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Skyrim VR Looks Even Better As A Comic Book

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Earlier today, u/VanaheimRanger posted a video on Reddit showcasing their custom graphics setup. Released back in 2009, the space Western RPG used a type of nonphotorealistic rendering called “cel shading,” aka “toon shading,” to achieve a comic book-style look unique from that of any other game at the time.

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NextVR Plans 6DOF, Increased Quality, and AR Support for Live VR Video in 2018

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Positional tracking is the dream for immersive video content, but it is a complex hardware and software challenge. ” Launched in 2009, NextVR has many years of experience in live broadcast, transitioning from stereoscopic 3D content delivery as Next3D to a VR-focused platform.

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Report: Apple to Acquire Live Event Streaming Company NextVR for $100M

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9to5Mac posits that the acquisition may center on NextVR’s patented video streaming technology. Founded in 2009, the Orange County-based startup broadcasts stereoscopic video of live sports and music to a wide swath of VR headsets, including Oculus Go, Oculus Quest, PSVR, and PC VR headsets such as HTC Vive and Oculus Rift S.

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NextVR’s Latest Tech is Bringing New Levels of Fidelity to VR Video

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Parallel with new, more powerful and higher resolution VR headsets, improvements to NextVR’s technology are bringing promising new levels of quality and volumetric capability to VR video content. Attitudes toward 360 video content among high-end VR users are generally quite bad. Live Volumetric Video. End to End Approach.

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Apple Reportedly In Talks To Purchase VR Live Streaming Platform NextVR

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Founded in 2009 by D.J. Apple’s purchase would gain the company access not only to the platforms’ numerous existing partnerships, but it’s patented live streaming technology that upscales video streams. Another move towards the companies rumored AR/VR device perhaps?

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‘Batman: Arkham Shadow’ Trailer Massively Downvoted for Being a VR Game & Quest 3 Exclusive

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At the time of this writing, IGN’s video has a 3:11 like-to-dislike ratio, while Meta’s own video has nearly a 1:2 ratio. Then, Batman: Arkham Shadow shows up on the radar, a VR-only game that is exclusive to Quest 3—two things that aren’t communicated to the casual viewer until they physically click on the video.

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‘Bigscreen’ Brings Paid Movies to Social VR Platform, Showing Select 2D & 3D Films

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Unlike video on demand services, each week Bigscreen will be hosting four different films, which premiere every Friday at 6PM ET ( local time here ) and start every 30 minutes. Image courtesy Bigscreen.

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