Road to VR

JUNE 11, 2020

From live VR concerts in Wave coming from some of the biggest names in music, to HTC’s annual developer conference taking place in Engage , social VR is picking up the slack where video chatting platforms simply don’t cut it. SEE ALSO Social VR App 'VRChat' is Seeing Record Usage Amidst the Pandemic.

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The Ghost Howls

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Image by HTC Vive). HTC expands its Cosmos offering and teases the future with Proton. This has been a pretty interesting week for HTC Vive. And it is nice that HTC with this new Cosmos line is satisfying the needs of a broad share of VR people : from the casual gamer that wants something cheap to the professional.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

The game will be released in Early Access and only with official support for the HTC Vive, though the developer says that support for the Rift is expected “really soon.” ” Image courtesy Construct Studio. Construct Studio also developed The Price of Freedom VR (2016).

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Road to VR

APRIL 18, 2018

Serenity, the firefly-class spaceship from cult TV show Firefly (2002) and film Serenity (2005), is now full explorable in VR. With many years in the making, Unity developer and 3D environmental artist Kaveh Tabar’s Serenity VR fan project is finally here. According to Tabar, “any HMD with SteamVR support should work.”

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Road to VR

JANUARY 25, 2019

Colin Farrell ( The Lobster, In Bruges ) is lending his voice to a new three-part VR animated series called Gloomy Eyes , the first installment of which is making its premier at Sundance Film Festival 2019, Variety reports. This year’s Sundance Film Festival takes place January 24th – February 3rd.

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ARPost

MARCH 26, 2020

Now it looks like HTC and VIVE are doing something similar. If you followed Facebook’s GDS, whether with Facebook, with us, or with someone else, you may be wondering why HTC has elected to live stream content. After all, Facebook’s GDS used already-filmed content and it went great.

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ARPost

DECEMBER 2, 2019

The team of curators consists of top-level decision-makers from Vulcan Productions, Kaleidoscope, and Unity. All the curated projects will be judged during the XR event by a review committee that includes experts from the XR and film production fields. What Are the Selection Criteria for the “Best in XR” Projects?

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VRScout

JANUARY 5, 2018

Whether it be television, film or games, the popular animation studio injects a unique flair into everything they touch, resulting in some of the most creative and memorable pieces of animated content in recent years. Their creations were then imported into the Unity engine via the toolkit.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 16, 2022

This reminds me of a similar error HTC made in the past of mixing signals of a pro device and consumer content It has RGB passthrough cameras with three times the resolution of Quest 2 cameras. Even worse, Unity has lost -30% of its stock value. The Unity Asset Store works pretty well, so I see the value in this kind of initiative.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

DECEMBER 9, 2022

As one of the better-known companies in the virtual reality space, HTC VIVE has already proven to be a valuable partner for countless companies transitioning into the XR space. The HTC Vive headset is a common choice for entertainment companies looking to bring unique gaming and competitive experiences to hybrid environments.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 4, 2017

In today’s films, those responsible for visual effects have a crucial role. Although they are unsung heroes in most cases, these creators shape the layer that can make a film’s many scenes leap from the screen and leave an impression on the audience. Blortasia will be available on January 5th on Steam for $4.99.

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ARPost

JULY 22, 2021

Light&Shadows for “ Stipple ,” a point cloud editor plug-in for Unity. VR Film of the Year. Transitional Forms and the National Film Board of Canada for “ Agence ,” an interactive film asking viewers “Would you interfere with intelligent life?” HTC for the VIVE Focus 3. Make Real Ltd. The Book of Distance.

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ARPost

JULY 29, 2022

It can be used for any type of virtual meetings, including discussing projects with work colleagues, watching films and TV series, and playing games. You can create your own world using the Unity SDK. It is available for HTC Vive, Oculus, Windows Mixed Reality, and PCs (both Windows and Macs). Then you need to try vTime XR.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MARCH 3, 2017

Starting off the highlights, we have an escape the room experience that’s tied into an upcoming feature film. We also have a top list of the absolute best HTC Vive games — which is updated every few months with the latest and greatest options. Recommendation: A free and cool way to garner excitement for the film.

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Road to VR

JUNE 5, 2017

The company says Metal 2 will also support Unity, Unreal Engine and the Steam VR SDK, making Apple’s new operating system a true VR-native. In the Star Wars- themed creation, Epic’s Lauren Ridge demonstrated by putting on a HTC Vive and building a basic scene by picking assets and resizing them, including an animated Darth Vader.

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JANUARY 3, 2023

Nintendo’s Power Glove was, to quote one of the eighties’ finest films, “so bad.” It’s compatible with HTC Vive headsets, as well as Steam VR hardware. The company is also making an SDK available for Unity and Unreal Engine developers to make better use of the system.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 18, 2018

Initially shown at VRX Networks kiosks across the US and UK in tandem with the release of the 2017 franchise reboot film starring Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, the app actually went live on Steam yesterday for a few hours before being pulled for no discernible reason. Here, Twitch streamer XatomUK shows what the endgame looks like.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Jaymis Loveday’s most recent mixed reality video project was filmed with a helpful robot camera assistant. Recently he got access to a third HTC Vive controller, allowing him to start experimenting with mixed reality video capture. With Loveday’s most recent experiment, he essentially built a camera robot assistant.

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The Ghost Howls

JUNE 17, 2020

As you can see, it is a hybrid event, a bit like the just organized HTC event that was held simultaneously in Shanghai and on ENGAGE. I’m visiting the preview world every day and I’ve seen this project grow under my eyes and go from a flat Unity plane to a full stage with so many special FXs and… WOW. You should see it.

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VRScout

JUNE 10, 2016

The Seebright SDK also supports Unity and Unreal engines and is compatible with both iOS and Android. Someone is Always Ready to Help THIS version of the HTC Vive…. Someone is Always Ready to Help THIS version of the HTC Vive…. Two well-established companies with serious Hollywood money are joining forces.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 30, 2017

As for resolution, the company maintains the screen door effect (SDE) is diminished with the headset’s dual 1440×1600@90 Hz LCD displays, a 70 percent increase in pixels over consumer devices like Oculus Rift and HTC Vive. Supported by all major game engines including Unity, Unreal and more. image courtesy Sensics.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 18, 2017

Kevin Mack is a digital fine artist and prolific visual effects designer known for his work across films such as Fight Club (1999), A Beautiful Mind (2001) , The Fifth Element (1997), and What Dreams May Come (1998) for which he won an Oscar. Enter Blortasia. Even the platform below your feet shifts in color and shape.

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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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VRScout

AUGUST 13, 2017

Also announced was the judging panel that includes virtual reality experts such as Josh Naylor of Unity Technologies, Jenn Duong of Shiift, and CEO of Spiral Media Megan Gaiser. HTC – Vive. Nominees for Interactive VR Media/Film of the Year. The complete list of judges can be found here. Oculus – Rift.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 16, 2020

The VR route is instead being pursued by HTC (with its VEC event happening soon) and IEEE. Unity’s HDRP is now VR-compatible. Unity High Definition Rendering Pipeline is now compatible with Virtual Reality projects. Very good news for all us Unity VR developers. This is so sad.

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VRScout

MAY 3, 2017

PlayStation looks to an arcade rollout, Shazam goes augmented, AMD wants to go wireless, HTC Viveport’s new subscription service, the investment & funding wrapup, and more… You can enjoy the full audio recording below: IT’S NOW WAY EASIER TO COMBINE 360 VIDEO AND ANIMATION. TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL LOVES VR.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 3, 2016

Development — Get hands-on training for how to build the world’s best VR applications, from tutorials covering the latest Oculus Mobile and PC SDKs, to workshops on top game engines including Unity and Unreal. Explore the endless possibilities for VR across 360 video, film, art, and education.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 13, 2023

The reveal that Apple will be using Unity to bring 3D applications and games to Vision Pro was exciting. Their partnership with Unity will get them there quickly. There are already a lot of developers on Unity, so I understand that developing for the Vision Pro will be quite effortless. It remains to be seen.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JANUARY 27, 2017

It’s made up of several industry veterans with experience ranging from working at companies like Unity, Pixar, Google, and more. Will you mostly be focused on VR games, or will you produce film-like experiences as well? One such company is 3rd Eye Studios. I can’t imagine better platform to tell stories than VR.

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HaptX

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Companies like HTC have employed it in their promotional materials, and from what we’ve seen, this production style is the best way to convey VR from a third-party view. To maintain the integrity of the video we decided that all compositing would be handled in real-time as we filmed. LIV’s support was astounding. Let the testing begin.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

In 2015 my girlfriend came with a Cardboard and with no experience with Unity I created my first 360 photo which I’ve shown to my manger. To give you an example, we did a test with pilots four years ago: we filmed a lightning strike in a full-motion simulator where pilots need to do their exercise, called Startle and surprise.

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VRWorld

JULY 12, 2017

.” The conference description states that VRX is “the only B2B event which covers the full spectrum of where VR is having the biggest impact; with insights and solutions from those leading the charge in gaming, film, broadcasting, automotive, engineering, architecture, healthcare, retail, tourism, hospitality, marketing and beyond.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 14, 2017

View your 360° video projects in realtime on a HTC Vive. In a trio of announcements, Apple revealed that Valve would be bringing SteamVR and HTC Vive to the new iMac, Unity and Unreal Engine were coming to Mac, and Final Cut Pro X would finally support VR video editing. I can’t forget the VR headset playback either.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

I’ve traveled the world through VR film, exercised and had fun with VR games, and networked and done business through industry events held in VR,” Mitchell continues, “Moving forward we will see the continued growth of social VR for business, and every time an outbreak like the coronavirus happens, we will see that growth spike.”.

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VRScout

AUGUST 9, 2021

Conflict is good for us,” he tells me as he finishes his drink that VRScout organized at the Cannes Marche Du Film. You play an alcoholic detective thrown into a world of film noir intrigue and suspense. I felt the same about the bunker evacuation as I did with the COVID lockdowns: These things could easily kill our game.”.

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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 This is something we’ve been working on for a long time,” HTC China President Alvin Graylin said in accepting the award. We’re just so happy.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

The HTC Vive Cosmos may release soon for €799. We all know that the Vive Cosmos should release very soon since HTC revealed me that the release date would have been in Q3 2019 and Q3 ends at the end of the month. It is highly probable that an HLVR game will be developed in the Source game engine, so a Unity game is not a possibility.

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