VRScout

DECEMBER 2, 2019

” Players begin the experience in the village of Berk, a humble settlement shown throughout the films that’s located at the very top of the cliffs overlooking North Seas Island. In working with DreamWorks Animation’s How to Train Your Dragon film trilogy, we are turning the audiences into the star of their own movie adventure.

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Road to VR

JUNE 23, 2021

The New York-based company’s latest funding round was led by Bee Partners with additional investment from First In, Meeting Street Capital, Service Provider Capital, Spacecadet, and Dan Farah, producer of Steven Spielberg’s film adaptation of Ready Player One. The post Moth+Flame Raises $2.5M

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Thanks to a new deal made by AMC theatres and LA-based virtual reality startup Dreamscape Immersive , six lucky AMC theaters spread across North America and Europe will soon be home to cooperative VR experiences that blend the line between games and film. Image Credit: Dreamscape Immersive. beginning next year.

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ARPost

MAY 24, 2021

Presented by “Hardcore History” legendary podcaster Dan Carlin , War Remains is an immersive VR experience that transports viewers to the Western Front of the First World War where they witness history unfold from a soldier’s point of view. Here we have the next generation of immersability if you will, where you become part of the story.”.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

German extended reality (XR) firm has recently released a virtual reality (VR) film with tools from an industry-leading gaming engine. The German federal states of Lower Saxony and Bremen recently partnered with the Nordmedia funding agency to debut a chilling immersive experience for history learners. XR and Immersive Documentaries.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

German extended reality (XR) firm has recently released a virtual reality (VR) film with tools from an industry-leading gaming engine. The German federal states of Lower Saxony and Bremen recently partnered with the Nordmedia funding agency to debut a chilling immersive experience for history learners. XR and Immersive Documentaries.

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VRScout

AUGUST 5, 2022

This year, the VR Awards returns as a live in-person event in collaboration with Immersive Tech Week (ITW) in Rotterdam, the Netherlands at the de Doelen concert hall on December 1st. This partnership will allow both ITW and The VR Awards the unique opportunity to expand their reach in the global immersive community.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 9, 2025

Today I want to tell you about two companies that I met at CES that made me think about the future of immersive realities: Attention Labs , which lets people focus on a specific conversation in mixed reality, and 2Pi Optics , which builds very small metalenses. Those four little shapes on the thin film of the picture below are all metalenses.

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VRScout

JUNE 18, 2019

The award ceremony recognizes multiple achievements in VR, such as hardware advancements, gaming, film, social experience, and marketing to name a few. Owlchemy Labs – Vacation Simulator. VR Film of the Year: Fable Studio, Third Rail Projects & Oculus Story Studio – Wolves in the Walls: It’s All Over. StartVR – Awake.

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Road to VR

APRIL 7, 2018

The future of VR storytelling will be immersive and interactive. The fundamental challenge of interactive narratives is how to balance the giving and receiving of making choices and taking action vs. receiving a narrative and being emotionally engaged and having an embodied experience of immersion and presence.

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ARPost

JANUARY 5, 2022

However, extended reality is also being used in the production of media that may or may not be viewed immersively. After all, a headset isn’t strictly required for viewing or even entering some immersive environments. Still, they found use cases in military and enterprise training, professional athletic training, and film production.

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Cats and VR

JANUARY 12, 2023

Marco & Polo Go Round is an immersive love story written by Gregory Kaufman and Benjamin Steiger Levine and directed by Benjamin Steiger Levine. A virtual reality fiction (6DOF) on Steam and HTC Viveport, a 360° video on YouTube and a short film on ARTE.tv Marco and Polo are perfectly complementary characters. and YouTube.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

VR Film of the Year. VR Film of the Year went to Walt Disney Animation for their captivating submission Myth: A Frozen Tale. The experience beat out the Cirque du Soleil experience by Felix and Paul Studios, Tribeca VR Films Gravity VR and Lutaw , and Enrique Agudo’s The Pantheon of Queer Mythology. Myth: A Frozen Tale.

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ARPost

JULY 16, 2020

The Dawn of Art , an immersive art history experience by Atlas V. VR Film of the Year. Gravity VR , the Tribeca VR film by Fabio Rychter and Amir Admoni. Gravity VR , the Tribeca VR film by Fabio Rychter and Amir Admoni. Lutaw , the Tribeca VR film by Samantha Quick and Michaela Holland. VR Marketing of the Year.

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Tech Trends VR

JUNE 17, 2018

Immersive technologies can also significantly increase retention by slowing the brain’s natural tendency to forget – something I recently wrote about here on Tech Trends. Immersive technologies can significantly increase retention by slowing the brain’s natural tendency to forget Click To Tweet. Follow him on Twitter @wtoddmaddox.

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ARPost

OCTOBER 7, 2020

But unlike VR, mixed reality simulations bring virtual creations to life in a physical space. Though it is most common in video games and film, MR has many applications across different industries. Small businesses can use MR to make training and skills assessment immersive and interactive.

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VRScout

MAY 4, 2019

Developed by V-Armed —an immersive development team dedicated to creating large-scale 3D VR training for law enforcement, first responders, and engineers—the freeroam VR simulation recreates several real-life shooter and hostage scenarios in which officers must subdue a virtual target without endangering the lives of any civilians.

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VRScout

JANUARY 12, 2022

Eternal Notre-Dame , a new VR experience developed by Orange and Emissive in association with the Mayor of Paris and the Church, returns the extraordinary edifice back to its former glory through the use of immersive technology. . Eternal Notre-Dame , an extraord inary immersive experience! Image Credit: Orange. Image Credit: Orange.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

Transference (2018) is a single-player psychological thriller that takes place in a shadowy reflection of reality—the simulation of a family’s collective minds who’ve presumably been corrupted after the father, a scientist, tests his breakthrough procedure on himself, his wife, and child.

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VRScout

APRIL 25, 2018

Austin, Texas-based video game developer Owlchemy Labs struck gold with their 2016 smash hit, Job Simulator. Now, two years later, Owlchemy Labs is back with Vacation Simulator , a brand new VR “simulation” that kicks players out of the office and onto the beach for an afternoon of virtual fun in the sun.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

First reported by The Blood-Horse , The Breeders’ Cup JockeyCam VR Experience was developed by the film house Equine Productions, the same company behind the JockeyCam, a lightweight transmitter worn by jockeys that allow viewers to experience races from the athlete’s perspective. Credit: Immersal. Credit: Anne M.

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VRScout

JANUARY 27, 2020

The psychedelic mushroom simulator was one of the strangest experiences at Sundance 2020. If you’ve paid attention to our coverage of Sundance this past weekend, you’re already well aware of the eclectic, insanely bizarre lineup of strange and imaginative immersive projects occupying this year’s New Frontier program.

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ARPost

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Viewers also visited in immersive platforms AltspaceVR, ENGAGE, Hubs, Frame, and VR-Land. This year, WebXR showed us some immense innovations and that raised the bar for immersive experiences.”. The A320 Cockpit Simulator was also nominated for Educational Experience of the Year and Yin-Chien was up for Developer of the Year.

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AR Insider

JUNE 14, 2021

This week we look at WWDC takeaways, PSVR showcase, Tribecca’s immersive slate, and some fresh funding for spatial players. Let’s dive in… The Tribeca Film Festival’s always impressive immersive offering is back in hybrid form. The richest man in the world is going to outer space in his own rocket.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 3, 2018

I was able to get an early preview of the industrial-grade product that is looking to empower VR developers to create simulations with realistic touch feedback and natural interaction. HaptX Gloves bring advanced simulation to VR and they aren’t for the general consumer. Image Credit: Az Balabanian.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 1, 2019

According to an article published last week to the journal of Soft Robotics , scientists based out of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne in Lausanne, Switzerland, have developed a skin-like material that, when worn over a users’ body, simulates a far more realistic sense of touch than that of current haptic feedback technologies.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 3, 2025

It’s the beginning of a new year, and I started thinking about the future of immersive realities for 2025 and beyond. Object Tracking Film production using HTC Vive Trackers to track the cameras (Image by HTC) You can attach a Vive Tracker to an object, to have it reliably tracked for you in VR.

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ARPost

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

The twisted puzzle adventure game beat out more recognizable titles including ASTRO BOT Rescue Mission , Vacation Simulator , and Angry Birds VR: Isle of Pigs. VR Film of the Year. VR Film of the Year went to Wolves in the Walls: It’s All Over. It’s often used in industry for advanced training simulations.

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VRScout

APRIL 23, 2018

Tribeca’s Virtual Arcade returns once again to bring groundbreaking immersive experiences. . One of the largest independent film festivals in the world, the annual Tribeca Film Festival is responsible for delivering some of the most impactful and most-talked-about creative projects to NYC audiences. VACATION SIMULATOR.

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

A new trailer for the title highlights the in-game ‘gallery’ which includes documentary short films featuring World War II veterans. The studio says the game will include a ‘gallery’ where players will be able to view short-form documentary films shot during the game’s production. Oculus Studios.

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VRScout

MAY 21, 2019

After what feels like eons of waiting, the Oculus Quest standalone VR headset is finally available to the public, along with over 50 immersive launch titles. Let’s take a look at five ambitious VR experiences coming soon to your Oculus Quest: Vacation Simulator. What’s on deck for the Oculus Quest? The Under Presents.

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VRScout

JULY 11, 2019

Podcast legend Dan Carlin immerses you in one of the most brutal battlefields in history. War Remains is an immersive VR experience that drops you deep into the chaos of WWI, placing you right in the center of a raging battle filled with heavy explosions, entrenched soldiers battling for their lives, and an endless barrage of bullets.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Audio plays a huge part in building truly immersive virtual experiences, so developing a way to realistically simulate the way that sound comes at you from different directions was a priority from the get-go, says HoloLens inventor Alex Kipman. The post Is Sound the Secret Sauce for Making Immersive Experiences?

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VRScout

JULY 20, 2022

According to its creator, Tom Man Design, the device is meant to deliver an immersive shooting experience while remaining a charming addition to your living room. Inspired somewhat by the PlayStation 5 controllers, the ViR haptic gun features a sleek, compact design resembling something you might find in a science-fiction film.

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XR Today - Virtual Reality

DECEMBER 17, 2023

What components does a “virtual reality” experience need to be truly immersive? An Introduction Virtual reality creates an end-to-end mechanism that replaces our natural “real-world” environment with an immersive simulation. It creates a simulated environment you can effectively interact with.

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VRScout

AUGUST 31, 2020

And of course, the much-anticipated Half-Life: Alyx exceeded everyone’s expectations with its incredibly immersive gameplay. VACATION SIMULATOR: BACK TO JOB. The developers at Owlchemy Labs are set to release Vacation Simulator: Back to Job in the next few months. Release date: 2020. FACEBOOK HORIZON. Release date: 2020.

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VRScout

JULY 10, 2018

Still, I can’t help but look back fondly on my time spent pressed against that hard plastic, deeply immersed in a round of Red Alarm , Mario Clash or Nester’s Funky Bowling. The hardware was so uncomfortable that even the system itself would tell you to take a break every 15-minutes in-game.

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