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JULY 11, 2021

launched the first official Harry Potter Store in NYC, offering fans of the long-running book and film franchise the chance to immerse themselves in the Wizarding World while, of course, shopping for official brand merchandise. Last month, Warner Bros. Image Credit: Warner Bros.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 9, 2023

CES 2023 allows XR firms to express the benefit of enterprise-grade immersive solutions for various vertical markets like healthcare, tourism, training, and education. The CES 2023 showroom hosts many immersive firms, related prototypes, and market-ready XR devices. Hand tracking. Eye tracking.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Venice Immersive recently returned to Italy, showcasing dozens of worldwide VR and AR projects. Part of the Venice International Film Festival, we attended the festival and went hands-on with many experiences, also speaking with the co-curators. Here’s everything we saw. That said, the sheer range of experiences caught my eye.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

We went hands-on with the Grand Getaway during its world premiere at Venice Immersive in Italy. Paralleling that concept by taking our own duo to somewhere less familiar – like they did in the very first film we met them - felt like a strong starting point." Series creator Nick Park helped expand the concept further.

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Road to VR

APRIL 20, 2018

Keiichi Matsuda went from being a dystopian filmmaker to becoming the Vice President of Design at hand-tracking company Leap Motion. By default it will be a tethered AR HMD with a 180° x 180° hand-tracking volume. LISTEN TO THIS EPISODE OF THE VOICES OF VR PODCAST. — Kent Bye VoicesOfVR (@kentbye) April 9, 2018.

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OCTOBER 22, 2019

The VOID’s latest immersive experience, Avengers: Damage Control is available now. Noah, a veteran public media reporter and producer, is the founder and publisher of No Proscenium , which covers all forms of immersive art and entertainment. We got a look inside and found a great example of what a VR attraction should be.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

VR Film of the Year. VR Film of the Year went to Walt Disney Animation for their captivating submission Myth: A Frozen Tale. The experience beat out the Cirque du Soleil experience by Felix and Paul Studios, Tribeca VR Films Gravity VR and Lutaw , and Enrique Agudo’s The Pantheon of Queer Mythology. Myth: A Frozen Tale.

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JULY 16, 2020

See Also: Best VR Hand Tracking Games for Oculus Quest in 2020. The Dawn of Art , an immersive art history experience by Atlas V. VR Film of the Year. Gravity VR , the Tribeca VR film by Fabio Rychter and Amir Admoni. Gravity VR , the Tribeca VR film by Fabio Rychter and Amir Admoni. Another Event Online.

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VRScout

JANUARY 27, 2019

Marshmallow Laser Feast — creator of such fantastical immersive mind-trips as Tree Hugger, A Colossal Wave, and ITEOTA — is one such developer. As you go about their depraved journey towards ultimate satisfaction, they’ll be immersed by a location-based experience that will infatuate all of you senses.

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MARCH 23, 2018

Leap Motion , a maker of hand-tracking software and hardware, has been experimenting with exactly that, and is teasing some very interesting results. Leap Motion has shown lots of cool stuff that can be done with their hand-tracking technology, but most of it is seen through the lens of VR.

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DECEMBER 14, 2023

Wallace & Gromit in the Grand Getaway successfully translates the films into a VR adventure with a few hiccups. Here's our full review: As much as I love the films, I've always been apprehensive about Wallace & Gromit's video game adaptations. I'm also impressed by the hand-tracking controls.

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MAY 1, 2024

From hand-made environments in VR using Quill to hand tracking supported by players in VR headsets, Peanut Button's The Secret Of Retropolis offers a tantalizing tease of the future. Embody the witty protagonist of a film noir plot. Meet unforgettable characters. Solve puzzles.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 15, 2019

Originally debuted during the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival as part of the Virtual Arcade, Where Thoughts Go works by asking the user a series of personal questions pertaining to their life and past experiences. Where Thoughts Go is available now on the Oculus Quest for $9.99. Feature Image Credit: Lucas Rizzotto.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 15, 2023

Top news of the week (Image by Google) Google announces important AI and XR news at Google I/O This Google I/O has seen immersive realities back to the menu. More info Tribeca Film Festival is coming Tribeca Film Festival, one of the most important film festivals of the year, is coming on June, 7–18. Are you ready?

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ARPost

MARCH 26, 2020

After all, Facebook’s GDS used already-filmed content and it went great. On April 7, Senior Developer Evangelist Dario Laverde will present “Build for Tomorrow: VIVE Hand Tracking SDK.” The talk will cover how and why to roll out hand tracking affordances with Unity.

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Tech Trends VR

OCTOBER 30, 2018

This year’s Raindance Film Festival in London showcased an amazing selection of immersive stories. Here’s what got Tech Trends really excited: Raindance is a very well-established and well-respected independent film festival, but it isn’t a particularly flashy one. Three new VR award categories were introduced Click To Tweet.

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VRScout

JANUARY 24, 2020

Environmentally-conscious XR is all the rage at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival New Frontier showcase. We could even manipulate particle clouds using our hands via Magic Leap’s onboard hand-tracking technology. Breathe offers a fresh take on climate change awareness with a breathing-focused coop experience.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Yesterday, location-based VR provider The VOID announced its latest 4D immersive experience, Jumanji Reverse the Curse. Through close collaboration on this project, we have been able to develop a dimension that is more interactive and immersive than any VOID experience has ever been before. Third Street Promenade, Santa Monica, Calif.;

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VRScout

AUGUST 5, 2017

The video was filmed with a HoloLens and demonstrates the creative capabilities of Actiongram , a Windows Store app that allows users to direct and produce their own MR videos by blending holographic characters with a number of props and visual effects, including Nyan Cat, Hello Kitty, George Takei, and of course, the new Reggie Watts collection.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 26, 2018

Immersive technology continues its push towards mainstream appeal. While this past year may have seemed like a quiet one when compared to the more exciting releases featured in 2017 and 2016, these past 12 months have been crucial in the development of the immersive entertainment sector. FILMMAKING IN VR. LOCATION-BASED VR.

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VRScout

MAY 25, 2016

This technology could be in the form of a head mounted display, motion tracking, haptic systems in gloves or suits, locomotion, consoles or image capture. 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. TRON (1982).

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Native hand tracking, PC/standalone hybrid functionality, and new games confirmed for the Oculus platform. Oculus Quest hand tracking – One of the most exciting reveals made during this years developer conference, Oculus has announced that native hand and finger tracking will be available on the Oculus Quest in early 2020.

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APRIL 5, 2024

This would have otherwise created a stereoscopic disparity by going ‘through’ the seats in front of me, turning Vision Pro’s digital crown to add an immersive backdrop behind the screen (which fades out to the passthrough view at the edges) worked perfectly to prevent that.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Talking about content, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters is one of the first series shot with Apple’s ‘Immersive Video’ format and is set to debut on Apple TV+ in late 2023. It is yet unclear whether the entire show will be in an immersive format or if it will feature select sequences or additional content.

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JUNE 8, 2022

Best Art or Film. Sony Electronics Head of Business Development, Thaisa Yamamura, presented the Auggie Award for Best Art or Film. The award went to Immerse Lab and LG Signature for A Virtual Journey to Arles and was accepted by Immerse Lab founder and CEO Eugene Mandelshtam. Wow, thank you guys,” said Mandelshtam. “We

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 28, 2020

It is the final newsletter of the year, so… see you in 2021, a new year that I hope will be filled with many interesting news about immersive realities! It turns out that it has been delayed again since the company is not satisfied with the quality of the hands tracking offered by the currently-used tracking cameras.

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ARPost

MAY 14, 2020

The Finalists for Best Art or Film Are: Grease AR – 2020’s XR technology ode to everyone’s favorite ‘70s musical that took place in the ‘50s. The Finalists for Best Campaign Are: Portal – an immersive clothing shopping experience that works with Nreal’s anticipated XR technology to “turn your room into a boutique.”.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Using stylish, hand-drawn monochrome visuals with great narration from Olivia Cooke, this story finds his daughter learning more about his inner self. It’s a mostly guided experience where events unfold around you, and interaction is usually limited to picking up objects with hand tracking. I felt connected to his struggle.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

It turns out from their analysis that the Vision Pro front glass is very resistant, but it’s covered by a plastic film, so it can be scratched pretty easily. Also, DeoVR is coming with its immersive video service (… bringing with it also the compatibility with SLR, I guess: we’ll finally have the Apple Vision Pr0n).

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FEBRUARY 8, 2024

What’s Real It’s not the first thing Apple prepared Vision Pro users for, since the company wants early adopters to focus on productivity and general computing, but you can definitely play immersive games at home while your dog wonders what the heck you’re doing.

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ARPost

JUNE 1, 2020

Best Art or Film. The Auggie Award for Best Art or Film was presented by Jesse Damiani to Lucid Dreams for their VR adventure “ The Key.”. Emily Olman presented the Auggie Award for Best Indie Creator to Greg Madison for his work on hand tracking on flat surfaces – Tangible UI. Best Campaign. Best Social Impact.

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The Ghost Howls

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Jorge Torales, CEO at Torch VR, a VR park in Prague, the Czech Republic says: “I was hired by the Institute of Documentary Film to consult with several teams trying to implement game mechanics into their applications. Most notably, Spencer Hunt from Skydance Media, a company co-producing films with Paramount Pictures.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

AUGUST 16, 2022

XR immersive experiences firm Trigger XR has teamed up with the Global Telco Alliance and South Korea’s LG Uplus to launch its Dinotracker augmented reality (AR) app to commemorate the release of Jurassic World: Dominion, the company announced on Tuesday. Jurassic World Meets the Immersive World.

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DECEMBER 19, 2019

A lot has happened in the immersive space over the past 12 months. If it’s true what they say that time flies when you’re having fun, then 2019 must have been a really good year for immersive tech, because here we are gearing up for the holidays and I haven’t sent a single Christmas card. Immersive Masterpiece.

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XR Today - Big XR News tag

JULY 26, 2023

This ranged from user interfaces (UIs), filming, controls, and hardware optimisation. Despite this, Latta praised the headset’s features like its field of view (FoV), controller-less hand tracking, eye and gaze tracking, and 3D video recording capabilities. I think it’s a smart move.”

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MARCH 22, 2024

Read on for our full impressions: Even if you don't watch spy or heist films, you're likely familiar with the idea of seeing people dodging lasers to reach their prize. Laser Dance on Quest 3 It's a compelling concept that's both highly immersive and does absolutely feel made for mixed reality.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 28, 2020

To celebrate its first birthday, my friend and renewed XR ergonomics expert Rob Cole of Immersive Computing has decided to write another one of his very interesting guest posts about his experiments with this device, that you can read here below. Image by Immersive Computing). Image by Immersive Computing). Magnet Stacking.

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