Road to VR

AUGUST 1, 2023

We open-sourced the project in 2016, and the influence of OpenUSD now expands beyond film, visual effects, and animation and into other industries that increasingly rely on 3D data for media interchange. OpenUSD is based on years of research and application in Pixar filmmaking.

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GizModo VR

AUGUST 2, 2021

Sony Pictures and cinema tech firm CJ 4DPlex are joining forces to unleash an unholy terror upon moviegoers this September: a Venom sequel but in the 270-degree ScreenX format. Read more.

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VRScout

JUNE 18, 2019

The award ceremony recognizes multiple achievements in VR, such as hardware advancements, gaming, film, social experience, and marketing to name a few. Sony London Studio – Blood & Truth. VR Film of the Year: Fable Studio, Third Rail Projects & Oculus Story Studio – Wolves in the Walls: It’s All Over. Emblematic Group.

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VRScout

APRIL 29, 2017

Announced last week by Crackle, Sony’s free streaming TV network, original drama series Snatch will be getting an exclusive VR bonus experience on PlayStation VR this summer. Snatch is about a group of on-the-rise young hustlers in London who are thrust into the dangerous, high-stakes world of organized crime.

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VRScout

JUNE 19, 2018

To compliment the theatrical film release of Distorted on June 22nd, Minds Eye Entertainment and SkyVR have partnered to produce Distorted Reality , a scripted, live-action cinematic VR distributed through OneTouchVR on Google Daydream, Oculus Go, Samsung Gear VR, Oculus Rift, and iOS. We are excited for the world to see this piece.

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ARPost

JULY 15, 2019

Authors didn’t separate AR and VR technology in the analysis but instead divided XR technology use cases into four groups. Those four groups were brand awareness, virtual try-ons, post-sale initiatives, and increasing foot traffic to a physical location. Use Case: Brand Awareness.

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VRScout

JANUARY 30, 2017

Virtual reality receives new categories as it takes center stage at this years awards for creative work in film, TV & VR. For their 8th ceremony however the organizers of the non-profit group are shaking things up by generously expanding their categories for achievements in virtual reality. Best VR Film. Best VR Documentary.

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VRScout

MARCH 10, 2017

There’s no shortage of innovative VR films out in the wild. In just the last couple of years talented filmmakers from around the globe have already amassed an impressive catalogue of groundbreaking 360° short films that have helped set an industry standard for future creators.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

The Sony game was nominated for four DICE Awards this year, but failed to take home any of them. VR Film of the Year. VR Film of the Year went to Wolves in the Walls: It’s All Over. Created by Fable and Oculus and powered by Unreal Engine, the film has been to Tribeca, the Chicago Film Festival and the Emmys.

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Tech Trends VR

JUNE 26, 2018

To complement the theatrical film release of Distorted on June 22nd, Minds Eye Entertainment and SkyVR have partnered to produce “Distorted Reality,” a scripted, live-action cinematic VR distributed through OneTouchVR on Google Daydream, Oculus Go, Samsung Gear VR, Oculus Rift, and iOs. The main highlight was working with Director Rob W.

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Road to VR

JULY 9, 2020

Sony Corporation announced today that it will invest $250 million in Epic Games, the company well known for its hit game Fortnite and the Unreal Engine game engine that powers it. It’s the “convergence of gaming, film, and music” part which speaks to where the long-term synergies between Sony and Epic lie.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

MAY 9, 2023

For instance, Canon introduced its immersive film technology at CES 2023, which provides users with access to solutions for building and capturing immersive content. Immersive technology is also introducing new ways for developers and content creators to learn and discover new ways of developing content.

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Road to VR

JULY 2, 2016

Sony’s The London Heist is one of the best fusions of narrative VR storytelling with interactive game components. The flashback action sequences serve to transport you into having an embodied presence, and it’s the closest experience I’ve felt to suddenly living within an action film.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Due to the response from the Hollywood and Silicon Valley communities, this year’s event will require double the sound stage capacity to hold our group and the demonstrations,” said Jim Chabin, President of the Advanced Imaging and VR Societies, in a statement. thelotstudios #filming #hollywood #studio #weho #summer.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 24, 2023

It read that Apple designed the device jointly with Sony Group Corp, which will feature high-resolution displays and augmented reality (AR) full-colour passthrough. Sony recently unveiled plans to debut its PlayStation VR (PSVR) 2 in early 2023.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Focused on harnessing immersive technologies to deliver groundbreaking VR, AR, Animation, DOOH, VFX and 360 degree video projects for some of the world’s largest brands including Sony, BBC, Red Bull, Microsoft and Lexus. Daniel Efergan – Group Creative Director of Digital, Aardman Animations.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 5, 2016

The slashed projections’ biggest loser is Sony’s PlayStation VR, with unit sales predictions downgraded from 2.6M As the PSVR requires a PS4 or the PS Pro (and plays better on the Pro, which runs 4K), Sony is choosing to push consumers towards buying their recently-released Pro console.

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AllThingsVR

JULY 5, 2017

The group boasts a fairly eccentric group of investors, including Kevin Spacey, a couple of football players and, yes, Shakira. It was founded by Dave Ranyard, the former head of Sony London Studio. The agency has previously backed companies in creative communications, such as Naked, Poke, Broody, Saturday Group and The Romans.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Interestingly, these controllers are nothing revolutionary, they are not implementing inside-out tracking like the Quest Pro, but they are refining instead the existing design, a bit like Sony did with the controllers of PSVR 2. They also plan to have International Sports events, Films, and TV content. Image by Pico). Presentation.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 10, 2018

A quick glance over the most popular anime series and films, from older entries like Ghost in The Shell or Digimon to the latest boom of so-called Isekai series, such as Overlord or Sword Art Online , shows well much Japanese audience get excited about being transported into a virtual world. Project Morpheus or Sony PSVR.

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VRWorld

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

From there the group released Korsakovia , another mod, and the survival horror game Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs. The studio’s growing visibility and size culminated in Everybody’s Gone To Rapture , a 2015 exploration game created in collaboration with Sony’s Santa Monica Studio.

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Upload VR

AUGUST 18, 2023

The group will be managing the fund provided by SideQuest, which planned for the program as part of the company's Series A investment. New VR studio and label Creature promises to help developers with a $1 million Indie VR Fund provided by SideQuest.

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VRScout

MAY 3, 2017

Streaming services Netflix and Hulu have been in the VR space for a while (Netflix announced their app for Gear VR all the way back in the fall of 2015), and Sony-owned Crackle is attempting to catch up. The two designs will be licensed to a select group of commercial partners… and the x24 claims to shoot 8K with 6 degrees of freedom.

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Road to VR

APRIL 15, 2022

Nearly a year after its stunning $1 billion raise , Epic has secured dual $1 billion investments from Sony Group Corporation and KIRKBI, the holding and investment company behind The LEGO Group. Sony has become somewhat of a serial investor in Epic.

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ARPost

JUNE 6, 2023

Best Art or Film Developer, entrepreneur, and consultant Antony Vitillo, perhaps better known as “ Skarred Ghost ”, presented the first Auggie Award of the night for Best Art or Film. “I The group won over Mutienliao , Oregon Shakespeare Festival , and Ferryman Collective. It’s always exciting to see the cutting edge.”

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 2, 2016

After convening with the target U-wing, a new ship introduced with the Rogue One film, a flock of enemy TIE fighters appear, howling in the distance, to kick off a dogfight at the perfect time. Tagged with: battlefront , playstation , PSVR , sony , Star Wars , vr mission , x wing. You can follow her on Twitter: @ Sharoogala.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 27, 2018

Patients in the VR therapy group will be exposed to scenarios ordered according to their own personal ‘fear hierarchy’ by working their way from what makes them least anxious, then gradually upping the tension to what makes them most anxious.

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Tech Trends VR

JANUARY 21, 2019

Patients in the VR therapy group will be exposed to scenarios ordered according to their own personal ‘fear hierarchy’ by working their way from what makes them least anxious, then gradually upping the tension to what makes them most anxious.

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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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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MAY 4, 2017

Google and Sony both have intellectual property around waveguide designs similar in nature. The hologram is exposed into a thin film that is adhered to a reflective backing (the reflective surface behind a credit card hologram is there to backlight it, the hologram itself is in front). Think of the hologram you see on a credit card.

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AR Insider

OCTOBER 31, 2019

In his 1984 classic Neuromancer, characters entered a virtual reality world called “the matrix” (inspiration for the 1999 film of the same name by the Wachowskis). Augmented vision is commonplace in futuristic films, from Minority Report to Iron Man. We are seeing industry groups like Open AR Cloud campaigning for interoperability.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

OCTOBER 5, 2022

He explained that the Metaverse was really about “taking existing brands and communities from sports, fashion, film and music” to receive an “unprecedented opportunity” to unite communities, and offer and monetise unique experiences with digital assets, virtual goods, and virtual lands.

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VeeR VR

OCTOBER 11, 2018

Developer(s) : Mojang, Microsoft Studios , Sony Computer Entertainment. Publisher(s) : Sony Interactive Entertainment. Publisher(s) : Sony Interactive Entertainment. Therefore, spending an excessive amount of time in VR can’t tire your eyes. Publisher(s) : Mojang. Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice. Developer(s) : Impulse Gear.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 28, 2023

[link] Pimax Play updates Over the course of several months, my Crystal received a number of software updates, after undergoing testing by the Pimax Crystal Beta testers (a group of early adopters). Ours come from our design from a supplier that also makes lenses for photography camera brands such as Leica, Olympus, Nikon, and Sony.

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XR Today - Big XR News tag

MAY 26, 2023

XR Awards Winners Announced The XR Awards 2023, alongside an esteemed group of industry expert judges, revealed this year’s winners across 16 categories that showcase the best and brightest the space has to offer. But XR Today is ahead of the coming wave of interest, forthcoming with Apple’s upcoming announcement.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 4, 2016

Video came along and people would hire someone to film a wedding, maybe. Since it’s professional equipment, a lot of rental houses are carrying it now, too, just like high-end cameras from Sony or Panasonic. VB: The Sony Pictures deal is hopefully going to create more fresh content. And Sony Pictures also includes Sony Music.

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VR Playhouse

JUNE 15, 2017

Because of their input, a single DVD was capable of holding 95 minutes of footage (encompassing the runtime of 90% of films) all for a retail price under $20. And to explain at least a small portion of this sudden success, I’m going to look at another piece of technology at the time, Sony’s Playstation 2.

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