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Shooter Veterans Form VR Game Studio Drifter Entertainment

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Three veterans of first-person shooter games have formed Drifter Entertainment , a Seattle-based virtual reality game studio. He was also a chief technology officer at Microsoft on the HoloLens project, and he was the lead programmer on Gears of War and Gears of War 2. The founders include Ray Davis, Kenneth Scott, and Brian Murphy.

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Exclusive: First-Ever Impact Reality Summit Announces 2020 Lineup

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The Impact Reality Summit—hosted by Kaleidoscope and Vulcan, and held at Vulcan’s Seattle Headquarters Jan. Following on from the 360 film, audiences can welcome and feed the baby elephant named Dudu to the sanctuary, using real world props to create an innovative and photo realistic interactive VR experience.”

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The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

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OTOY, a graphics-based software solution whose cloud-based light field streaming and hybrid rendering tech has been used in films like Fantastic Four and Spiderman 3 is one of the most well-funded companies in the mixed reality industry with $101M in funding and a $300M valuation. Facebook Enables Native 360 Photos.

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Funding Roundup: Intel acquires Voke VR, The Future Group Raises.

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with experience using game-oriented technologies in The Matrix films. Drifter Entertainment , a virtual reality gaming company led by three Seattle-area tech vets, secured a $400,000 seed round according to a recent SEC filing. Before that, he worked for Microsoft as the tech director on HoloLens and Kinect.

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2018 Highlights: Award-winning VR gloves, global customers, and a growing team

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We started the year strong, receiving the Lumiere Technology Award in January, alongside companies like Disney and Microsoft. Weeks later, we traveled to Park City, Utah to debut our HaptX Glove prototype at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival. At HaptX, our team is celebrating a milestone-filled 2018.

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Vancouver Is Now One Of The Largest VR Hubs In The World

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In 1977, Vancouver established itself as a top-flight filming destination, earning the nickname “Hollywood North.” ” Animators and VFX professionals flocked to the area, helping it to become the third largest film and TV production centre in North America. That expertise led to cross-pollination.

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The XR Week Peek (2020.03.09): New Half-Life: Alyx videos and details, coronavirus makes events go virtual and much more!

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And now also companies are affected directly : after a worker has been found positive to the virus in the Seattle venue, now a group of Facebook employees has been left working from home. That’s a disaster. Now the tech giant is exploring its motto “Defy distance” with its own employees. HoloLens 2 is now being used by the Army.

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