Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

Pixvana , a cloud-based VR video company, today announced their much awaited solution for publishing and streaming 360 video, a platform that promises to deliver up to 10K resolution streaming playback from the cloud to your VR devices. Even 4K video spread across a 360-degree sphere leaves much to imagination.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

JANUARY 17, 2024

Firstly, the leaks come from a technical filmmaker who posted two videos showcasing marketing material for upcoming Quest 3 MR features weeks from the Vision Pro debut. Meanwhile, an ongoing Texas court case requires CEO Mark Zuckerberg to go before a judge, which appears to be a recurring theme for the leading XR figure.

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VRScout

JANUARY 28, 2020

Earlier today legendary video game company Atari announced that it is partnering with innovation and strategic agency GSD Group to develop a new chain of hotels centered entirely around both classic and modern gaming. Eight locations are set to open across the US, beginning later this year in Phoenix. Feature Image Credit: Atari Inc.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

JUNE 13, 2022

Pico hired 40 new staff members to support its US expansion, working from offices in the Bay Area, Seattle, and San Diego. Notably, Bytedance is putting core focuses on enterprise-grade remote communication, peer-to-peer video sharing opportunities, and – as seen by its US expansion – VR headset distribution.

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DECEMBER 12, 2016

And Spin Player helps users deliver VR video experiences to targeted audiences across all major headsets with low-latency playback. Pixvana was founded by Safreed, Forest Key, Bill Hensler and Scott Squires in Seattle in December 2015. The team brings decades of experience in video apps, streaming media and visual effects to the table.

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AllThingsVR

JULY 22, 2016

This Video Explains Why Streaming Technology Needs A Major Upgrade For VR Producing 360-degree video content is incredibly easy now, with new cameras like the Gear 360 on the market. A 6K stereo video at 60 fps is roughly 20x larger than a full HD video, with an average bit rate of 245 Mbps. Read more here.

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VRScout

MAY 10, 2018

Call me strange, but of all the mixed reality demos I tried at this year’s Microsoft Build Developer Conference in Seattle, Washington, the one I actually found the most fun had me repairing an electric panel. A similar demo I tried in Seattle came from 3D app developer Taqtile.

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VRScout

APRIL 8, 2018

Over the past 40 years, the Canadian region has emerged as a dominant force in the video game, special effects, and animation industries. Seattle, and Austin. Seattle, or Portland, because you’re going up against giants like Google or Microsoft. For those in the know, that’s starting to change.

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VRScout

JUNE 16, 2021

TOMY is Niantic’s partner for the release in Japan, and Seattle-based Very Very Spaceship is leading the development of the game. With a planned global launch later this year, TRANSFORMERS: Heavy Metal will enter a soft launch in select markets soon. Transformers is the perfect franchise for AR.

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Tech Trends VR

MAY 29, 2018

Phones and tablets) designed to help Firstline workers collaborate remotely with hands-free video calling, image sharing, and a full complement of Mixed Reality annotations. Go ahead and call me weird, but of all the Mixed Reality demos I did at this year’s Build, the one I found most fun had me repairing an electric panel.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 29, 2018

Based in Seattle, home of Oculus Research, the $6 million venture “creates one of the world’s first academic centers dedicated to virtual and augmented reality,” Facebook says. Oculus’ clear room for nanofabrication | Image courtesy Oculus. SEE ALSO Oculus Research Reveals New Multi-focal Display Tech.

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VRScout

AUGUST 16, 2019

I’m in Seattle. Other times Chacon would utilize Rumii’s YouTube widget to search for exercise videos and then workout in a virtual world of his choosing. . You can follow Chacon’s Twitter account for videos and updates on his fitness journey. Great 60 min. workout today w/ @IamDanielGonz in @rumiiVR ! He’s in Miami.

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MAY 3, 2017

The company is helping to make VR games with its Lumberyard development engine, and appears to be interested in VR video for its streaming service. Software Development Manager in Virtual Reality to work in its Seattle offices, according to a new job listing. But what about when it comes to its juggernaut online store?

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TechCrunch VR

JUNE 8, 2020

Over the past few days, TechCrunch has been catching up by watching the shared video pitches from the five presenting demo classes, including the Lisbon demo day, its Seattle batch, the Los Angeles-based music-focused group, the Air Force-sponsored accelerator and the Cox Enterprises Social Impact Accelerator Powered by Techstars.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 4, 2021

Talking about a purely digital event, the digital CGI show around the Space Needle in Seattle was surely beautiful. More info (NYE parties in VRChat) More info (Video streaming of Jean-Michel Jarre’s concert) More info (Animations around the space needle) More info (Editorial on virtual events becoming always more popular).

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Digital Trends

AUGUST 18, 2020

Amazon Prime Video will stream the MLS team's content for three years.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 14, 2023

Engadget’s first impressions on Starline I saw the hands-on video by Engadget’s Cherlynn Low (who couldn’t take photos, though) and after it, I have a better idea of how it is, at the current stage of the project. Starline works, and for real makes two people see in front of each other in 3D.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Holo lets users add holograms to their real-world environments and take videos and photos they can share with friends across their social channels and messaging apps.” ” Part of the technology that enables Holo’s dynamic AR imaging is Google’s Project Tango. .”

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VRScout

JULY 21, 2016

Working out of a modest two-story house tucked away in a historic Hollywood neighborhood, Christian Bretz is giving me a demo of his Stonehenge VR experience, just days before he has to pack up everything and make the journey to the Pacific Science Center in Seattle. Bretz is one of those new breed of VR creators.

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JANUARY 12, 2024

Chi Xu explained that this shipment number is a significant milestone in revolutionizing how people experience various things, from video games to movies and TV shows, in-car entertainment and displays, and how they work at their desks or on the go. Meta is now responding to the King County Superior Court citation to vacate the order.

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JANUARY 15, 2017

The cities with the highest percentage of video game designer and developer jobs are listed below, followed by the average salary for developers in those metros. Seattle/Tacoma/Bellevue: $97,558. But today, many developers are choosing to work at independent video game studios, making mobile games or PC games.

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APRIL 6, 2017

In fact the company has already run pilot lessons using the headset in classes at Renton Prep in Seattle, Washington, and Castro Valley Unified College in California. You can see a video of the student’s impressions below. With HoloLens, though, the company is looking to move into the classroom.

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VRScout

AUGUST 19, 2018

User’s don an Oculus Rift headset which displays 360-degree video from the perspective of a unique individual. On stage at Seattle’s Fearless 360, participants spent a day in the life of a trans man named Jonah.

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Road to VR

MAY 16, 2017

At that time, Valve partnered with Synapse , a Seattle-area product development firm, to provide a mandatory training program for all SteamVR licensees. Road to VR: Getting to Seattle is a difficulty for some VR startups. The other thing is there are different video compression methods that are needed.

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VRScout

AUGUST 8, 2018

The ‘screens’ functionality delivers the latest cinema, television, news and sports, both live and on demand, while a gallery keeps track of all your saves photos, videos, and other miscellaneous content. cities: Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, San Francisco Bay Area and Seattle, with more participating locations coming this fall.

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JULY 16, 2017

Dance Reality, as the app is called, was concieved by two Seattle-based salsa dancers following the debut of Apple’s new augmented reality platform earlier this year. The app even includes instructional videos from professionals. This new app built on Apple’s ARKit debuts a brilliant new way to teach people to dance.

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Peter Graham

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Called the Active Shooter Response training experience, the immersive video is a collaboration between Pixvana and Alexo, a company specialising in tactical training to counter workplace violence. a Seattle-based firm which oversees the philanthropic efforts of Microsoft’s late co-founder, Paul Allen.

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GizModo VR

MARCH 26, 2021

People in the Pacific Northwest were treated to quite a light show in the sky on Thursday night shortly before 9:00 p.m. local time, midnight ET. Social media users from Oregon to Canada reported seeing strange lights, and we have plenty of angles from last night’s display that have been uploaded to YouTube, Twitter,… Read more.

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DECEMBER 6, 2016

10 when they show Fox Sport’s Major League Soccer Final broadcast between Toronto FC and Seattle Sounders. Tagged with: 360 video , Fox Sports VR , Live Broadcast , LiveLike , VR. Barely a week later, LiveLike is upping the ante with new features that will debut on Dec.

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DECEMBER 6, 2016

10 when they show Fox Sport’s Major League Soccer Final broadcast between Toronto FC and Seattle Sounders. Tagged with: 360 video , Fox Sports VR , Live Broadcast , LiveLike , VR. Barely a week later, LiveLike is upping the ante with new features that will debut on Dec.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Amazon AR Shopping Takes on Global Ad Spending Market The Seattle, Washington-based firm opened its doors to customers, where they can use AR to preview furniture and virtual try-ons (VTOs) for clothing. With Hexa’s immersive innovations, Amazon expanded its real-time 3D assets to back VTOs, AR content, and immersive 360-degree videos.

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JANUARY 11, 2017

The company was led by Bob Berry who also runs a gaming company known as Uber Entertainment near Seattle. In November of last year, 360 video company VRideo closed down citing growing overhead and limited funding. The round was led by Madrnoa Venture Group and marked that fund’s first ever virtual reality investment.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Foundry10 , a Seattle based philanthropic educational research organization, wanted to explore what happens when you bring VR into the classroom. This was very impactful on this group of students because majority of them had never seen anything like a subway except in images and video. Image courtesy Foundry10.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

You may not have ever heard of Colossal Cave Adventure , but if you’ve played a video game in the last 45 years, you’ve walked in its footsteps. By the same token, though, this feels like an expedition into a broad swath of video game history, enabled and expanded upon by the shift into VR.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

Recapping the top stories covered on the VRScout Report , a weekly live video show and podcast discussing the best in VR, hosted by Malia Probst. A traveling showcase of digital and video works, Björk Digital started in Australia and it just debuted at London’s Somerset house. THE FAMOUS ICELANDIC ECCENTRIC EMBRACES VR.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 16, 2023

Exactly six years later a premium location in downtown Seattle has just become Sandbox VR’s 40th location worldwide—they are present across the US, Europe and Asia—and they are the fastest growing company in the sector. But it very nearly didn’t happen. “Overall I’m a little underwhelmed,” says Jonny.

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VRScout

AUGUST 15, 2016

Recapping the top stories covered on the VRScout Report , a weekly live video show and podcast discussing the best in VR, hosted by Malia Probst. Remember, HTC Vive is a collaboration between HTC, the Taiwanese hardware manufacturer, and Valve, the American video game developer and publisher.

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