VRScout

OCTOBER 12, 2020

The Oculus Quest 2 is the most exciting piece of VR hardware to hit the market since Facebook’s original standalone VR headset, offering incredible visuals, increased processing power, and a smaller, lighter design—all for a lower price than the first-generation model. The best VR headset on the market just got even better.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 12, 2020

So, you and your buddy just picked up a couple of Oculus Quest 2 headsets and are looking for the best ways to watch your favorite TV shows and movies together without, you know, actually being together. You can even draw, throw popcorn at each other, and sip on some delicious virtual pop while you watch. TOPGOLF WITH PRO PUTT.

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VRScout

MARCH 16, 2021

Explore a whimsical recreation of the infamous Austin-based festival on your Oculus Quest, Oculus Rift, or SteamVR headset. Similar to the Sundance virtual celebration conducted this past January, SXSW Online XR allows you the chance to experience this year’s festivities from the comfort of your home using the power of VR.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Sngmoo Lee’s immersive theater experience puts you face-to-face with a real actor in VR. Lasting around 20 minutes, this bizarre location-based art project had me interacting with a live actor represented as a friendly scarecrow in the virtual world. Image Credit: TAHI. SCARECROW VRC.

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VRScout

JANUARY 26, 2021

This Thursday marks the start of the 2021 Sundance International Film Festival , a seven-day celebration of independent filmmaking, emerging storytellers, and new media projects. Some rooms (Film Party) allow those with a webcam to stream video directly to their avatar, replacing the static image they selected before with a talking head.

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VRScout

JANUARY 20, 2022

Today marks the start of the 2022 Sundance Film Festival, kicking off nine days of incredible films premieres, conversations, and immersive experiences. Here attendees can use their very own customizable avatars to explore three virtual worlds. Image Credit: Sundance Institute. General Assembly in the near future.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Blair Witch: Oculus Quest Edition will cut you out from reality and drop you into the mysterious lore of the Blair Witch. Unlike other VR horror games that rely on basic jump scares to spook players, Blair Witch: Oculus Quest Edition features more psychological horror. Thankfully you’re not alone in Blair Witch: Oculus Quest Edition.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Embark on an epic pint-sized quest September 23rd on On Oculus, SteamVR, and Viveport. After five grueling years of development, critically-acclaimed filmmaker Jon Favreau ( Iron Man, The Mandalorian ) is finally set to launch his long-awaited dream-like VR adventure Gnomes & Goblins later this month on Oculus, SteamVR, and Viveport.

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Road to VR

JUNE 24, 2021

million) which will help it expand beyond the realm of immersive education & training and into a new product called ENGAGE Oasis. Only two months before the deal went through, Engage played host to HTC’s Virtual Vive Ecosystem Conference—a direct response to the pandemic’s deleterious effect on in-person events.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 12, 2020

The team at VRrOOm developed the worlds and functionalities in VRChat , working 24/7 to ensure that every artist’s work was correctly uploaded and accessible. The virtual worlds of Venice VR Expanded became a forum for discovery of the virtual world and the people who are in them.

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ARPost

JULY 16, 2020

Winners from the past three events include Oculus Rift and Quest, Google Tilt Brush, HTC VIVE Pro, and the Vader Immortal series. VRChat , the group bringing the VR Awards online, is a free-to-play virtual world currently in early access on Steam , Oculus , and VIVEPORT. The Oculus Rift S headset. Pimax Artisan.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

As it is tradition of this little blog, I will write a full round-up of the Oculus Connect 5 , the very important Oculus event that has been held in San Jose on 26th and 27th of September (2018). Oculus Quest. Oculus Quest has been the rockstar of this event. Specifications. There is also a 3.5mm jack for earphones.

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Road to VR

APRIL 20, 2018

As an official partner of Ready Player One , HTC has been using the film to highlight its VR wares. In addition to releasing several VR experiences inspired by the movie , the company has released a behind-the-scenes short showing how immersive virtual reality was used in the production process.

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ARPost

JULY 29, 2022

See Also: 5 VR Accessories You Need for the Next-Level Immersion. It can be used for any type of virtual meetings, including discussing projects with work colleagues, watching films and TV series, and playing games. It works on the following platforms and devices: Oculus Quest; Oculus Rift S; Valve Index’.

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VRScout

AUGUST 31, 2020

And of course, the much-anticipated Half-Life: Alyx exceeded everyone’s expectations with its incredibly immersive gameplay. It’s important to note, however, that Facebook finally released the Oculus for Business program on its Oculus Quest headset. MEDAL OF HONOR: ABOVE AND BEYOND. Release date: 2020.

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VRScout

JUNE 4, 2020

It’s an important part of how modern VR hardware immerses you in experiences by allowing you to “feel” the virtual world around you. Worn like a traditional belt, feelbelt looks like something you might see in a sci-fi film. Put simply, the belt allows you to “feel” sounds via detailed vibrations.

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AR Insider

AUGUST 30, 2021

Venice VR Expanded, the VR section of the Venice Film Festival, opens to the public online on Tuesday, September 1st, and will run through the 19th of September. The Venice VR virtual world, designed by VRrOOm within VRChat, will be the Venice VR Expanded hub—a virtual version of Venice.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JULY 20, 2017

Gear VR owners only have to wait until tomorrow (July 21) to try the Replicant Pursuit tie in for the upcoming Blade Runner 2049 film, but we got an early sneak peak at Comic-Con in San Diego enhanced with D-BOX motion chairs. It isn’t much but it is enough to keep a visitor immersed in the virtual world through to its conclusion.

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Road to VR

JULY 28, 2021

It not only refers to the monolithic online 3D environment where a part of the story takes place, but also the sum of all virtual worlds, including virtual reality, augmented reality, and the Internet as a whole. Jason Rubin, original Oculus executive and o ne-time head of AR/VR content, will lead the group’s content team.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

This year’s Venice Expanded set out to do just that, scouring the metaverse for the most exciting and important works; a Hadron Collider of film, gaming, and social experiences, brought together in a single festival. To attempt this seemingly impossible task, the 75th Venice Biennale brought out the big guns. .”

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 6, 2018

Zero Days VR was based on the titular Oscar short-listed Participant Media documentary, and visualizes the story of Stuxnet in a way the traditional documentary simply couldn’t—by placing you inside a virtual world of computer viruses, which the studio says lets you experience “the high stakes of cyber warfare at a human scale.”

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

I’m not sure what I was expecting to experience when I sat down to try Zero Days VR in Sundance’s VR Palace, but when I took the Oculus off, my mind was spinning. The documentary was based on a feature-length film by Alex Gibney, called Zero Days as well. This happened around 2010.

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ARVR

DECEMBER 1, 2020

The immersive and life-like experiences VR offers are game-changing, which is why it continues to grow in popularity. Let’s take a closer look at virtual reality in entertainment and what it offers both companies and consumers. Starting at $299, it is one of the most affordable standalone headsets on the market today.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

for Current, Rising , a Tempest-inspired immersive opera. The award went to Geometry Ogilvy Japan for the Shibuya Virtual Halloween experience, which was also a nominee in the Social Impact category. VR Film of the Year. Perhaps no experience shows this better than VR films. The VR Award went to Figment Productions Ltd.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 23, 2020

More info (How to pre-load Half-Life: Alyx) More info (Leaked review of Half-Life: Alyx) More info (Suggestions on how to stream the game) More info (Valve Index on top of Steam charts) More info (Oculus Rift S soldout) More info (Vive Cosmos Elite gives Alyx for free) More info (Vive Cosmos Elite review) More info (Gabe Newell talks BCI).

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Nikk: FXG is a VR film tech company based out of Hangzhou, China. It’s a great city and we make VR film technology. I’ve been making VR films for half a decade and I filmed so many concerts. I remember first trying to go film a concert and people wouldn’t even let me film.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 3, 2016

You can now register to attend Oculus’ 3rd ‘Connect’ conference, an event dedicated to all things Oculus from Rift to Touch and is focused primarily on developers and VR development. Photo courtesy Oculus VR, LLC. Explore the endless possibilities for VR across 360 video, film, art, and education.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MAY 12, 2017

The Oculus Rift gets a long-anticipated game this week, but it’s Gear VR that’s the real star of the show. And don’t forget that UploadVR has a Steam community group complete with a curated list of recommendations so that you don’t have to waste any money finding out what’s good in the world of VR. Price: $33.99 (Rift).

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Tech Trends VR

JANUARY 1, 2019

That said, I’m going to go out on a limb and say that in the next few years we’re going to see more people becoming “Virtual Reality Refugees.” By which I mean that immersive technologies will provide increasingly attractive alternatives for those wishing to escape the dreamlike madness that has overtaken our real world.

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Tech Trends VR

MARCH 29, 2021

Strange eyes look from high points and serve as a unifying aesthetic to the strange world. Who made this strange, virtual, world? XR is an all-encompassing term referring to include Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Mixed Reality and other forms of immersive media. Blake Kammerdiener: XR and Film Programmer.

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Hypergrid Business

DECEMBER 26, 2018

The devices from Oculus VR hit a sweet spot of affordability and performance. If you got an Oculus headset this Christmas — or didn’t, and are planning to buy one ( available on Amazon for $200 ) — this guide can help you learn about the most important features. Oculus devices and developments. Entertainment.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

JULY 18, 2017

Some of the virtual worlds to visit at the enormous fan convention are likely still under wraps, but we know two major VR-related projects are likely to anchor the week. There are almost two dozen films as part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, seemingly each of them blockbusters, as well as TV shows spanning Netflix and ABC.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 1, 2021

Oculus has also partnered with Virtuclear to offer prescription lenses for the Quest 2 for $80. All the 3 major VR runtimes (Oculus, SteamVR, Microsoft) are now compatible with OpenXR , and this means that on the runtime layer on PC, now OpenXR has been fully integrated. You can now use consumer devices inside Oculus For Business.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 16, 2022

Another cool announcement has been the one of Immersive View for Google Maps. I can only imagine the possibilities of mixing this with immersive headsets : you could visit every city in VR in a much more realistic way than the one shown by Google Earth VR today. The problem of moderation inside virtual worlds. More info.

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VRScout

MARCH 6, 2017

First Windows mixed reality dev headset ships, dive into the virtual world via Xbox, high-end VR gets more affordable, Rogue One used VR to direct scenes, the investment & funding wrapup, and much more… FIRST WINDOWS MIXED REALITY HEADSET SHIPS LATER THIS MONTH. for the general public.

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VRScout

MAY 25, 2016

Traditionally based off of technological developments happening in the real world, some of the first movies with VR technology started coming out in the early 80’s when advancements in computer technology allowed research to begin on more affordable VR. TRON (1982). Brainstorm (1983).

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The Ghost Howls

AUGUST 1, 2022

Some people switched to other virtual worlds like Neos. You can now try games on the Oculus Store. Venice Immersive is the VR branch of the Venice Film Festival. In parallel with the real expo, there will be also a virtual edition on VRChat developed by us at VRrOOm. Some news on content. Other news.

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