VRScout

DECEMBER 27, 2016

Bennett was an entertainment industry veteran with 27 years of experience in film, television, and music. They also produced a NAS concert for KCRW’s Sound in Focus and a couple pieces with Google Daydream including NFL Immersed and rag & bone. Bushnell is an engineer, entrepreneur, and son of Atari founder, Nolan Bushnell.

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VRScout

APRIL 26, 2017

Dubbed Alien: Covenant in Utero , the two-minute VR video experience is now available on Oculus Rift for “Alien Day,” a nod to planet LV-426 from the Alien films. Inspired by a scene in the film, Fox teamed up with FoxNext VR Studio, RSA VR, MPC VR, Mach1 and technology partners AMD RADEON and DELL to bring the piece to life.

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VRScout

AUGUST 10, 2018

Does Austin have the largest VR community outside of Los Angeles? There’s a unique flavor of VR that exists in Austin— the cross-pollination of industries like film, gaming, and tech that make the VR scene here truly ‘Austin’” said Autumn Taylor, Studio Director of Owlchemy and a co-organizer of VR Austin.

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Road to VR

APRIL 26, 2018

John Root co-founded VRLA with Cosmo Scharf in 2014 , and it has organically grown into a thriving VR event with over 10,000 attendees at the Los Angeles Convention Center. VRLA is happening this year on May 4th and 5th. LISTEN TO THIS EPISODE OF THE VOICES OF VR PODCAST.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

AUGUST 9, 2023

The Los Angeles, California-based firm’s solution can produce volumetric videos for content ranging from visual effects (VFX), broadcasting, mixed reality (MR) content, and films. SIGGRAPH 2023 is taking place from 6 to 10 August at the Los Angeles Convention Centre.

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AllThingsVR

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Funding Roundup: Google Acquires Eyefluence, Oblong Industries Raises $65M & InContext Raises $15.2M Google buys Eyefluence , a company that specializes in turning eye movements into virtual actions, to boost its VR hardware. The eye-tracking interface startup founded in 2013 had raised $21.6M

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 1, 2022

I’m also a professor of practice for Arizona State University , which is opening a new center in downtown Los Angeles actually. When you go and watch a film, often you’re there. I write or make a film about what I think’s happening. I’m an immersive director. I usually make factual documentaries.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

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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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

Following up on last year’s weekly 360° horror video series shot at YouTube Space LA, the Google-owned video platform is going even bigger this October. Google Jump Cameras For Everyone. To capture their cinematic vision, YouTube creators will of course utilize Google’s Jump Cameras to create their immersive videos.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 11, 2016

In an interview with Wired , company CEO Richard Gelfond confirmed that the first of its location-based VR installations, appearing in Los Angeles, should be completed in the next two weeks. Officer Rob Lister has also teased new 360-degree films coming to the pods, directed by some of the world’s biggest filmmakers.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

Google is set to debut their Daydream platform, Oculus is hosting their third annual developer conference and Sony will finally release their PlayStation VR headset. 20th Century Fox, Disney, NBC Universal and DreamWorks for a two-day conference at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles. October is going to be a busy month for VR.

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VRScout

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. Following this 2016 World Tour , Kaleidoscope also organized a Summer Showcase, hitting six cities, one of which we hosted with Kaleidoscope here in Los Angeles. Arnaud Colinart.

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Cats and VR

OCTOBER 18, 2017

The Confessional” was conceived and produced by both Felix & Paul Studios and Just For Laughs in collaboration with Google, and was filmed over the course of 2017’s Just For Laughs comedy festival in Montreal. The Group has offices in Montreal, Paris, Los Angeles, Toronto, and London.

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Mashable VR

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Just filming with nice camera equipment can cost a few thousand dollars. As the company's CEO David Nussbaum said last week while beaming in live to San Francisco from Los Angeles, "We want to connect the living instead of resurrecting the dead." Credit: Mashable. Portl is one of the makers of these hologram devices.

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TechCrunch VR

MAY 31, 2023

By the time Howard Rheingold’s “Virtual Reality” was published in 1991, the Sensorama was already a “slowly deteriorating” relic stashed away in a cabana next the pool at its inventor’s West Los Angeles home. Google revealed Glass the same year the first Oculus prototype hit the scene.

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VRScout

MAY 25, 2016

Being one of the earliest films to explore the combination of human computer interaction, TRON is well known for its, at the time, exceptional graphics. Head mounted display (start of film) : Prototype model that appears to be a maskless football helmet with an array of sensors and circuitry strewn around the head. TRON (1982).

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

I’m ready to team up with Papa Johns and Netspend to bring Shaq’s Fun House presented by Netspend to my people at home for the Big Game Weekend” The seven-foot-one-inch-tall sports star has played basketball for the Los Angeles Lakers, Miami Heat, Cleaveland Cavaliers, Phoenix Suns, and Boston Celtics.

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Mashable VR

JUNE 29, 2022

Credit: Screenshot: Google Maps. The Bates House from "Psycho" which still lives on the Universal backlot in Los Angeles. Yes, it has a real address , and yes, it’s private property so do not go and march all over their lawn for your selfies or harass residents. Creeeeeeeel! Credit: Paramount / Kobal / Shutterstock.

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VeeR VR

DECEMBER 18, 2017

As virtual reality continues to rise in popularity, more film festivals, both up-and-coming ones and established ones, are opening up virtual reality competitions. Here we selected 37 film festivals dedicated to virtual reality or with VR programs for your reference. Check them out and visit some in 2018!

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VRWorld

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

These locations are in addition to Dreamscape Immersive’s flagship location, which is scheduled to open at the Westfield Century City Mall in Los Angeles during early 2018. The company’s work was shown off at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival. over the next 18 months. In addition, AMC will invest $10 million in a content fund.

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VRWorld

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

For more than 45 years, The IMAX Corporation was synonymous with the ultimate experience in enjoying the art of film. The long-awaited IMAX VR Experience Center opened in Los Angeles, at the first of six Arcade locations opening around the globe. Google, Jaunt VR and ARRI are all developing VR and 360 degree IMAX cameras.

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VeeR VR

DECEMBER 18, 2018

VeeR allows the audience to be immersed in scenes of the premium VR films, take adventures with people from all over the world. You can download VeeR VR in your Oculus , Samsung Gear VR , HTC Vive , Windows Mixed Reality , Google Daydream , Steam VR and Lenovo Mirage Solo to watch amazing VR content. Date: March 11-13, 2019.

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VRScout

JUNE 26, 2016

Samsung VR is now somewhat similar to the App Store or Google Play store in that it’s where you can find the latest content for virtual reality products. Samsung solidified its commitment to the virtual reality space with some big announcements that essentially add up to an end-to-end consumer VR solution. NEW LAUNCHES, MOVEMENTS, AND MONEY.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JULY 7, 2017

Los Angeles Based, Lori is a CNN Technology Contributor and a frequent speaker at major industry events as well as for private companies helping to facilitate conversations around new business models and technology innovation. As a judge for both Shorty Awards and The Emmys he also bridges new digital with traditional film.

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VeeR VR

DECEMBER 6, 2017

There are many VR events, conferences, expos and film festivals worth attending, and we've handpicked the best ones with agenda & venue, as well as social media information attached. Give this a read and pick out your favorite ones to visit! It began in 1987, and has continued to grow in both scope and size every year.

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VeeR VR

AUGUST 13, 2018

Lei Zhengmeng is the producer of VR Animation The Dream Collector and Shennong: Taste of Illusion , which were nominated for 74th and 75th Venice international film festival. After releasing the first VR film Free Whale , the second film Fresh Out was nominated in the Venice Film Festival. Lei Zhengmeng. Al Caudullo.

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VRWorld

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

With powerful devices like the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift, as well as more mainstream products such as Samsung’s GearVR or Google’s Daydream View – we are being transplanted into other worlds and fool our senses into getting lost in them. Good example comes from Los Angeles. Museums and Culture.

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XROM

JULY 18, 2021

Chaitanya has had a multi-faceted career in the Indian Film & CreativeArtsIndustry for over 17 years. Sandman Studios’ recent work “Free Whale” and “Fresh Out” are officially selected by 74th and 75th Venice Film Festival VR Competition. Eddie has Dir/Prod India’s 1st Award Winning- Stereoscopic VR Short Film-CRACKLE.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 20, 2019

So building and developing a new story that starts on the feature film side and then organically moves to interactive all the way through TV, through all the way to amusement park rides and toys. But yeah, currently, it’s also a really great marketing accompaniment to any kind of linear entertainment on the feature film side.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 20, 2019

So building and developing a new story that starts on the feature film side and then organically moves to interactive all the way through TV, through all the way to amusement park rides and toys. But yeah, currently, it’s also a really great marketing accompaniment to any kind of linear entertainment on the feature film side.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 20, 2019

So building and developing a new story that starts on the feature film side and then organically moves to interactive all the way through TV, through all the way to amusement park rides and toys. But yeah, currently, it's also a really great marketing accompaniment to any kind of linear entertainment on the feature film side.

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 18, 2020

Even during the time of COVID, the studios are looking to connect with consumers in the home and you can experience the film in a 360 environment through AR and learn fan trivia, but also to make a purchase. And our CTO is here in Los Angeles, where we're headquartered. Do they build it themselves? How does it work?

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 18, 2020

Even during the time of COVID, the studios are looking to connect with consumers in the home and you can experience the film in a 360 environment through AR and learn fan trivia, but also to make a purchase. And our CTO is here in Los Angeles, where we're headquartered. Do they build it themselves? How does it work?

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XR for Business Podcast

AUGUST 18, 2020

Even during the time of COVID, the studios are looking to connect with consumers in the home and you can experience the film in a 360 environment through AR and learn fan trivia, but also to make a purchase. And our CTO is here in Los Angeles, where we're headquartered. Do they build it themselves? How does it work?

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 26, 2019

The test that we’ve been doing here in Los Angeles in some local warehouses, where we’re able to create these spatial workflows, tasking and routing functionality, practically doubles the amount of time it takes for even a seasoned to pick-and-pack worker to be able to do X number of picks in a given day.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 26, 2019

The test that we’ve been doing here in Los Angeles in some local warehouses, where we’re able to create these spatial workflows, tasking and routing functionality, practically doubles the amount of time it takes for even a seasoned to pick-and-pack worker to be able to do X number of picks in a given day.

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XR for Business Podcast

JULY 26, 2019

The test that we've been doing here in Los Angeles in some local warehouses, where we're able to create these spatial workflows, tasking and routing functionality, practically doubles the amount of time it takes for even a seasoned to pick-and-pack worker to be able to do X number of picks in a given day.

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