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APRIL 26, 2017

Dubbed Alien: Covenant in Utero , the two-minute VR video experience is now available on Oculus Rift for “Alien Day,” a nod to planet LV-426 from the Alien films. You can check out the 360 video on the Oculus platform starting today. There will also be a 360° trailer of the experience available on Facebook.

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OCTOBER 5, 2017

Discovery and Google today announced the launch of a new 38-episode VR video series called Discovery TRVLR, a product of both Discovery and Google’s internal VR teams. Saschka Unseld, Emmy Award-winner and creative director at the now defunct Oculus Story Studio , is Creative Producer for the series.

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MAY 16, 2019

VR’s best video app will be available on the standalone headset May 21st. Oculus has confirmed Google’s popular YouTube VR app will be available on the Oculus Quest standalone VR headset when it launches this Tuesday, May 21st. The post YouTube VR Available On Oculus Quest At Launch appeared first on VRScout.

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MAY 24, 2016

So you just shot your first 360° video, maybe using a Gear 360 camera , and now you want to share your masterpiece with the world. If you uploaded your content to an immersive video platform like Vrideo , friends could already check out your latest work of art with a Google Cardboard or Gear VR headset by downloading an app.

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MARCH 24, 2017

Sadly it isn’t 3D, though when viewed in high quality, the sharp edges of the CGI environments give a better sense of depth than most other non-3D 360 videos. With it’s thoughtful direction, this is one 360 video worth watching (though your taste in music is likely to be the overriding factor here).

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The Ghost Howls

APRIL 19, 2022

It was a video player for virtual reality headsets, able to play both 2D videos, 360 videos, and 360 VR videos which was quite popular back in the Gear VR days. After graduating from the University of Southern California in Computer Sciences, he joined Oculus VR out of his passion for virtual reality.

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MAY 3, 2018

Google is celebrating the life and artistry of French film pioneer Georges Méliès today with a charming VR short that commemorates his iconic silent films including the groundbreaking A Trip to the Moon (1902). The short was produced by Nexus Studios and co-directed by Fx Goby and Google Doodles’ Hélène Leroux.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Google Earth VR. presented Google Earth VR with the Century Award for VR in service of environmental enrichment. Google Earth VR turns much of the world into a digital playground that you can fly or teleport around in immersive 3D space. Longtime Hollywood environmental activist, Ed Begley Jr. Ghostbusters . Dear Angelica.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2017

It started with a preview of nominated VR experiences and ended with a lengthy awards ceremony where virtual reality and 360° video played a major role. A pioneering creative tool in VR; Google’s Tilt Brush was awarded for empowering artists from all realms to experiment, design and create all kinds of art in virtual reality.

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APRIL 1, 2017

And while there are plenty of free games on the Oculus app store, Samsung is also giving away a free Oculus content pack to get you started (US purchases only). The free Gear VR and Controller offer is also available for Canadian pre-orders (presumably unlocked devices), but the Oculus content bundle is for US customers only.

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JULY 24, 2019

Amazon today announced the launch of Prime Video VR on Oculus Quest, Go, and Gear VR. In addition to bringing the entire Prime Video catalog onto the headsets, Amazon is also for the first time adding VR content to its Prime Video library. The app is available on Oculus Quest , Go , and Gear VR for free.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2016

One major exception to this used to be 360 videos and images, but now that restriction is becoming a thing of the past. Last week, VLC revealed that it is now 360 enabled for both images and videos. VLC 360 was created through a partnership between VideoLan and the hardware company Giroptic.

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JANUARY 25, 2018

It may be hard to believe but its been four years since Samsung and Oculus first announced their smartphone-powered Gear VR headset. In darker times, the best 360° videos we had access too were grainy, nauseating clips of GoPro stunts and claustrophobic concerts. I’m not sure which impresses me more. Let’s get lost.

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AUGUST 29, 2019

NextVR, the VR livestreaming event app, is now available on Oculus Quest for free, which is said to come alongside a new technology that promises clearer and sharper video rendering. Previously, NextVR content was only available on Quest via the Oculus Venues app, which provides communal viewing of select real-time live events.

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OCTOBER 19, 2017

There’s a reason the horror genre is so popular among VR developers and 360° video creators. That’s exactly what the folks over at Dark Corner are attempting with a slew of pants-wetting 360° videos supported by some captivating physical add-ons. Real-world interactive elements bring immersive horror to new levels.

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JUNE 19, 2018

To compliment the theatrical film release of Distorted on June 22nd, Minds Eye Entertainment and SkyVR have partnered to produce Distorted Reality , a scripted, live-action cinematic VR distributed through OneTouchVR on Google Daydream, Oculus Go, Samsung Gear VR, Oculus Rift, and iOS.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 1, 2019

” review of standalone headsets (you can find in other posts the ones related to Oculus Go and HTC Vive Focus ). There is everything you need, but not the same wonder that you have when you open the box of a product made by Oculus. it is bigger than the Oculus Go but smaller than the massive HTC Vive Focus.

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DECEMBER 20, 2017

The headset, which holds the user’s smartphone, is little more than a plastic shell with lenses which undoubtedly hooks into the massive, but decidedly low-ish quality Google Cardboard content store. SEE ALSO Oculus Go is Facebook's Affordable Standalone Headset Priced at $200, Shipping Early 2018.

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MAY 18, 2017

In a AR/VR press briefing, Google told us there are a number of new systems the update will add across all Daydream headsets, regardless of whether they’re standalone or smartphone-based. As for the store itself, Google says they want to put content front and center of the Daydream Home experience with an update to the Daydream UI.

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JULY 13, 2018

VR games, experiences and 360 video have found their way into two categories in particular—’Outstanding Original Interactive Program’ and ‘Outstanding Creative Achievement In Interactive Media Within A Scripted Program’ The list below highlights VR content represented in both categories. Coco VR (Rift).

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DECEMBER 19, 2017

Oculus parent company Facebook today announced it’s bringing Spaces , the company’s own social VR app, to HTC Vive. Like YouTube, which Google recently brought to the Vive , Facebook works only when it’s available to as many people as possible. And the same makes sense for Facebook Spaces. Arctic Open.

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MAY 2, 2019

Yesterday I detailed you what is the Oculus Rift S , while today I want to write you a recap about what is the Oculus Quest , the most awaited virtual reality headset of 2019. What Is the Oculus Quest? Oculus Quest is the first standalone 6 DOF virtual reality headset by Oculus. And with the Oculus Rift?

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FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Sotheby’s teamed up with FGreat Studio to create the 360° immersive experience, letting visitors to the gallery dive in with an Oculus Rift headset. You can also watch the full 360° video experience on YouTube below. Image Credit: Sotheby’s.

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APRIL 13, 2018

Stubby: An American Hero’ & ‘Overboard’, he’s thinks he’s found it in 360 video. Both Heidecker and Turkington have their own Ricoh 360 cameras positioned too close for comfort, and occasionally smack them, making the 360 video shaky and uncomfortable to watch.

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VRScout

MARCH 14, 2018

Google is working on ways to create the most realistic sense of presence while in VR. To help with that, Google has been experimenting with light fields to show how VR can come as close as possible to what you’d actually see if you were there. Image Credit: Google VR. Stephen’s Church in Granada Hills.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2016

Over time, Borisenko will record and release 360 videos that show different areas of the International Space Station, its different modules, and the different processes that take place aboard the vessel. Tagged with: 360 , Cosmonaut , documentary , outer space , Space 360 , zero gravity.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Remarkably, neither Oculus Rift nor HTC Vive are on the list below, as only Samsung Gear VR, Google Cardboard, Google Daydream, and Windows ‘MR’ VR headsets have access. Samsung Gear VR – Oculus Store. Google Daydream – Google Play. image courtesy NBC. image courtesy NBC.

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VRScout

MAY 7, 2017

Chief Scientist of Oculus Research Michael Abrash described his vision of a mixed reality future: a world, 20-30 years from now, where we will wear stylish AR glasses instead of sporting stylish phones. For many, the 360 ° video of his daughter’s first steps was the first 360 ° video they ever watched.

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The Ghost Howls

MAY 25, 2020

OMG, it’s almost 3 years that I write these roundups… the first week peek was exclusive for my blog subscribers and it featured as best news the release of Google Blocks and in the other news something about Samsung Gear VR… how much time has passed since then! Image by Oculus). The Oculus Quest is now one year old.

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APRIL 13, 2020

On the other side, this is massive for Apple, that mixing the data of Apple Maps together with all these point clouds detected by the rear cameras when in use, will be able to create an AR Cloud ecosystem probably even before Facebook, Microsoft, and Google. Let’s see if Facebook will be a worthier opponent than Google. Image by Acer).

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DECEMBER 27, 2016

This incrementally builds on the previous WebVR integration, which lets users access 360 videos from platforms like YouTube and other VR web pages from within Gear VR. The Internet app update also takes users to new 360 worlds while making browsing a lot easier. Samsung Internet for Gear VR is free on the Oculus Store.

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OCTOBER 27, 2021

[360 video] Horror 5 Evenings at Freddy’s VR Help Desired 360° Immersive Virtual Reality Knowledge. Five Nights at Freddy’s VR Help Needed, a 360 degree … resource.

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VRScout

JUNE 27, 2017

YouTube tells you where people are looking in your 360 videos AND embraces 180 degree video, Google’s 180 degree camera, the Meta-Cookie project gets weird and alters your taste, and Intel leans into sports in a big virtual way…. It turns out that 75% of people watch only the front 90% of 360 videos.

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MARCH 16, 2020

Valve Index and Oculus Quest were on sale again. This week the Valve Index and the Oculus Quest have been put back in stock. Oculus and Valve have probably taken out all the devices they had in the warehouses so that to ship them before Half-Life: Alyx and the sale has been a big success. Image by Oculus). Who knows….

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NOVEMBER 10, 2016

YouTube has launched a new app to coincide with today’s Daydream launch, one that’s built for virtual reality headsets and designed from the ground up to work with Google’s ‘next gen’ mobile VR platform.

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The Ghost Howls

MARCH 26, 2019

Honestly, I find it a smart idea for this moment, but I also think that HTC has to invest more to have more content on Viveport on the long term if it plans to fight with Oculus and its upcoming Quest. This will let the user move a bit the head while watching 360 videos and see the video moving accordingly.

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JUNE 28, 2019

Popular VR videos streaming service VeeR is planning to enter the LBVR sector with an all-in-one VR video installation. It is experimenting with a chair that will let people spend their time watching 360 videos. Me while trying the VR video chair. I think that it may be an interesting solution for 360 videos.

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