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Jaunt Launches Custom App on PSVR

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Just in time for the holiday season, cinematic VR pioneer, Jaunt, has launched its custom Jaunt VR App for PlayStation VR, adding it to their existing integrations in iOS, Android, Gear VR, Google Daydream, Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and major desktop browsers.

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Featured 360: VR Beatboxing, Rain or Shine, and Iguana vs Snakes

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For this first installment of Featured 360°, we are highlighting a must-see quick-cut beatboxing video, a new short dropped from Google Spotlight Stories, and a behind-the-scenes of the internet’s favorite Iguana vs. Snakes. 360 Google Spotlight Story: Rain or Shine. Reeps One: Does not Exist. What could possibly go wrong?”

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Mobile VR Headset Veeso Aims to Bring Face Tracking to VR

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The concept of using head-mounted cameras to track facial movement has been in development since the early ’90s, and although it later found practical application in the film and video game industries, giving animated characters a more human touch , it seems virtual reality is poised to bring technology to the consumer market in a big way.

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Jaunt Brings Award-Winning VR Content To PlayStation VR

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Today, Jaunt has applications on just about every consumer VR platform including the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Samsung Gear VR and Google Daydream. The only notable exception to Jaunt’s availability on the various hardware platforms was Sony’s PlayStation VR headset. As of today, however, that exception no longer applies.

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How Theaters Are Evolving To Include VR Experiences

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” The theater refreshes its films once a month, and offers diverse content packages, including horror films, animations, and documentaries. According to Samhoud, horror films are the most popular films at the theater, followed by animations. The company also ran VR films in a pop-up theater in Copenhagen in June.

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Daydream View Hands On: A New Challenger Appears

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Today, Google finally pulled the curtain back on its mysterious virtual reality headset: Daydream View. Since its announcement at Google I/O earlier in the year, Daydream has been positioned as a potential usurper to the mobile VR throne currently occupied by Samsung and Oculus with Gear VR. ” Comfort & Fit.

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A brief history of VR and AR

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VR also dominated the pop culture, featuring prominently in films like “Johnny Mnemonic,” “Lawnmower Man” and “Virtuosity.” It’s easy to see how, in the early 1960s, such a system could be viewed as a logical next step beyond the film and television of the day. They were slick, they were robust.

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