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‘Ready Player One’ Actors Filmed OASIS Scenes In VR

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Spielberg immerses his cast in a virtual set while filming certain VR scenes. It turns out VR played a more integral role in Spielberg’s upcoming Ready Player One film than we previously thought. The only way the cast had a chance to understand where they were – we all had virtual reality Oculus* goggles. There’s the DJ.’

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What’s the future of SteamVR tracking?

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Motion capture If you want a cheap system for motion capture you can use Vive Trackers and full-body VR to record animations of yourself moving. 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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Bizarre Interactive VR Performance ‘Scarecrow’ Makes VRChat Debut

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Earlier this year while attending the Sundance Film Festival , I had the chance to experience Scarecrow , an immersive theater experience that combines motion capture technology with temperature effects to deliver a one-of-a-kind interactive performance unlike anything available on Broadway at the moment. Image Credit: TAHI.

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Spatial Beats: Oculus, Snapchat and new XR Funding

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This week we cover a handful of new funding rounds, new Snap AR milestones and Oculus Quest sales Inflections, among other items. Arden’s Wake hits the Oculus Store. Finally, Penrose Studios’ award-winning narrative VR experience is available for the Oculus Rift for $7.99. W elcome back to Spatial Beats. Griffith of VR.”

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‘The Under Presents’: Interactive Live Theater For The Oculus Quest

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Despite the lack of an actual release date, Oculus’ upcoming 6DoF standalone headset, the Oculus Quest, has found new trouble in garnering large amounts of attention from both industry veterans and consumers alike. The post ‘The Under Presents’: Interactive Live Theater For The Oculus Quest appeared first on VRScout.

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‘Alien: Covenant in Utero’ Comes To Oculus Rift

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Dubbed Alien: Covenant in Utero , the two-minute VR video experience is now available on Oculus Rift for “Alien Day,” a nod to planet LV-426 from the Alien films. Inspired by a scene in the film, Fox teamed up with FoxNext VR Studio, RSA VR, MPC VR, Mach1 and technology partners AMD RADEON and DELL to bring the piece to life.

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‘Ready Player One’ Behind-the-scenes Shows How Spielberg Used VR in Production

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As an official partner of Ready Player One , HTC has been using the film to highlight its VR wares. As blockbuster films increasingly rely on CGI, filmmakers have looked for better ways to visualize the virtual worlds that are eventually rendered for the final movie. Each one was used at a different stage of production.