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‘Ready Player One’ Actors Filmed OASIS Scenes In VR

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Spielberg immerses his cast in a virtual set while filming certain VR scenes. It turns out VR played a more integral role in Spielberg’s upcoming Ready Player One film than we previously thought. It was really an out of body experience filming this movie. There’s the DJ.’ It’s very hard to really express what that was like.”. “It

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How 'Ready Player One' Used Microsoft's HoloLens to Help Build Its VR Cinematic Universe

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Specifically, Microsoft's HoloLens. It all started last week when the film's director, Steven Spielberg, was quoted in an interview saying that the Oculus Rift had been used in the production of the film.

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The VR Awards Announce 2022 Finalists

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VR Film of the Year. Fast Travel Games AB – Virtuoso Film Addict – Le Bal de Paris de Blanca Li Hakawati Studio – Wamdah | Journey to the future Interactive Media Foundation – MYRIAD. Credit: HTC. VR Social Impact Award. VR Experience of the Year. Where we connect. | VR Experience Meta Platforms Inc.

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VR & AR 2018: A Year In Review

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If 2018 is remembered for anything, it’ll be for the multiple high-quality animated VR films released throughout the year. Featuring an absolutely stellar voice cast including everyone from John Legend and Oprah Winfrey, to Constance Wu and Diego Luna, Crow: The Legend is arguably one of the most well-structured VR short films ever released.

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HTC VIVE FLOW 499$ NEXT GEN VIRTUAL REALITY HEADSET

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HTC VIVE announced VIVE Flow, a compact, lightweight immersive glasses device that transports its wearers wherever they want or need to be – anytime, anywhere. With VIVE Flow, HTC is taking technology in a new direction, focusing not on what we do, but on how we feel. Portability meets power. resolution and a smooth 75 Hz refresh rate.

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Top XR Vendors Majoring in Art and Entertainment in 2022

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Although Microsoft hasn’t shown much of an investment in the entertainment and arts sector as of yet, it has a lot of potential to offer with the HoloLens ecosystem. Microsoft’s technology could easily be the basis behind a number of mixed-reality and unique event experiences in the entertainment world going forward.

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Lenovo Unveils AI Laptop with Transparent Display at MWC

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HTC VIVE XR Elite Business Edition Gains AI, Productivity Features – MWC 2024 Taqtile Deepen Microsoft Support at MWC 2024 RealWear Unveil Thermal Imaging Smart Glasses at MWC ’24 Alongside the ThinkBook, Lenovo has also announced its new third, fifth, and sixth ‘T series’ AI notebook computers called ThinkPads.