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Earth Day: Now You Can Surf With a Legend in VR

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Ritter surfed frequently in Baja and mainland Mexico during his days as a student at UC Santa Barbara, and continued on to travel to many remote and unexplored oceanic landscapes. Appropriately, the idea for Nakuru was born on a surf trip in Sayulita, Mexico where the film’s future Director Steve Engman met Ritter’s son Sean.

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‘Game of Thrones’ VR Experience Coming Exclusively to Viveport Infinity

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Beyond the Wall was created by HBO and Framestore, the Oscar-winning studio known for their work not only in film and TV, but also immersive experiences such as the Game of Throne -themed VR activation Ascend the Wall , and the recent Magic Leap GOT experience The Dead Must Die. Image courtesy HTC, HBO. Image courtesy HTC, HBO.

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Pixar’s VR Debut Takes You Into The Stunning World of ‘Coco’

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The film follows the musical ambitions of a young boy named Miguel, who stumbles across a portal that transports him to the Land of the Dead, where he meets the souls of his ancestors, and explores his love for music. According to a Disney Pixar representative, “It’s a film about family and remembering our ancestors.”

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Spatial Beats: Zoom, Looking Glass & AR Funding

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The XR section of the venerated New York film festival introduced its offering on Tuesday: a mix of VR in the Museum of Other Realities, some limited in-person events at the Tribeca Hub downtown, and location-based mobile AR experiences around New York. M contract to provide VR training at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico.

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Westworld Awakening Brings the Hit TV Show to VR Arcades and Home Users

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Survios has or is working on several big interactive IP’s based on TV shows and films. There isn’t long to wait for Westworld Awakening as the title will launch across 400 arcades as well as on Steam and Oculus Store for HTC VIve and Oculus Rift/Rift S tomorrow, 20th August.

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BBC striving to bring VR to the mainstream via new studio

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The BBC’s previous VR efforts have included We Wait, addressing the global refugee crisis; The Turning Forest, a fairy tale based in a magical forest; and Trafficked, a 360-degree documentary regarding human trafficking in Mexico.

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‘We Wait’ Is The First BBC Production For The Oculus Store, And It Is Free

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Award-winning films such as Chris Milk’s Clouds Over Sidra and HOME/AAMIR – produced in partnership with the National Theatre’s recently launched Immersive Storytelling Studio in London – are other examples of this. We Wait is now available globally and for free on the Oculus store.

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