VRScout

OCTOBER 11, 2018

A VIVE Studios production about the miracles performed by Jesus Christ was the winner of the “VR Film of the Festival” grand jury category. Coming in at just over 70 minutes, the film is divided into 10-minute chapters, each depicting one of Jesus Christ’s famous miracles from the Gospel of John.

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APRIL 6, 2022

Walkabout Mini Golf (2020) has been tempting us lately with the upcoming release of a course based on Jim Henson’s ’80s fantasy film LABYRINTH (1986), which is coming at some point this summer. Like all of its mini golf courses, Walkabout Mini Golf: MYST will include support for single-player and four-player multiplayer.

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VRScout

MARCH 30, 2019

Thanks to enthusiastic filmmakers–both independent and established–we already have a solid collection of impressive VR films available, many of which have audiences fogging up their headsets. Below is a small selection of incredible VR films that had us emotionally exhausted by the end credits. ARDEN’S WAKE : TIDE’S FALL.

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JULY 23, 2024

Walkabout Mini Golf developer Mighty Coconut announced its long-awaited ‘Wallace & Gromit’ paid DLC course is coming this Thursday. Created in partnership with Wallace & Gromit creators Aardman Animation , the course includes 18 easy mode and hard mode holes, a commemorative in-game putter and themed avatars.

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VRScout

MAY 8, 2022

The technology offers storytellers the unique opportunity to immerse audiences in ways that would be impossible or considerably more expensive to replicate using conventional film techniques. That said, we’ve already seen a handful of incredible immersive films make their way to VR headsets over the past couple of years.

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MARCH 2, 2022

Now developers Mighty Coconut announced they’ve lined up the game’s first licensed DLC for release later this year which is set to bring the world of Jim Henson’s ’80s classic fantasy film LABYRINTH (1986) to life.

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VRScout

JULY 22, 2019

Five immersive films centered around “The 5 Elements of Nature.”. The Tribeca Film Institute is releasing five immersive 360-degree VR films selected as part of their “5 Elements of Nature” interactive program, beginning with Dreams of Jaguar’s Daughter , available now via YouTube. Supported by Tribeca Film Institute.

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VRScout

JULY 30, 2019

After debuting their first experimental VR short film Cycles during SIGGRAPH 2018, Walt Disney Animation Studios has returned to the annual computer graphics conference in Los Angeles, California for the world premiere of the latest VR short from their ongoing Short Circuit experimental program, a kite’s tale. Image Credit: VRScout.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Sundance Film Festival’s New Frontier showcase was conducted virtually this year in response to the ongoing covid-19 pandemic. According to the Sundance Institute, this year’s New Frontier exhibition received approximately 39,869 visits over the course of the seven-day virtual showcase.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Inspired by Gibson’s childhood spending time with his grandparent in their home before having to move them to an assisted living environment, Cycles centers around the trials and tribulations of a loving family over the course of 50 years, all from the perspective of the home itself. Image Credit: Walt Disney Animation Studios.

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Road to VR

JULY 5, 2022

Walkabout Mini Golf , one of Quest’s top multiplayer games will get its next update come July 28th, a release date which was revealed alongside a new trailer for the next DLC course. The release date comes alongside a new trailer showing off the course for the first time. Image courtesy Mighty Coconut.

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Road to VR

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Apple today launched a new immersive short film called Submerged for free on Vision Pro, letting users explore a harrowing tale set in a WWII-era submarine. ” Apple also showed off a five-minute behind-the-scenes video of Submerged , detailing just how the film was captured in such a confined space.

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MARCH 14, 2019

From ambitious shorts like Son of Jaguar , Sonaria and Back to The Moon to critical acclaim for Pearl (Emmy winner and first-ever VR film nominated for an Oscar) the Spotlight Stories team left a lasting impact on immersive storytelling. The post Google Shuts Down Internal VR Film Studio Spotlight Stories appeared first on Road to VR.

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ARPost

MAY 19, 2021

Co-produced by Digital Rise and Be Revolution Pictures, the immersive visual experience will have its world premiere at two festivals – Tribeca Film Festival , from June 9 to June 20, and NewImages Festival , from June 9 to June 13. Of course, such a daring new approach had its challenges. What Does It Mean to Be Free?

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Road to VR

MARCH 5, 2025

Developed by Canada-based studio Couzin Films and France-based Les Produits Frais, The Passengers tells each story with a variety of styles, offering different visuals such as oil paint, watercolor, pencil, colored pencils, and immersive video.

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VRScout

JUNE 8, 2022

There’s something special about seeing a film or live show at an independent arthouse theater. Perhaps it’s because these specialized venues choose to show independently produced films made on limited budgets or provide a live theater space for directors, actors, and playwrights to perform without judgment.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

We were really looking forward to the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. Directed by award-winning filmmaker/artist Erick Oh ( PIG: The Dam Keeper Poems ), Namoo can best be described as a one-of-a-kind narrative poem told through the lens of an animated VR film. Is it a painting or is it a narrative short film or what?

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VRScout

JULY 22, 2021

The Academy of International Extended Reality (AIXR) has announced the finalists for the fifth International VR Awards , an international ceremony honoring incredible milestones made within the VR industry in categories such as hardware, gaming, film, social VR, marketing, and more. VR FILM OF THE YEAR. Think of it as the Oscars of VR!

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VRScout

APRIL 24, 2021

Set 15 years after the events of the original film, Alien: Isolation has you stepping into the role of Amanda Ripley as she embarks on a mission to discover the whereabouts of her missing mother.

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VRScout

JUNE 10, 2022

The world-renowned film festival steps up its virtual offerings of experimental films and interactive experiences. Of course, you can always toss down the blue cocktail to revert back to normal size. While it may sound strange, what excites me most about this year’s virtual showcase is its accessibility.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 20, 2020

This includes everything from a Fall Guys -inspired map that replaces the colored blocks with bean people to a custom track set to the entire Shrek film. Since the launch of the popular VR rhythm game back in 2018, players have been having a field day designing their own custom beat maps set to a catalog of unlicensed music.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 10, 2017

Of course it wouldn’t be a Disney performance without the music, set to the song “Part of Your World” from the animated film. Keane is an animation veteran who’s responsible for the design of memorable characters such as Pocahontas, Aladdin, the Beast from Beauty and the Beast, Tarzan and of course the Little Mermaid.

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VRScout

MARCH 25, 2021

First appearing in 2009, this post-apocalyptic comedy film brought us an entertaining story about four survivors—Tallahassee, Columbus, Wichita, and Little Rock—making their way through a zombie-infested apocalypse. Rather than a points system, courses are ranked on completion time, offering global and personal leaderboards.

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VRScout

APRIL 12, 2023

This is the first time the major streaming service is available on VR headsets (minus some unofficial workarounds ) and it brings with it a number of popular films and television shows, such as the ones listed above, as well as Parks and Recreation , That ‘70s Show , and Yellowstone just to name a few.

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The Ghost Howls

JULY 1, 2022

What was interesting about virtual reality is that instead of bringing my characters or stories from other countries back to Europe, I was able to bring my audience in Europe over to the countries where I was filming and working. When you go and watch a film, often you’re there. You don’t just fly in and take some shots.

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VRScout

JUNE 17, 2021

The comic book, which made its debut during the Tribeca Film Festival & Schomburg in NYC, was penned by Pulitzer Prize Winner Yusef Komunyakaa with artwork by Ashley A. Can Jupiter’s new powers and wisdom be used to change the course of history to rectify racial injustice and inequality? Feature Image Credit: Rattapallax.

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VRScout

JUNE 20, 2019

Over the course of his celebrated career, director Jon Favreau has dipped his toes into multiple avenues of filmmaking, never shying away from the adoption of new technologies or techniques; such as his use of mixed reality capture in 2018’s The Jungle Book.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Orlando-based film studio Dolphin Image closes a $2M seed funding to further develop ARwall’s motion picture effects tools. ARFX will be used in Dolphin Image’s debut project, Hired Sword, Sucker Gun , a black-and-white steampunk-esque action film currently in pre-production. Learn more about ARwall and ARFX over at arwall.co.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Then, there is the possibility of bringing composed scores into virtual spaces, to connect with people’s psyches and emotions as music has done in concert halls, films, and television shows for a long time. Music and… Miniature Golf? VR game Walkabout Mini Golf. Guest Post.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 9, 2025

Those four little shapes on the thin film of the picture below are all metalenses. Everyone was wearing an Oculus Quest 3 set up in passthrough mode and some noise-canceling isolating big headphones over our ears. 2Pi Optics works exactly on these technologies , and they showed me a few of the lenses they are building.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 14, 2021

One of horror films’ most iconic masked killers, Michael Myers, is returning to movie theaters this weekend in Halloween Kills , the twelfth installment of John Carpenter’s Halloween franchise. Universal Pictures and Snap Inc. turn to AR and volumetric technology to promote the new Halloween Kills movie.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The 6th international VR Awards took place this past weekend in Rotterdam, Netherlands, celebrating the best VR games, films, hardware, companies, and influencers of 2022. The annual ceremony returned with its first in-person since 2019.

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VRScout

JANUARY 22, 2019

Next year will see the release of Martin Scorsese’s Devil in the White City , a film adaptation of Erik Larson’s 2003 novel detailing the horrendous activities of H.H. There is of course a certain amount of guesswork. Holmes, America’s first recorded serial killer. Image Credit: Mike Peterson. The post Escape H.H.

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VRScout

MAY 27, 2022

Similar to how the sport is portrayed in the original film, you’ll have the ability to trigger short bursts of speed as well as repair your vehicle after receiving damage. Using your motion controllers, you’ll navigate your way around various environmental obstacles as well as other racers as you battle for first place.

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VRScout

JANUARY 10, 2020

What they didn’t realize, however, was that they would soon be immersed in a 4D cinematic experience that blurs the lines between VR and conventional film. . Major theater chains, such as Regal Cinema and IMAX, have already been experimenting with 4D cinema experiences for some time. Image Credit: Oculus.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 5, 2022

Klima, who has been hosting falconry workshops for the past 20 years, came up with the idea in 2007 during a nature film production for a Bavarian TV show. ” “Of course, the birds need their daily care as well. I get my reward when we film my eagles and put the EagleCam to work in the mountains.”.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 13, 2021

From there, designers create a ‘smart layer’ that can embed technology such as WaveOptics waveguides, holographic films, and even an LCD screen. Of course, this technology isn’t just for individuals who require prescription glasses in order to see properly.

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