Cats and VR

JUNE 23, 2016

Just in time for the release of the new Independence Day film, the Austin based virtual reality studio, Ghost Machine, has announced the retail launch date for a new VR arcade flight sim game, Final Strike. link] What if fighter-pilot movies had a love child with alien invasion blockbusters from the ’90s?

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VRScout

DECEMBER 26, 2018

If 2018 is remembered for anything, it’ll be for the multiple high-quality animated VR films released throughout the year. Featuring an absolutely stellar voice cast including everyone from John Legend and Oprah Winfrey, to Constance Wu and Diego Luna, Crow: The Legend is arguably one of the most well-structured VR short films ever released.

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Road to VR

JULY 12, 2018

Hype train passengers, all aboard: set to arrive on Rift in two weeks, Oculus today announced a two more playable heroes coming to Marvel Powers United VR’s super human lineup. This time it’s Guardians of the Galaxy’s Gamora and Star-Lord.

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Peter Graham

JANUARY 29, 2020

There have been some wonderful animated movies for virtual reality (VR) audiences over the last few years, from the now defunct Oculus Story Studio with Dear Angelica or Penrose Studios’ Allumette, to Bonfire and Invasion! by Baobab Studios.

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AR Insider

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

The supermarket will anchor AREA15’s retail and entertainment complex in Las Vegas. You can watch the films on their custom-built 360° Desktop web browser theatre or any VR headset. Baby Hands is in Oculus Labs for the Quest. This is an amazing twist to the Mirrorworld story. Meow Wolf’s Omega Mart is now open.

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Road to VR

JUNE 28, 2018

Oculus and Sanzaru Games today announced their upcoming co-op VR game for Rift, MARVEL Powers United VR, finally has a release date. The co-op VR game, which was first revealed at Disney D23 fan expo in summer of last year, was created by Marvel Games, Sanzaru Games, and Oculus Studios.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

But before talking about it, let me invite you once more to visit the Venice VR Expanded virtual worlds that we did in VRChat for the Venice Film Festival. Rumors hint to Oculus discontinuing the current Quest and selling the new one at $299 and $399. Facebook is temporarily suspending the sale of Oculus Quest devices in Germany.

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Peter Graham

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

has announced the launch will take place in November whilst confirming an Oculus Quest version will also be released. Last Labyrinth – Oculus Quest Screenshot. First showcased at TGS 2016, Last Labyrinth is an escape room experience along the lines of horror films such as The Cube. Japanese developer Amata K.K.

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Peter Graham

JULY 25, 2019

When Amazon features on VRFocus it’s usually because of another retail promotion offering some hefty virtual reality (VR) hardware discounts. This week, however, Amazon takes another step into the VR realm by launching its Prime Video service to mobile headsets Oculus Go, Samsung Gear VR and Oculus Quest.

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Road to VR

JULY 19, 2018

Oculus and Sanzaru Games today revealed the official launch trailer to Marvel Powers United VR, and it appears we know who the last six hero slots are going to. Marvel Powers United VR is an upcoming co-op VR game created by Marvel Games, Sanzaru Games, and Oculus Studios.

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Road to VR

JUNE 4, 2017

One of the key ‘most wanted’ advances desired in today’s retail virtual reality headsets is higher resolution displays. times that of the current generation HTC Vive and Oculus Rift headsets. Recently we reported on Samsung’s prototype OLED panels sporting a PPI (pixels per inch) figure of 858, nearly 3.5

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Tech Trends VR

JANUARY 1, 2019

We’ve seen compelling use cases emerge for AR, VR and MR across education , industry, retail and training, as well as the increased acceptance of it as an art form, with festivals all over the world dedicating space to showcasing VR strands.

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XR for Business Podcast

MAY 8, 2019

The XR for Business podcast will interview leaders from marketing, manufacturing, retail, training, HR, banking, insurance, emergency services, IT, and of course from virtual, augmented and mixed reality professionals creating the tools we will use to enter into the age of spatial computing. MetaVRse is a leader in XR Solutions for business.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 20, 2016

Belch realized the potential of VR for sports training and spent two years working with Bailenson to develop and troubleshoot an effective way to film Stanford Football’s practices in 360-degree, immersive video allowing players to rewatch practice film using a VR headset. For us the cost of failure is really high,” says Belch. “If

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Hypergrid Business

JUNE 19, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic is accelerating the use of virtual reality and augmented reality, experts say, especially in retail, education and health. For example, the Cannes Film Festival will focus on extended reality in its special Cannes XR virtual show this year. Retail shopping and advertising. Image courtesy Arch Virtual. ).

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 19, 2018

That’s a bit disappointing and considering that in some months Oculus will release the Quest , that has full 6 DOF support, HTC had necessarily to do something. The film recreates the seven miracles performed by Jesus Christ in virtual reality with unique 6DoF scenes of where the audience can walk into the movie scene with the actors.

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ARVR

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

360 Virtual Tour Though a 360-degree tour can be any that allows you to look around at all angles, the traditional definition of this tour is one filmed with a camera. The tour is either created through a sequence of camera shots merged together, or one continuous shot filmed on a 360-degree camera.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 2, 2022

Its first retail store is opening in Burlingame, CA on May 9th. Goodbye Oculus brand. More info (Meta stores) More info (Oculus website disappearing). Tribeca Film Festival is back with 10 New VR experiences. Others will come in the future. Confusion LVL 9000. Other news. Nreal launches Air smartglasses in the UK.

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XR for Business Podcast

MAY 8, 2019

The XR for Business podcast will interview leaders from marketing, manufacturing, retail, training, HR, banking, insurance, emergency services, IT, and of course from virtual, augmented and mixed reality professionals creating the tools we will use to enter into the age of spatial computing. MetaVRse is a leader in XR Solutions for business.

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Peter Graham

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

The brainchild of Blair Renaud, Low-Fi is another dystopian sci-fi experience inspired by some of the film greats such as Blade Runner, Robocop, Outland and Alien. To access a copy of the videogame when it becomes available you’ll need to pledge at least $35 (£22 GBP) for the normal retail copy.

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VRScout

JUNE 10, 2016

With regards to talent, Snapchat has been acquiring there in a big way as well, hiring people from Oculus, Hololens, Qualcomm, as well as a few designers who have created glasses for names like Michael Kors and Lady Gaga. Their facial tracking modification technology eventually enabled the popular “Lenses” feature.

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RealVision VR

JULY 19, 2015

In no particular order or preference, there’s: Vrideo LittlStar Oculus Share WEARVR MilkVR and of course Youtube 360. Things will certainly change as more cinematic VR “films” and content is created, but for now, only VR games can be monetized. Currently there is a dire lack of compelling stereoscopic Cinematic VR.

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VRScout

AUGUST 22, 2017

After much recent speculation of a possible price drop, the HTC Vive has joined the Oculus Rift in the discount club—cutting $200 off the previously $799 tag. Iñárritu’s new virtual reality film is showcased at LACMA. Oh baby, it might be time to finally break down and get yourself that sweet roomscale VR (right out of the box!…

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VRWorld

JULY 12, 2017

There’s no doubt that the announcements made on this conference might be the clearest direction where VR/MR/AR are heading as an industry, as it will happen after Microsoft Windows 10 Mixed Reality launches, as well as seeing the first sales results of next generation Oculus Rift headset.

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Peter Graham

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Located in a retail unit in London’s Ealing area. The popularity of Arena-Scale VR experiences has grown across the industry – with news that the poster-boy for this application, The VOID and their “ Hyper-Reality ” film based free-roaming experience planning on opening a permanent location in London in the coming months. Source: KWP.

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VRScout

APRIL 13, 2020

Available on Oculus Store for Rift , PlayStation Store , Steam , and Viveport. Available on Oculus Store for Quest , and Oculus Store for Rift. Available on Oculus Store for Quest , and Oculus Store for Gear VR. Available on Oculus Store for Rift , Steam , and Viveport. Rating: Everyone. Price: $11.99.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

MARCH 30, 2017

Oculus, too, quietly raised the price of its Rift from £499 to £549 when it launched at domestic retailers. “The UK now leads the way in VFX for films thanks to government support and it would be good to see that strategy used to help make the UK one of the leaders in VR development.”

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Retail and consumer was a big one as well. So we’ve got an update from HTC and Oculus on what’s the state of the hardware. It can be just filmed.” Because a lot of– I’ve seen a lot of retail stuff and it’s like, “Here’s a grocery store in VR.” Kathryn: Yes.

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ARPost

APRIL 9, 2020

The free update to the SVR metaverse is available on Steam and Oculus Home. See Also: As Coronavirus Disrupts Retail, AR Shifts from Nicety to Necessity. From fantastic VR worlds to live 360-degree video festival broadcasts across the world, XR technology will change the way people experience music, films, and video games.

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VeeR VR

DECEMBER 6, 2017

There are many VR events, conferences, expos and film festivals worth attending, and we've handpicked the best ones with agenda & venue, as well as social media information attached. Give this a read and pick out your favorite ones to visit! It began in 1987, and has continued to grow in both scope and size every year.

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XR for Business Podcast

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Retail and consumer was a big one as well. So we’ve got an update from HTC and Oculus on what’s the state of the hardware. It can be just filmed.” Because a lot of– I’ve seen a lot of retail stuff and it’s like, “Here’s a grocery store in VR.” Kathryn: Yes.

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VeeR VR

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

According to UploadVR , Oculus intends to release their higher-end standalone VR headset named Santa Cruz at the first quarter of 2019. Oculus is ambitious on taking the market share by designing a VR headset with cameras added for inside-out tracking of 6DOF head movement and two Oculus Touch-style controllers. Social VR Apps.

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The Ghost Howls

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

has a recommend retail price of £129 in the UK ($129 in the US) which includes free shipping. Vive took the early market by storm , launching out the box with full roomscale support and tracked motion controllers , whilst Oculus could only launch their Rift CV1 with seated support and an Xbox game controller. VTuber, Virtual Girl Nem.

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XR for Business Podcast

MAY 26, 2020

And I think it's a really interesting point, because many VR users tend to buy VR to play games, including Steam or Oculus or HTC Vive. Joonmo: Yeah, but actually -- as you said -- there is a big change for our marketing strategy, as until the last year we've tended to focus on retail stores in order to sell our devices.

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XR for Business Podcast

MAY 26, 2020

And I think it's a really interesting point, because many VR users tend to buy VR to play games, including Steam or Oculus or HTC Vive. Joonmo: Yeah, but actually -- as you said -- there is a big change for our marketing strategy, as until the last year we've tended to focus on retail stores in order to sell our devices.

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ARPost

JANUARY 2, 2020

Taking a look back at some of the films that first piqued our interest in augmented reality and how the technology in these films fits into our real lives. VR Headset Comparison of Vive Cosmos vs. Oculus Rift S. We compare two VR headsets – Vive Cosmos and Oculus Rift S. Infographic]. Which one is the victor?

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XR for Business Podcast

MAY 26, 2020

And I think it's a really interesting point, because many VR users tend to buy VR to play games, including Steam or Oculus or HTC Vive. Joonmo: Yeah, but actually -- as you said -- there is a big change for our marketing strategy, as until the last year we've tended to focus on retail stores in order to sell our devices.

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