in San Francisco.

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DECEMBER 1, 2016

In mid-October we learned about an upcoming VR experience was in development to accompany the theatrical release of the Assassin’s Creed feature film starring Michael Fassbender ( X-Men: Days of Future Past, Inglourious Basterds ). Michael Fassbender as Aguilar de Nerha in the Assassin’s Creed film.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

Since Beat Saber has been a huge hit, while most VR indie game studios are struggling to survive, he had a great idea: he decided to invest in some interesting indie VR projects. He said that it is his way of giving back to the VR community … and it is not a project of Beat Games, but a personal one. exits beta stage.

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VRScout

AUGUST 22, 2017

I have to admit I’ve never played the game, but regardless if you’re a fan or not—the numbers are undeniable: Clash of Clans is one of the top grossing mobile games. With all this being said, maybe we can expect to see mind-controlled VR games come to arcades next year…if a BCI VR/AR company called Neurable gets their way.

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AUGUST 1, 2019

The Star Trek franchise has seen a resurgence over the past few years, mainly thanks to the quality of the new films. The experience will launch in Sandbox VR’s Hong Kong, San Francisco Bay Area, and Los Angeles locations in the fall of 2019, a full worldwide release is planned shortly after.

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VRScout

JUNE 26, 2016

Sterolabs, a San Francisco-based 3D imaging startup, is trying to bring some of the same high quality functions of full positional tracking to the Samsung Gear VR. How do we bring positional tracking to smartphone VR? The tech is similar to Microsoft’s Kinect, which uses infrared but is usually not able to be used outdoors.

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VRWorld

JULY 12, 2017

The conference takes place on December 7th and 8th in San Francisco Marriott Marquis. Denny Unger, CEO, Cloudhead Games. Tommy Palm, CEO, Resolution Games. Confirmed speakers are as follows: Rikard Steiber, President Viveport and SVP Virtual Reality, HTC. Maureen Fan, CEO, Baobab Studios. Drew Larner, COO, Within.

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JUNE 26, 2017

That is, until May 20 at Terra Gallery in San Francisco. “The conversation around VR and AR right now is focused mostly on the industry in general, which is currently centered around gaming applications and the minutia of the hardware.” ” (THREAD) What can you do in #VirtualReality right now other than games?

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AUGUST 2, 2017

The whole game plays out in a museum-like setting where each level is sort of like a demonstration. A lot of VR games focus on making you feel as comfortable as possible. “The game’s purpose is to raise discussion and to be satirical, not to say, ‘Hey, we should control guns across America.’

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