VRScout

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Over the past several years, the legendary Sundance Film Festival has transformed from a high-profile celebration of independent film into a haven for bleeding-edge multimedia projects. These locations will serve as the home bases for an eclectic catalog of carefully curated film, art, and technology.

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JULY 8, 2020

and Steven Spielberg released an official film adaptation that went on to gross an impressive $582.8 According to Cline, Ready Player Two will be a direct sequel to the book as opposed to the film. If you look closely at the cover, however, you’ll spot a reference to the classic 1982 Activision game Pitfall!

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JULY 16, 2021

Thanks to jaw-dropping VR films like Space Explorers: An ISS Experience and educational games such as Mission: ISS , anyone with a VR headset has the ability to experience life aboard the International Space Station.

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VRScout

JULY 7, 2021

The legendary film festival goes virtual to deliver a series of live talks featuring some of the biggest names in the XR industry. Along with these incredible works of art, Cannes XR – Marché du Film is also hosting its own series of industry-focused panels featuring some of the biggest names in the world of VR.

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VRScout

MAY 31, 2022

Gates01, as it’s referred to by the company, features a unique open-air design inspired by Steven Speilberg’s 2018 film, Ready Player On e. As for the VR headset, StepVR used a design referred to as pancake optics to reduce the overall size and weight of the device while maintaining a solid 4K resolution.

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JULY 14, 2017

You can see the full image in all of its glory (jam-packed full of little references here and there, just like the book) embedded at the top of this article. The film takes place in a futuristic dystopia where most of the world is rundown and nearly destroyed. The film is getting VR content that’s made by HTC , too.

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Road to VR

APRIL 30, 2017

Mark Zuckerberg recently posted the 360 film Step to the Line on his Facebook page , which highlights the challenges of living with the criminal justice system in the US, on both sides of the prison wall. The post 360 Short Film ‘Step to the Line’ Published as Part of Oculus’ VR for Good Initiative appeared first on Road to VR.

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JULY 22, 2017

A large part of the Ready Player One film will involve a virtual world called The OASIS that the lead character explores. It will feature a multitude of pop culture items and references, but it could also feature a 3D avatar creator by you. These particular winners will receive $250 in exchange for Assignment of All Rights.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Isaac Asimov’s Foundation book series has served as the inspiration for many of the science fiction films, television, and video games we enjoy today. ” The game features a technology the developer refers to as “dynamic conversations,” which promise more realistic interactions with in-game characters.

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VRScout

JULY 8, 2021

It’s not often you come across an interactive short film as emotionally powerful as Madrid Noir. The 46-minute film noir-inspired adventure tells the story of Lola, an over-curious young girl on a mission to uncover the mysterious activities of her own uncle in Madrid, Spain. Image Credit: VRScout. Feature Image Credit: VRScout.

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VRScout

APRIL 23, 2018

One of the largest independent film festivals in the world, the annual Tribeca Film Festival is responsible for delivering some of the most impactful and most-talked-about creative projects to NYC audiences. Newcomers will leave with fresh knowledge on a rich heritage while those familiar will find plenty of references to appreciate.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

The film follows the titular Shang-Chi, a master of unarmed combat who is forced to confront his complicated past after being dragged reluctantly into his father’s shadowy organization, referred to as the Ten Rings.

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VRScout

JANUARY 12, 2022

In this interactive VR experience, audiences use HTC’s Vive Focus 3 VR headset to explore a historically-accurate recreation of Notre-Dame painstakingly crafted using high-res scans of the interior and older images as a reference. I feel, I believe, the same feeling as the spectators who saw the first talkie film!”

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VRScout

JANUARY 11, 2018

Sansar Studios’ latest venture gives you the chance to explore all the pop culture references featured in Aech’s legendary ‘garage.’. Spielberg’s upcoming Ready Player One film adaptation is shaping up to be not only one of the most highly-anticipated releases of 2018, but one of the biggest VR-focused feature films of all-time.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

To create their digital variants, the band’s creative team turned to the same motion capture technology used in big Hollywood films like Star Wars and Lord of the Rings. ABBA’s digital concert experience, referred to as Voyage , will use a pre-recorded performance of ABBA in their mocap suits. Honestly, they look pretty badass!

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ARVR

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

It’s commonly used to refer to the sensation of feeling as though one truly exists in the game world, like they’re “really there.” Often the last thing that game developers and even film makers think about, sound is actually the most important part of immersing an audience. Immersion in gaming can mean a couple different things.

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VRScout

APRIL 19, 2022

With brands and industries all making the shift to the metaverse, “digital twinning,” as it’s referred to by some, is becoming just as important for individuals. We are seeing a strong desire among consumers for more realistic avatars with a focus on cultural representation.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 4, 2019

He’s referring to his penchant for repeatedly donning his VR headset to make sure that the extensive composite work he was doing had all the visuals in each film in the best possible place in order to make the items pop in stereoscopic 3D. You can hand the computer any reference painting and it will do its best to replicate it.”.

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VRScout

MAY 3, 2018

Celebrate the life and genius of French illusionist & film director Georges Méliès in this adorable Google Spotlight Story. The charming 2 minute short is chock full of references to Georges previous work, such as a scene including a series of stars, a moon and a rocket ship which serve as a callback to A Trip to the Moon.

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Tech Trends VR

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Tech Trends checked out the world’s first feature length immersive film at its London premiere. 7 Miracles – the first feature-length cinematic VR film premiered at the 26 th Raindance Film Festival in London, which is Europe’s leading independent Film Festival and the largest in the UK.

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GizModo VR

AUGUST 2, 2021

Impossible even to broach this subject without reference to Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, in which an unkempt Jim Carrey enlists a legitimate if shoddily run medical firm to erase the memory of his ex-girlfriend. If that film had a message, it was almost certainly not “erasing memories is good,” but that is… Read more.

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Mashable VR

JULY 20, 2022

When it comes to name-dropping pop culture in its films, Marvel is no spring chicken. She tells a fellow chemo patient that they should watch these films in order to understand the mechanics of the wormhole — or in Thor’s case, the rainbow Bifrost Bridge that connects Asgard to the other nine realms. Batman Begins"?

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Road to VR

JANUARY 17, 2024

Image courtesy Apple Apple described four of these upcoming immersive films: Alicia Keys: Rehearsal Room offers a rare glimpse into the Grammy winner’s creative process with this intimate rehearsal session featuring renditions of her hits “No One,” “If I Ain’t Got You,” and “You Don’t Know My Name.”

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VRScout

OCTOBER 9, 2018

As part of an ongoing ritual to appease the uber-powerful machine, referred to by humanity as the “Great C,” each year a local village is required to send one of its own on a dangerous pilgrimage to “report” to Great C. The only catch? The Great C is available now for just $5.99 Image Credit: Secret Location.

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ARPost

APRIL 28, 2023

Throughout the game, references to popular spy and heist movies add humor and make you feel like the lead star in a Hollywood film. Once all floors are cleared, head to the roof of the building, then board the helicopter on standby for your grand escape.

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GizModo VR

JUNE 16, 2021

These days, a horror movie barely even feels like a horror movie if one of the characters hasn’t seen Halloween 50 million times or drops in a few references to David Cronenberg or Dario Argento. Netflix’s new film, A … Read more.

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VRScout

APRIL 26, 2019

Lucy remembers what you have done, the choices you have made and will refer back to those choices.” To reinforce that connection with Lucy, the team at Fable plan on showing chapters 1 & 2 back to back during Tribeca Immersive at the Tribeca Film Festival in NYC. ” Image Credit: Fable.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Referred to as “Closed-Loop Haptic Feedback Control Using a Self-Sensing Soft Pneumatic Actuator Skin,” the device is composed of a stretchable material only 500 nanometers thick, allowing it to form to a users body.

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JULY 22, 2017

The VR industry and fans have another reason to be excited with the film adaptation of Ernest Cline’s book Ready Player One set to be shown for the first time. At the open of the Warner Bros panel, Steven Spielberg, who will be directing the film, joined Chris Hardwick on stage with Ernest Cline to set off the big day.

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VRScout

JULY 6, 2020

Live music, thought-provoking art, and independent film-making; all coming together to create one of the more memorable social experiences I’ve had in a VR headset. Meanwhile, each acts personal lighting engineers, or “VJ’s,” operated the visuals in real-time using a device the team refers to as “Party In A Box.”

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Mashable VR

JUNE 7, 2022

There's a rampaging auditor, a family in crisis, a multiverse in peril, meta-references to Crazy Rich Asians and Temple of Doom , and an everything bagel that truly contains everything, including hot dog fingers. So, in one universe, Michelle Yeoh appears as herself on the red carpet of one of her beloved films, Crazy Rich Asians.

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ARPost

DECEMBER 26, 2022

The Map2Earn Beta program is backed by an intuitive UX that guides the users through the capture process.

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Road to VR

JUNE 4, 2017

Display specialists Kopin in partnership with Chinese company GoerTek have announced a new reference VR headset design that it claims is the smallest of its kind integrating the firm’s ‘Lightning’ OLED micro display panels sporting a substantial 2k x 2k resolution. Kopin claim are tackling this with a two-pronged approach.

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Mashable VR

APRIL 15, 2022

While that statement proves important to the plot of the film, it also seems to describe the strategy behind the entire Fantastic Beasts franchise: Take a book tangentially related to Harry Potter , spin it into a series of five ( or possibly only three ) films, worry about the details later. The resulting movies are bloated slogs.

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AR Insider

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Always see chart date for context, and refer to newer data if applicable. Always see chart date for context, and refer to newer projections if applicable. film releases) and utility (e.g., That’s followed by Facebook (1.58 billion) ARkit (1.19 billion), TikTok (950 million), ARCore (633 million) and Snapchat (240 million).

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Road to VR

MAY 1, 2018

Today at Facebook’s F8 developer conference the company announced a new partnership with RED Digital Cinema , a high-end digital film camera company, to create a VR camera based on Facebook’s Surround360 technology. Last year at F8, Facebook announced two new Surround360 camera reference designs.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

as of yet, but VideoLan referred to these improvements as their ‘2019 Promises,’ so hopefully we’ll be seeing these welcomed additions sooner than later. With room-scale VR films rising in popularity, it’ll be interesting to see if VLC, “King of Compatibility,” will include support for these passive experiences.

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