article thumbnail

Alaska Airlines Begins Testing VR As First Class Entertainment

VRScout

Alaska Airlines new VR theater experience could make you forget you are on an airplane. VR, however, doesn’t come easy to everyone; something Alaska Airlines and SkyLights are fully prepared for. Their answer? Limit the VR trials to strictly First Class passengers.

Alaska 313
article thumbnail

Alaska State Senator Now Has 20-Hour Commute After Refusing to Mask Up on Planes

GizModo VR

An Alaska state senator filmed arguing with Alaska Airlines staff and police at Juneau International Airport over her refusal to wear a mask before boarding a flight is finding out the hard way that actions have consequences. Read more.

Alaska 145
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Regal and Moviebill Deliver AR Collectibles to Moviegoers

ARPost

Some might even save their ticket stubs from favorite films viewed on the big screen. That includes the continental United States, but it also includes Alaska, Hawaii, and the territories of American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands. And, what makes every collectible better? An AR collectible, of course.

AR 371
article thumbnail

SXSW 2023: Highlights and XR Experiences That Push the Boundaries of Storytelling, Music, and Technology

ARPost

SXSW 2023 also offered a range of compelling conference sessions across 15 tracks, including interactive tracks exploring science, technology, culture, government, and more; film tracks covering both the creative and business elements of film and TV production; and music tracks featuring content on the making, marketing, impact, and future of music.

article thumbnail

Shaun MacGillivray Chats About IMAX and VR Movies

ARPost

Shaun MacGillivray is a leading filmmaker for MacGillivray Freeman , a renowned film studio with over 50 years in the movie industry. Shaun has filmed over 40 films for IMAX’s giant screens and uses VR and spatial tech for some of his films. Juanita: You’ve made over 40 films! That’s quite a breadth of work.

Filming 193
article thumbnail

These Five 360-Degree Nature Videos Showcase Planet Earth

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

Featured image: President Barack Obama watching a virtual reality film captured during his trip to Yosemite National Park in 2016. This was filmed in the El Mirage dry lake riverbed (an hour outside Los Angeles) and the synergy between the real land and animated objects is seamless. Kids old enough for VR will love this one.

article thumbnail

8 Insightful XR Travel Case Studies to Read in 2022

XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

The train company wanted to add something different to their launch experience, so they worked alongside Visualise to build a 360-degreer immersive film, intended to give people a full view of what it feels like to be on one of these trains. Qualcomm, Skylights and Alaska Airlines.