VRScout

AUGUST 29, 2016

The New Zealand Fire Service is testing fireproof 360 camera rigs that could one day save lives. As part of initial testing, The New Zealand Fire Service teamed up with creative agency FCB NZ to hack together a three GoPro camera rig that could withstand heat of up to 250 degrees Celsius (482 degrees Fahrenheit).

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Upload VR

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

” At 75 kilograms (165 pounds) of 3D printing filament so far, the New Zealander estimates he’s nearing the mid-point of his full-scale model of a complete T-Rex skeleton. He already sold the smaller one he made in 2020 and his ongoing learning process in VR modelling has brought him to new tools with bigger aspirations.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

Volumetric video can fulfill your dream of having your own personal Jon Hamm. Now the New Zealand-based company has officially employed the use of Apple’s powerful ARKit platform to bring a whole new level of realistic digital figures to augmented reality. You can move around them to inspect every angle and even interact.

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VRScout

AUGUST 3, 2017

The Lord of the Rings auteur is using Apple’s ARkit to unlock new levels of storytelling immersion in augmented reality. The New Zealand native is responsible for some of the medium’s most technologically groundbreaking work, including the Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit franchises. On stage demo at Apple’s WWDC.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

Video game platforms are teeming with adult-appropriate combat and adventure games that reward players with weapon upgrades and points based on the damage they instill. The New Zealand-based creators making Zingoshi are doing just that with a series of games and books they hope will empower girls and all adventuresome children.

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VRScout

MAY 5, 2020

When you were a kid did you ever fantasize about becoming your favorite TV, comic book, or video game character? Instead of simply watching content on a standard screen, children interact and transform into their favorite TV characters to create their own fun-filled videos. Weyo’s apps are COPPA-compliant, 100% safe, and 100% ad-free.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Dr. Grordbort’s Invaders was first teased back in 2015 in a Magic Leap concept video produced by Weta Workshop, Peter Jackson’s New Zealand-based conceptual design and effects studio. In short, it appears the Magic Leap One shooter is going to be a multiplayer game. You can check out the full job posting here.

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

A third wave of will come sometime in late 2023, including Japan, Australia, New Zealand. video) and dual USB 3.0 Second wave shipments will begin in Q4 2023 in Canada and Europe including the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Spain, Netherlands, Italy, and Belgium. Base Stations. Not included.

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VRScout

MAY 24, 2016

Samsung begins selling the Gear 360 in New Zealand – who’s going to be next? The footage resolution was what i’ve been looking for in a consumer 360° camera, a device that didn’t require spending hours stitching in Autopano, and something I could just easily share the final video on social. There is one problem though.

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Mashable VR

JULY 18, 2022

Snap announced today that the flagship video calls and chat features previously only accessible via its mobile Snapchat app will now be available on Google Chrome , with other browsers soon to come. The new web feature will first be rolling out to Snapchat+ subscribers in the U.S., Credit: Snap. SEE ALSO: Everyone is crying on TikTok.

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Road to VR

MARCH 15, 2022

Hitting the F5 button resulted in multiple minute-long waits to refresh your feed, something which ultimately was designed to stymy the user’s ability to view and share video and images. The year-long slowdown is over though. Twitter is also now blocked.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 5, 2018

Grordbort’s Invaders has long been held as the Magic Leap One’s premier IP, as the company has worked with Weta Workshop on the game since well before the New Zealand-based conceptual design & effects studio created the iconic robot-shooting concept video first seen back in 2015. pic.twitter.com/OniSjjfB7a.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 25, 2021

In a candid interview with New Zealand’s 1 News, Valve co-founder Gabe Newell sat down to talk all about his future vision for brain-computer interfaces (BCI), and how the technology is set to change everything about how we live (and play) today. Catch the video directly on News 1’s website.

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VRScout

AUGUST 14, 2017

This means you’ll have to pick up the popular program yourself, and as an owner I can tell you that it ain’t cheap … For those of you that already own Ableton and are thinking about picking up the VR app, here’s a helpful little video to assist you in pairing both pieces of software. AliveInVR is currently 10% off ($11.69) on SteamVR.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 4, 2016

In its essence, Sketchfab is attempting to do for online 3D models what YouTube did for videos. After 2016, the CoreVR option will be available for $19 per new 3D space. Matterport’s 3D camera has been used to map a vast collection of places, from a Maori village in New Zealand to a huge lava tube in Hawaii. Miss Seagull.

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VRScout

MAY 30, 2017

To make matters murkier, there’s also the recently-announced partnership between Google and HTC Vive to create new standalone mobile headsets for all Google Daydream-ready Android phones. Air New Zealand is one airlines provider that is testing how the Microsoft Hololens can help improve in-flight customer service.

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TechCrunch VR

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

New Zealand-based StretchSense, a maker of hand motion capture technology, believes virtual and augmented reality are going to replace the smartphone as the dominant way we interact with digital worlds and each other. In fact, it was recently used to make Snoop Dogg’s ‘ Crip Ya Enthusiasm ‘ music video.

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VRScout

AUGUST 13, 2016

Also don’t miss the latest Suicide Squad 360 video we got a preview of at Comic-Con. Experience flying on Pete’s dragon in this new VR/360 video experience! It is up to you and your Squad of antiheroes to defeat the horde of enemies that try to stop you. Mountain Goat Mountain (FREE – Oculus Rift ).

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XR Today - VR Headsets tag

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Founded in 2014, Bigscreen launched its social VR platform allowing users to stream movies, play video games, and collaborate across PCs with friends and colleagues. Further abroad, shoppers in Japan, Australia, and New Zealand can buy the device, which the company plans to expand next year.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

The HoloLens 2 Development Edition will become available in 10 additional countries by the end of the year: Canada, Germany, France, UK, Ireland, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Switzerland, and Italy. More info (Unboxing video on Upload VR). Two interesting videos on the Quest 2.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

A multi-character drama in VR or AR would be like “Sleep No More”, the smash hit environmental theater production in New York now going into the sixth year. As the video below shows, a cinematically real, 3D George Takei is not something that can be made casually. A tracking shot with 41 cameras is hardly feasible.

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XR Today - Big XR News tag

MAY 19, 2023

The new system will combine BMW’s sensor data with Meta’s tracking systems and technologies to create a “car-locked” immersive entertainment console. Passengers can use the system to watch films, play video games, meditate, and send messages on social media.

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Tech Trends VR

AUGUST 8, 2018

It seemed an exciting proposition back then, sold mainly off the back of some very cool concept videos cooked up by New Zealand-based special effects company WETA (you know, the one from all the Lord of the Rings films). I first heard about this ridiculously well-funded start-up (investment clocked so far exceeds $2.3

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Bernard Marr

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Meanwhile, video conferencing platform Zoom, which enjoyed stratospheric user growth during the lockdown period of the pandemic, is rolling out persistent functionality such as meeting rooms and whiteboards in order to make the leap from providing a simple communication tool to a full, metaverse-like collaborative working platform.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Theme songs for video games have the monumental task of introducing a player to not just a piece of art work or an idea, but to an immersive and interactive world. I think it’s interesting that two of the vocalists I have had the most success with – Lorde and Jordan Reyne – are both from New Zealand.

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Mashable VR

JUNE 20, 2022

I'm sure you've seen some of the videos. I've seen a video here and there. Tweet may have been deleted (opens in a new tab). But some of the other species, like the New Zealand longfin I believe, are protected. How do you feel about eel representation in modern media? Oh, they're really cool [in real life].

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ARVR

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Therefore, if you are looking to develop something like video games or a project for the metaverse, it does not seem like this would be the right company for the job. Also, they are based in Australia with offices in New Zealand. Trending AR VR Articles: 1. How VR could bring transhumanism to the masses 2.

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Peter Graham

JANUARY 27, 2020

It’s available now but only in the US, Canada, EU, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan. Featuring a 170° diagonal FOV with 1700×1440 per eye resolution the headset will work with SteamVR 1.0 tracking setups.

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MAY 27, 2017

To see which of these two camps you fall into, watch the video below. Sagar is an associate professor based at the University of Auckland in New Zealand. Ultimately it’s about creating an emotional connection and then people jump right into that,” he said.

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MARCH 27, 2017

Frontier VR is a collection of three spaces designed by New Zealand-based Gaugepunk Games. “Every game we played felt like, ‘Yeah it’s fun for a while, but this place just feels like a stage for the ‘video game’ and just doesn’t seem to have any soul.'”

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Dynamics 365 Guides is a new mixed reality app available in preview starting today which enhances learning via step-by-step instructions that guide employees through the tools and parts they’ll need to handle in their work environment and how to use them in realastic situations. Trimble XR10 w HoloLens 2 / Image Credit: Microsoft.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 20, 2017

Whether it be film, television, video games or any other form of entertainment, music has the ability to make or break an experience. The award-winning composer has worked on everything from film and television, to video games and other forms of new media. That’s where Jeremy Tisser comes in.

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ARVR

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

For instance, Tairua School in New Zealand is just one of many educational institutions using VR for education. After all, it is quite easy to film a video or take some photos and merge them together. Their experience features Edmund Hillary’s hut in Antarctica and teaches about this harsh environment.

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DECEMBER 16, 2016

Their concept video was viewed over 3.5 The Weta Workshop logo was always prominent throughout, but it could have been assumed that this was because the New Zealand visual effects company – best known for their work in Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings and Hobbit trilogies – had made the graphics for the game itself.

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VRWorld

SEPTEMBER 10, 2017

Virtual Reality had, until recently largely been in the gaming and gambling consumer segment, followed by proliferation of 360 degree videos. This experience brings people, via an Oculus Rift headset, to the birthplace of Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc in New Zealand.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JUNE 29, 2022

Canon picked AMD for its Free Viewpoint Video System as the latter’s solution is set to reshape viewing experiences live sporting broadcasts and webcasts with machine learning video-processing technologies. Canon Advances Support for the Sports Industry.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 25, 2021

A new week has passed by, and it has been a quite good one for me: I’ve been featured again on Authority Magazine and I’ve launched a new series of videos on my Youtube channel where I answer the questions of the community. Happy Monday everyone! Gabe Newell explains Valve Index shortages, and more.

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