Tech Trends VR

APRIL 30, 2018

Described as an “Interactive Virtual Reality Memorial,” The Day the World Changed will premiere at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival in New York City Click To Tweet. Important experiences like this have the potential to open up new markets and audiences to the power of immersive storytelling around the world Click To Tweet.

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OCTOBER 31, 2018

Now, the company has shut down their last remaining New York location, and has said they won’t be investing any more into VR during 2019. As reported by Variety , IMAX says the closure at AMC Kips Bay in New York comes as the conclusion of a pilot test. Only four centres remain: Toronto, LA, Bangkok and Manchester.

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JULY 5, 2017

Coinciding with the growth of the augmented and virtual reality industries, there are tons of new job opportunities. New companies spawned by the tech will be welcoming new employees and established companies will be welcoming new faces as they tackle the new opportunities VR and AR afford their businesses.

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JULY 26, 2017

New York City’s Deputy Mayor for Housing and Economic Development, Alicia Glen, recently announced the selection of NYU Tandon School of Engineering to “develop and operate” the “first government-funded” VR/AR hub for education, training, research, investment and business creation at a 15,000 square foot space in the Brooklyn Navy Yard.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2017

2016 could be considered the official introduction of virtual reality to the world and many industries have either embraced the technology at varying levels or simply started paying attention to movements within the industry. Virtual Reality Evolution // February 16. Virtuality // February 24th – February 26th.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

From Tender Claws , the studio behind Virtual Virtual Reality (2017) , and the New York-based live theater company Pie Hole comes The Under Presents, something its creators call “part game, part theater, part extravaganza.”

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DECEMBER 22, 2016

The Unspoken is a multiplayer virtual reality video game that was released earlier this month as a launch title for the Oculus Touch platform. In an interview with UploadVR, Price revealed that The Unspoken was originally conceived by his team as an open world console game called Wizards of New York.

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VRScout

MAY 25, 2016

One team at a Netflix’s Hack Day, created just that, with their concept of a Netflix video rental store in virtual reality. The Netflix Zone concept allows you to put on your HTC Vive headset and walk around a virtual video rental store, complete with a library of VHS tapes on the “shelves”.

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JUNE 12, 2017

Virtual reality has always been a tough sell. As long as the experience was safe and the risk of motion sickness was low, most would enjoy diving into a virtual world à la the Matrix. Raising a Rukus, developed by the Virtual Reality Company, was one of the newer offerings.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

In 2019, the demand growth for augmented reality and virtual reality engineers skyrocketed 1400% from the previous year, surpassing the demand for blockchain engineers (the most in-demand skill in 2018). Venture capital investment in augmented reality and virtual reality hit $4.1

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Digital fashion house and Metaverse production studio, The Immersive Kind, is debuting “The Other World,” an event on 4 September in conjunction with the New York Digital Fashion Week 2022. Virtual Reality World by @lornainmanart @ImmersiveKind with 3D garms by IvanSvanberg!

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

If you’re serious about virtual reality , you might have your own dedicated kit at home. See Also: VR Artist Rosie Summers on Art and Virtual Reality. The main goal is to encourage face-to-face communication… as well as to drive local interest and attract new people. The Tournament Aspect. What’s Next?

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JULY 28, 2022

We Met In Virtual Reality is the full-length documentary now streaming to HBO subscribers and it was captured by Hunting while finishing a film-making degree in COVID-19 isolation. Now, We Met In Virtual Reality is introducing HBO Max watchers to VRChat culture and the capabilities of modern VR headsets.

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EON Reality

JANUARY 15, 2018

Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality (AR & VR) are some of the fastest growing sectors of our economy. The Virtual Reality Training Academy and Development Lab at Lehman College (CUNY) teaches the skills needed to create Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality applications for enterprise and education.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 2, 2016

Now, Starbreeze and Lionsgate have announced that the most substantial peek at the title, entitled John Wick Chronicles: An Eye for an Eye, will be given at next week’s New York Comic Con where show attendees will get to go hands on with the HTC Vive version. The demo is reportedly around 7 minutes long.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

MAY 15, 2023

The New York City-based company has released a specialised immersive training category to address workplace-related mental health issues. Users can employ the cross-platform solution across virtual reality (VR) headsets and iOS smartphones, tablets, and computers.

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Hypergrid Business

DECEMBER 26, 2018

Virtual reality is a hot topic in the field of science and technology. It is assumed that the cost of hardware and the complexity of production are the obstructions for the massive adoption of virtual reality. Speaking of virtual reality, the first thing people think of might be watching 360 videos.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

The news comes weeks after the Menlo Park-based tech giant listed several jobs on LinkedIn to hire in North Carolina’s Research Triangle Park hub. The firm also listed positions at other US tech hubs, including New York, San Francisco, and Austin. Meta Platforms has agreed to stop the acquisition, according to the filing.

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Hypergrid Business

JUNE 15, 2017

Low-cost virtual reality viewers — some made out of cardboard — are a minimal investment from consumer standpoint or from a company who would like to distribute their virtual reality experiences themselves. Test driving a car through virtual reality makes a lot of sense. But Volvo made it work.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Last year’s show was full of virtual reality. This time, they doubled down… New York Comic Con is pop-culture Christmas for us east-coasters. They’re new, they’re awesome and they’re all at the Experiential Zone -1E of the Javits Convention Center. New York Haunted Hayride Presents VR CON.

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AllThingsVR

JUNE 16, 2017

How L’Oreal uses virtual reality to make internal decisions at its New York HQ Considering the flashier features of L’Oréal’s 352,000 square-foot New York City headquarters — a full Essie nail salon and a Hudson River-facing terrace, for instance — it’s easy to walk right past the company’s virtual reality room.

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AllThingsVR

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

Why The New York Times Sent it’s Readers 1.3 Jessica tells us how the Times decided to join the VR revolution, the process that takes place before a VR story is published and why advertisers are getting excited for Virtual Reality. Read more here.

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Hypergrid Business

MAY 29, 2016

The New York Times has released an 8-minute virtual reality documentary based on footage from NASA’s New Horizons fly-by of Pluto. The video includes views from space as well as views from the surface of the...

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AllThingsVR

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

Virtual Reality Takes On the Videoconference With equipment for virtual-reality viewing now on the consumer market, public tech companies and venture capitalists are exploring possible applications in everything from videogames to medicine. Read more here.

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ARPost

APRIL 20, 2021

See Also: New PwC Report: The Effectiveness of Virtual Reality Soft Skills Training. This will allow the VR training program to expand beyond the state of Massachusetts, to the other five states where Viabilityoperates: Connecticut, Florida, New York, Oklahoma, and Rhode Island.

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AllThingsVR

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

A beginner’s guide to developing virtual reality apps While the thought of transferring your knowledge of app development from a rectangular screen to a fully immersive environment can seem daunting, the virtual reality development landscape is very much at the same place mobile app development was just a few short years ago.

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ARPost

MARCH 10, 2021

ARTECHOUSE New York City, which is known for displaying genre-pushing installations, has launched its latest immersive tech installation. See Also: Explore Belgrade’s Street Art and Graffiti Exhibition in Virtual Reality. At the same time, it is his first solo exhibition in New York.

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ARPost

MARCH 16, 2020

After decades of speculation, anticipation, hype, and disappointment, is 2020 virtual reality ’s breakout year? As someone who studies the psychology and ergonomics of virtual and augmented technologies, I’ve long known the key to mass adoption lies in a positive user experience, which virtual reality is now poised to deliver.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

MAY 15, 2023

The New York City-based company has released a specialised immersive training category to address workplace-related mental health issues. Users can employ the cross-platform solution across virtual reality (VR) headsets and iOS smartphones, tablets, and computers.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

EarthxInteractive, a subsidiary of EarthxFilm specializing in environmentally-conscious immersive storytelling, has announced a partnership with the United Nations and the City of New York to provide a series of climate-focused 360-degree films and immersive experiences for their annual Climate Week in NYC.

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Tech Trends VR

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

The New York Times unveils its new AR experience for the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games. The New York Times just debuted its first augmented reality experience: a preview piece for the Winter Olympics Click To Tweet. The Times has been among the most innovative digital storytellers for many years.

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JULY 28, 2022

FTC seeks to block virtual reality giant Meta’s acquisition of popular app creator Within: [link]. — Meta already owns a best-selling virtual reality fitness app, and it had the capabilities to compete even more closely with Within’s popular Supernatural app. FTC (@FTC) July 27, 2022. Meta Faces FTC, Earnings Woes.

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Cats and VR

APRIL 27, 2017

Starbreeze AB today presented its next in line Virtual Reality experience shorts produced under its Publishing arm to be produced for future Location Based Initiatives (LBE) in the StarVR Virtual Reality HMD. Each experience aims to push the bar beyond what’s possible in home use setups.

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VRScout

JUNE 25, 2019

Available for free via SteamVR and PlayStation V R, Spider-Man: Far From Home Virtual Reality puts you in the boots (onesie?) Your time to swing through New York like Spider-Man has finally arrived! In breathtaking virtual reality, you’ll finally have the chance to scale and swing from the highest towers in Manhattan.

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Road to VR

APRIL 14, 2020

Created by indie studio Tender Claws , known for its breakout hit VR experience Virtual Virtual Reality (2017) , and the New York-based live theater company Pie Hole , The Under Presents is a different type of game—and that’s putting it lightly.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2016

But, whether the decision is to move to New York City, Los Angeles, or any one of many rapidly gentrifying locations around the United States, there is always a question of cost and efficiency while planning these moves. Peter Alden, VP of Sales for Floored, tells me that Virtual Reality was a very natural vertical for them.

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MARCH 12, 2017

CNN has officially launched CNNVR, a new immersive journalism unit and virtual reality platform with CNN Digital. Capturing major news events in 360 video, the global team will produce weekly virtual reality experiences and live streams.

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