XR Today - Virtual Reality

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Meta Platforms has begun rolling out virtual reality (VR) sports matches for the National Basketball Association (NBA). However, Meta and Xtadium will only host the latter in the United States, and Horizon Worlds-based games in the US, United Kingdom, Iceland, Ireland, France, and Spain.

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WITHIN

JUNE 27, 2019

Can Virtual Reality Be The Bold New Frontier of Journalism? Like so many news outlets, our latest partner , CNN has paid attention to these trends, and in 2017 it announced the launch of a virtual reality unit called CNNVR, which produces 360-degree news stories. Iceland is Melting” was produced in 2018 by CNNVR.

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ARPost

OCTOBER 24, 2022

To date, the Horizon Worlds metaverse project is available in select regions only: the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Spain, France, Ireland, and Iceland. The XR production studio did not stumble upon virtual reality by chance. Double Eye Studios leads the world in embracing virtual theater production.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 31, 2023

For now, Horizon Worlds is only available on Quest 2 headsets in the US, Canada, UK, France, Iceland, Ireland and Spain—something we hope they change well before it ushers in flatscreen users. It was too good to be true.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

.” Meta hasn’t said who is getting access to the new Personal Space next, however like the Horizon Worlds rollout it’s possible the company is handpicking regions across the entire Horizon Worlds userbase, which for now only includes 18+ in the US, Canada, UK, Iceland, Ireland, France, and Spain.

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VRScout

JUNE 3, 2016

The Icelandic music icon is taking her VR album on tour, starting in Sydney. Now the artist is again teleporting fans to her native Iceland with the Björk Digital exhibition, launching on Friday in Sydney, Australia, with Björk herself expected to DJ at the event. Björk spinning at preview night.

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ARVR

AUGUST 31, 2021

Hrafn Thorisson has worked in the field of virtual reality (VR) experiences since 2013. According to him, it is not just about putting the player “inside” the game but also making the game more like reality. Hrafn Thorisson has had an intense interest in virtual reality (VR), specifically since he was a kid.

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VRScout

MAY 23, 2017

The Icelandic music icon’s next stop after traveling the globe with her VR album is finally right here in Los Angeles. The Björk Digital exhibition includes digital and virtual reality music video works from the artist’s latest album, Vulnicura. Björk Digital runs from May 19 to June 4 in downtown LA.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 30, 2017

According to a report by Icelandic publication MBL , CCP is shelving virtual reality as it closes its Atlanta location and sells its Newcastle office, two important VR branches that produced Sparc (2017) and EVE: Valkyrie (2016). “Virtual reality will eventually change the world,” Pétursson reassures.

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VRScout

APRIL 4, 2017

The Icelandic art-pop singer released the full version of the VR music video for Notget, off of her 2015 LP, Vulnicara , after releasing a teaser for the video last November. You can now watch a 2D video version of Björk’s latest VR music experience. This isn’t Björk’s first VR rodeo, and it likely won’t be the last.

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Road to VR

JULY 4, 2019

Waltz of the Wizard (2016) is a exceptionally well-built VR experience from Iceland-based studio Aldin Dynamics. Set to launch on July 10th, Waltz of the Wizard: Extended Edition will be a paid experience that Aldin says will help them continue to maintain Waltz of the Wizard as a “fun showcase of the potential of virtual reality.”

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ARPost

AUGUST 4, 2020

Featuring superb, calming landscapes from Iceland in 4K quality, the app is developed by an award-winning startup and includes music by bands like GusGus and Sigur Rós. This is one of the VR meditation apps designed for people who need a step by step approach to this activity.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 27, 2016

I feel the chronological narrative of the album is ideal for the private circus virtual reality is, a theatre able to capture the emotional landscape of it,” Björk said in a statement on her website at the time. Stonemilker” was the opening track from Vulnicura that was shot in Iceland and also directed by Andrew Huang.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Horizon Worlds on the other hand has been limited to users 18+ since it was launched in 2021, and only to those in US, Canada, UK, France, Iceland, Ireland and Spain. Meta’s Quest 2 headset is technically only available to users aged 13 and up.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

Now, he turns his eye towards virtual reality with Gnomes & Goblins , an original production from Wevr in partnership with Reality One. THE FAMOUS ICELANDIC ECCENTRIC EMBRACES VR. That fabulously weird genius known as Björk continues her lifetime exploration of technology, art, and music with Björk Digital.

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ARPost

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Háifoss Iceland. The users will benefit from a virtual guide narrating and teaching interesting facts about each location. They can also enjoy 3 collectible points of interest in each location and the ability to take virtual photos and save them on their device and/or share them with friends. White Pocket. Mount Morrison.

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VR Game Critic

JUNE 3, 2016

Iconic Icelandic artist Björk is collaborating with HTC to let fans experience a virtual reality interpretation of Vulnicura, Björk’s most recent studio album. The Björk collaboration is the latest in a series of experiments that aim to prove that the Vive can be used for more than just action games.

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VRScout

JANUARY 20, 2017

That’s why the new tech uses 3D X-ray and optical imaging to provide surgeons with an “augmented reality view of the inside and outside of a patient.” AR and virtual reality are seeing continued applications in surgery.

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Hypergrid Business

JANUARY 26, 2022

I wrote my own ViFi novel, MetaWars , in 2010 after the Icelandic ash cloud grounded flights across Europe. Anyone who spends their days working from home, on what feels like non-stop Zoom meetings or Microsoft Teams sessions, is living a type of virtual reality. Still from 2018 film Ready Player One.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 1, 2016

On December 6 the $199 controller add-on for the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset will begin shipping to a horde of ravenous consumers. According to Crytek: “The extensive game update will be free to everyone who owns The Climb , and also includes an expansive new setting inspired by the landscapes of Iceland.

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AllThingsVR

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

From Iceland, she appeared at the London press conference as a live avatar, which mirrored her movements using motion-capture technology. Björk Appears as Amazing Live Avatar to Open London Exhibition This morning, Björk opened the London leg of her Björk Digital exhibition in spectacular fashion.

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Bernard Marr

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Whether or not we are ready to start wearing virtual reality headsets in order to work collaboratively and take part in more immersive and engaging virtual meetings, training sessions and sales pitches remains to be seen.

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WITHIN

MAY 8, 2019

Iceland is Melting”| Available 6/20 Still image of “Iceland is Melting” courtesy of CNNVR & Within Travel to Iceland, the island nation that many researchers consider ground zero for climate change.

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Road to VR

JUNE 3, 2016

Waltz of the Wizard, a project from Iceland-based Twisted Realms developer Aldin Dynamics , is begging to be developed into a full game with more realms to explore and more potions to mix. ” We’ll be keeping an eye on Aldin for whatever their magicians can conjure up next.

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VRWorld

JULY 20, 2016

In just a few weeks, the world of Virtual Reality Experiences (VRX) is going to get super immersive add-on. Solfar worked hand in hand with RVX , Iceland-based Special Effects (VFX) studio which worked on the Everest movie. The first fully featured, 1.5

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Tech Trends VR

MARCH 25, 2019

This had to be more than a 360 video or linear Virtual Reality music video that had been seen before, because Sigur Rós was really clear that they didn’t want to make another music video. 1500 music samples were remixed to create dynamic music systems and make virtual instruments that you can interact with Click To Tweet.

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Cats and VR

JUNE 9, 2016

As part of the Björk Digital Tour, world-renowned artist Björk, and San Francisco virtual reality studio, River Studios has teamed up to create an immersive musical experience: Vulnicura VR, the first virtual reality music album. Virtual reality is a natural continuity of that.

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VR Geeks

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Supernatural is a virtual reality game that has been released on the Oculus Rift. Amazing 360 vistas are combined with near-photorealistic generated foregrounds to give the impression that you’re working out in a rice field at twilight, on the Icelandic tundra, or in the Scottish Highlands.

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VR Geeks

OCTOBER 12, 2021

The the climb quest 2 is a game that takes you through an adventure in virtual reality. Rather, as someone who has frequently played virtual reality games for the last six years, I can confidently state that the pressure your VR headgear may place on your neck is not insignificant.

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VRWorld

DECEMBER 19, 2017

They invited a reporter from Pitchfork, an online music magazine, to its offices to check out a new mixed reality app Tónandi created in collaboration with Icelandic band Sigur Rós. But it seems, something is actually happening.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 18, 2016

John Riccitiello, CEO of Unity Technologies, predicted that tech journalists would start gleefully writing that the virtual reality revolution is over because sales of VR headsets fell short of expectations, and analysts are in the midst of shaving back their predictions. I’m not one of those journalists.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 22, 2020

Virtual Reality is becoming always more important in enterprise settings , for training, architectural visualization, prototyping, and more. Companies are understanding that virtual reality is making them spare a lot of time and money , and also guaranteeing better safety for their workers. Why is this relevant?

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VRWorld

AUGUST 16, 2017

Since its launch, EVE: Valkyrie is one of most immersive VR experiences, a fast paced space combat sim which might serve as a professional training tool for your neck muscles. “If you can play first-person shooters, you can pilot one of EVE: Valkyrie – Warzone’s amazing ships.

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The Ghost Howls

OCTOBER 27, 2019

The latest report on virtual reality by SuperData doesn’t offer us great news on the VR landscape. The two lucky countries are New Zealand and Iceland. Grove is an interesting project on Kickstarter that aims at taking support groups to virtual reality. But now, it is the turn of some cool AR and VR news….

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Steki Amusement

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

VR EGG 360: 360º spinning roller coaster Owatch VR 360° rotating chair takes VR Immersion to a Higher Level 360° rotation, super virtual reality entertainment experience! Embark on a weightless journey for a more realistic virtual reality immersive experience. to restore the game experience in the most realistic way.

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Steki Amusement

OCTOBER 26, 2021

We have picked out the top five best racing simulator or virtual reality racing simulator, giving you a pool of options when deciding which of these is best for you. VR Racing 2 (Virtual Reality Racing Simulator). Virtual Reality Racing Simulator / VR Racing 2. VR Racing (Virtual Reality Driving Simulator).

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Steki Amusement

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Virtual reality cinema equipment. 9D chairs with 10 seats, virtual reality theme park preferred. Really step into the virtual reality centers and move freely in the vr game zone, virtual movies, virtual tours, virtual real estate, etc. Factory price, factory shipment.

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