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.

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Cats and VR

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

AltspaceVR and Cyberia are teaming up to present a new kind of film festival – one taking place entirely in virtual reality VR. Styled after conventional film festivals, audience members can choose from a curated schedule of 38 short films of assorted genres from all over the world. Attendees can register for the event here.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 7, 2018

The BBC’s 1943 Berlin Blitz experience, first previewed for selected audiences at the Venice Film Festival where it was very well received, is now available for the general public to download. “We The experience is available now on the Oculus and Steam stores for Oculus Rift, and HTC Vive headsets. One can hope.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 18, 2016

There isn’t a studio that can claim to be ‘The Pixar of VR’ just yet, but many heavy hitters in traditional media and tech are taking notice of the growth potential of animated films in VR, and specifically in Baobab Studios , the VR film studio known for animated shorts INVASION! and sequel ASTEROIDS!

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Road to VR

JULY 24, 2019

Bigscreen supports HTC Vive, Valve Index, Windows VR, Oculus Rift, Oculus Go, Oculus Quest, and Samsung Gear VR. Oculus Store ( Rift , Go , Quest , Gear VR ). Most recently, the platform hosted a free viewing of Sacha Baron Cohen’s satirical film The Dictator (2012).

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Road to VR

JUNE 4, 2017

Recently we reported on Samsung’s prototype OLED panels sporting a PPI (pixels per inch) figure of 858, nearly 3.5 times that of the current generation HTC Vive and Oculus Rift headsets. That ‘soon’ may mean mid 2018, at least according to Oculus founder Palmer Luckey, speaking in an interview recently.

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Road to VR

APRIL 29, 2019

Dick inspired VR experience, The Great C (2018) , to Oculus Go, Samsung Gear VR and Google Daydream. The 37-minute sci-fi adventure experience is now available for $6 across all platforms, including versions available on Steam (Vive, Rift) and the Oculus Store (Rift, Go, Gear VR), and Google Play ( Daydream ). The post Philip K.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 14, 2019

All the other major companies (Samsung, Huawei, etc…) are working on AR and Apple for sure can’t stop experimenting with if it doesn’t want to miss the next communication platform as Microsoft did with Windows Phone. Oculus is working on 2nd gen VR. We don’t know what Oculus will present, but we have some hints.

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InstaVR

AUGUST 13, 2019

As mentioned in last week’s blog , the Oculus Ques t has blown away sales expectations since launching three months ago. The Oculus Quest, in particular, is a great vehicle for delivering VR experiences. So what use cases do Enterprise clients have for InstaVR + Oculus Quest? VR for Training Using Oculus Quest.

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Tech Trends VR

OCTOBER 18, 2018

The BBC’s 1943 Berlin Blitz experience first previewed for selected audiences at the Venice Film Festival where it was very well received, but it is now available for the general public to download. “We The BBC’s 1943 Berlin Blitz experience first previewed for selected audiences at the Venice Film Festival Click To Tweet.

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 30, 2021

The artists have made an amazing job and the world is wonderful… I invite you all to check it out on September, 1st when the Venice Film Festival is starting… and in case you go there, let me know what you think about it! As it has happened with Oculus, this news is good and bad for Pico and VR in general. Top news of the week.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

Watch On: Oculus Rift • Gear VR • HTC Vive • PS VR . Watch On: PS VR • Oculus Rift • HTC Vive . This celebrated, landmark VR film takes you on a journey from one beginning, to a new beginning. Download Within to watch: iOS • Android • Samsung Gear VR.

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VRScout

MAY 25, 2016

You browsed the shelves of VHS tapes, drawn to various films by their cover art and movie title. The Netflix Zone concept allows you to put on your HTC Vive headset and walk around a virtual video rental store, complete with a library of VHS tapes on the “shelves”.

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Cats and VR

JUNE 16, 2016

Cathy Twigg, co-founder and Chief Production Officer of The Rogue Initiative, said: “We take a comprehensive approach in producing our IP for the entertainment landscape, specializing in film, television and interactive experiences with a focus on virtual reality. CatsAndVR.com.

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VRScout

AUGUST 1, 2016

Among the expected fare of films, games, animation, audio products and cosplay during the four-day conference, there was one obvious and unavoidable sorta newcomer to the scene — virtual reality. Most of that hardware growth will be fueled by key products from Samsung, Sony, HTC, Oculus and Google. a fan of VR now!?

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VRScout

JUNE 16, 2016

Say what you will about Michael Bay, but the man knows how to film a giant robot battle or a massive car crash. All the 360 explosions and giant robots you can handle. That’s why it’s beyond exciting to hear that the master of special effects himself will be dipping his toes into the thrilling pool that is virtual reality.

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VRScout

MARCH 19, 2017

Compatible with multiple VR platforms including Samsung Gear VR, Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, fans will be transported into worlds of unforgettable live experiences. Featuring a cast of over 100 and filmed by a crew of almost 30, the experience offers two experiences in one. O2 Academy Venues VR.

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VeeR VR

OCTOBER 11, 2018

Oculus has announced the all-new standalone named Oculus Quest at 5th annual Connect developer conference. While Oculus Go is roughly “80 percent media and 20 percent gaming,” said Oculus chief technology officer John Carmack, the Oculus Quest is emphatically gaming-focused. Don’t know which VR headset to buy?

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 22, 2016

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.

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JANUARY 10, 2017

Invasion is available for free on just about every VR platform available to date including Oculus Rift, Samsung Gear VR, Google Daydream, PlayStation VR and HTC Vive. This next installment will feature the voice talents of Elizabeth Banks and will premiere in just a few weeks at this year’s Sundance Film Festival.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 26, 2016

His first VR film Waves premiered at last years Sundance Film Festival to great acclaim. Tonights performance will be free and open to anyone with either an Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, or Samsung Gear VR headset. Watts is becoming something of an unofficial spokesmen for the app and for virtual reality in general.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 19, 2020

This has been the week of the launch of the Oculus Quest 2, and this event has been so big that basically, it will take half of this roundup to describe. Facebook releases the Oculus Quest 2. Even if with the Quest 1 was possible to play Oculus Go games, this support has been abandoned on the Quest 2. Top news of the week.

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VRScout

APRIL 5, 2017

The automobile manufacturer has already collaborated with the blockbuster film prior, airing a high-octane TV commercial for the Nissan Rogue SUV. Battle Test: A Nissan 360-Degree Virtual Reality Experience is available free on Steam , Oculus , Daydream, Samsung VR, Jaunt, Discovery VR and Littlstar.

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Cats and VR

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

They can enjoy a front row seat at performances, meet and interact with musicians, comedians, film directors, best-selling authors, tech experts, or TV personalities. AltspaceVR also supports Facebook’s Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and Samsung Gear VR in full VR mode, as well as PC and Mac in “two-dimensional” desktop mode.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 4, 2016

Rowlings book/upcoming film located in the Harry Potter universe. Developed by CCP Games, the same studio behind the MMO Eve: Online and VR game Eve: Valkyrie, it’s the sequel to Eve: Gunjack, a VR turret shooter that first debuted on Samsung’s Gear VR headset. Rowling – Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.

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Road to VR

MAY 24, 2016

But clearly Netflix’s R&D team are feeling the loss of their local grimy video rental outlets as a team has set about to recreate them inside VR, using the HTC Vive and room-scale VR, with some pretty quirky interaction mechanics to go along with it. See Also: First Look at Virtual Reality ‘Netflix’ in Motion on the Samsung Gear VR.

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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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Road to VR

OCTOBER 20, 2016

Belch realized the potential of VR for sports training and spent two years working with Bailenson to develop and troubleshoot an effective way to film Stanford Football’s practices in 360-degree, immersive video allowing players to rewatch practice film using a VR headset. For us the cost of failure is really high,” says Belch. “If

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AllThingsVR

JANUARY 10, 2017

The 5 Most Important Announcements from CES 2017 on VR & AR 1) Intel’s ‘Merged Reality’ Demo Brings Actual Hands Into VR on Oculus Rift Intel demoed 2 things at CES: 1) they demoed Intel’s technology to bring your hands into VR, no controller required, with Intel’s Merged Reality RealSense. 2) They demoed Project Alloy.

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Peter Graham

OCTOBER 24, 2019

The app will begin screening 3D films in December in partnership with some major studios. At present, no details have been released regarding which studios they might be or the potential films on offer. Bigscreen Beta is one of the most widely available apps supporting almost every VR headset for free.

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Road to VR

APRIL 26, 2018

I had a chance to walk the showroom floor of VRLA 2017 with Root where he took me on a guided tour through the history of VRLA, his thoughts on AR, using VR for film production, the future of privacy in AR/VR, as well as why he is interested in seeing where eSports in VR is headed. VRLA is happening this year on May 4th and 5th.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

Oculus Video. Oculus Video : Load up a movie and toss your Uncle Ted in for his own private cinema. Google Earth VR (2017) – Oculus and SteamVR : The controls may take some explaining, but giving a loved one the opportunity to travel, especially if they aren’t physically able, is going to really be a special moment.

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VRScout

JULY 12, 2016

To help do that, I coordinate engineering efforts internal to Epic as well as well as manage relationships with other companies like Oculus, Valve and Samsung to make sure that UE4 lets people maximize the potential of the engine to the fullest and that it’s easy to use. We don’t really have any software to show on it.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 26, 2016

Since not everyone has every headset, we’ve made sure to list two recommendations for each of the major platforms — PlayStation VR, HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Samsung Gear VR, and Google Cardboard — as well as a few upcoming games we can’t wait to try. HTC Vive Horror Games. Oculus Rift Horror Games.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2017

By employing an AltspaceVR feature called “encore” ( which the company already uses for live events such as comedy shows ) the ceremony will actually be filmed in VR. The couple are also making a range of Samsung GearVR, HTC Vive and Oculus Rift headsets available to guests so that people in Cardiff can join the Spire party too.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 14, 2016

It is an end-to-end platform, from content capture to reporting/assessment, and the content is viewed with regular VR headsets like Oculus and Samsung Gear VR. Last year we had 20,000 plays filmed and 45,000 play views,” Belch said. A less-immersive lite version is also available on mobile and tablet.

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VRScout

AUGUST 13, 2017

HTC – Vive. Oculus – Rift. Samsung – Gear VR. Oculus – Touch. Nominees for Interactive VR Media/Film of the Year. Something to note, all nominees had to be centered on a virtual reality experience, and not an augmented reality experience. Nominees for VR Headset of the Year.

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