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VIVE X Startup Mindesk Secures $900K to Create VR Multiuser Design Software

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Mindesk was founded in Bari, Italy. With the new seed funding, the company is now moving its headquarters to San Francisco where it will continue to develop its VR software, working between Italy and the US.

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Developer Creates Scan of Apartment to Work Inside of VR for 30 Days

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” Le Fons started his 30-day challenge shortly after the release of Steven Spielberg’s film Ready Player One (2018) , and although he’s nearing the end of his full 30 days, according to a SkarredGhost exclusive, he’s adding on another 15-30 days of multi-hour stints immersed in VR. image courtesy Enea Le Fons.

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The XR Week Peek (2021.07.13): Lynx now aims at the consumer market, App Lab to enable DLCs, and more!

The Ghost Howls

Probably I should tell you that I was busy with VR projects, but the truth is that I have been celebrating a lot lately, especially the recent victory of Italy in the Euro 2020 soccer championship. Amazon has launched some years ago its 3D engine called Lumberyard, derived from Crytek’s Cryengine. billion) and ARkit (1.25

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ILMxLab’s Rob Bredow Explains What VR Opens Up For ‘Star Wars’

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Bredow was recently in Milan, Italy for the VIEW Conference. He told UploadVR that virtual reality is now part of the production process for the Star Wars films, something that commenced with Rogue One and director Gareth Edwards.

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SIF: Hands-on with Spheres, Buddy VR and much more!

The Ghost Howls

I’ve returned to Italy, but there is still so much I have to tell you about the Sandbox Immersive Festival in Qingdao! Buddy VR is an experience by the Korean director Sooeung “Chuck” Chae, that has been awarded as “Best VR experience” at the 75th Venice Film Festival. Are you ready for some new reviews?

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The XR Week Peek (2020.02.24): HTC shows Cosmos and Proton, devs make cool hands interactions, Sansar on sale and more!

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The damn coronavirus has arrived in my city in northern Italy, but I’m still alive and kicking, reporting you the most interesting XR news of the week! StageCraft is a new technology for shooting films. This weekend I’ve also organized together with SIDI a big VR workshop on new technologies (XR, AI, neural links, etc…).

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Crytek-Incubated ‘VR First’ Program to Double Number of Academic VR/AR Labs in 2017

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While the program was principally incubated by Crytek, students working in VR First labs tend use Unity (48%), followed by Unreal (20%) and then CRYENGINE (14%). Vancouver Film School, Canada. VIGAMUS Academy, Italy. image courtesy VR First. image courtesy VR First. University College Cork, Ireland. University of Florida, USA.

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