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VR Veteran Tony Parisi is Leading Unity’s AR & VR Strategy Beyond Gaming

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The person who is in charge of Unity’s xR strategy is Tony Parisi, who is a co-founder of VRML and a long-time open web advocate. I had a chance to catch up with Tony at Sundance earlier this year to talk about his approach to leading VR & AR strategy at Unity, and moving immersive technologies beyond just entertainment.

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Zuckerberg Announces Upcoming AR Experiences in First F8 Livestream

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360 Video Backgrounds. Among announcements like increased numbers of people on video calls and new ways of setting up rooms, Zuckerberg announced “360-degree immersive virtual backgrounds.”. See Also: Instagram’s New AR Features Will Force Brands to Change Strategy. Speculation aside, what did Zuck promise today?

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Expert View: Immersive Technology Investment Boosting Creativity

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360° video emerged as a unique medium that allows audiences to take control and discover more compared to standard video or still imagery Click To Tweet. 360° video has quickly emerged as a unique medium that allows audiences to take control, look around and discover more when compared to standard video or still imagery.

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Walmart’s Tech Incubator Store No. 8 Acquires VR Startup Spatialand

Road to VR

Jeremy Welt, a VR strategy and product advisor, helped launch YouTube’s first commercial deal to working on the Walt Disney Company’s acquisition of Maker Studios. He has also been a consultant for 360 video app company Splash and Mindshow , the VR movie creator tool. The post Walmart’s Tech Incubator Store No.

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U.S. Olympic Athletes Are Using Virtual Reality to Train for Events

Road to VR

According to the association , both 360 video and VR are being used “in multiple ways in competition, from inspections of the race course, helping athletes learn the lines they will race through, to helping athletes rehabilitate from injuries.” ” Troy Taylor, High Performance Director at U.S. “The ” U.S.

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Sotheby’s Brings Surrealist Paintings to Life in VR

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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. The Rift installation at Sotheby’s gallery is part of a larger digital strategy to lure new, tech-savvy buyers in who can appreciate the works in a reimagined way.

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Nokia Partners with Lucasfilm to Produce ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ VR Content

Road to VR

The Ozo camera is Nokia’s bold foray into virtual reality , targeting the professional market with one of the most complete, high-quality 360 camera solutions currently available, featuring eight synchronised, 2K x 2K sensors capable of 360 degree stereoscopic video and eight microphones for spatial audio recording.

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