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Valve Launches 360 Video Player For High-End PC’s

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Now Valve is dipping their toes into VR video with its own custom 360 video player. Currently available via public beta, Steam 360 Video allows users to view 360-degree movies, shows and other non-linear VR formats within your headset instantaneously and without the need for a separate application.

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Steam Launches VR Video Section With Alien, Lego Batman And More

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Through a partnership with Seattle-based startup Pixvana, Valve is also launching a VR video section aimed at bringing many of the benefits of distributing a 360-degree video on Facebook or Google’s YouTube to PC users consuming content through Steam. Export of configured 360 video directly to Steam.

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Pixvana Raises $14M Series A Investment for Cloud-based VR Video Platform

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Pixvana, a Seattle-based startup creating a cloud-based processing and delivery platform for VR video, today announced a $14 million Series A funding round led by Vulcan Capital with participation from Raine Ventures, Microsoft Ventures, Cisco Investments and Hearst Ventures, and existing investor Madrona Venture Group.

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Steam adds new video section for virtual reality content

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Steam has added a new section on its website for VR videos, giving its customers a new way to buy and consume virtual reality content. This new section is being launched in partnership with Pixvana, a Seattle-based company, which is lending technology that will be used for the Steam 360 Video Player, a new beta offering available as of today.

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‘Oculus Venues’ Live Event App Now Available on Go and Gear VR, Event Schedule Here

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June 13 // MLB: Los Angeles Angels @ Seattle Mariners // 1:10 pm PT. June 9 // Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats and The Head And The Heart // 3:55 pm PT. June 11 // School Night! Live from Hollywood // 8:00 pm PT. June 14 // Gotham Comedy Live // 7:00 pm PT. June 15 // Chromeo // 6:50 pm PT. June 18 // School Night!

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Pixvana Reveals 10K VR Video Player and Publishing Platform ‘SPIN’

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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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LiveLike Adds DVR-Like Replay To Live VR Broadcasts

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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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