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JUNE 14, 2020

The movement of live events to virtual spaces has ushered in a new era for Cannes XR , a multi-day event dedicated to immersive technologies and works. We are very proud to partner with these leading partners in the XR sector,” said Jérôme Paillard, Executive director of the Marché du Film.

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JANUARY 10, 2020

This past November 700 lucky individuals gathered inside the legendary Los Angeles Theater in Los Angeles, California for a special screening of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story presented by Oculus. Image Credit: Oculus. Image Credit: Oculus. Image Credit: Oculus. Feature Image Credit: Oculus.

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APRIL 10, 2019

Parallux will unveil a captivating new shared XR technology at Tribeca Immersive. Some would say that this sounds a lot like Oculus Venues , an app that allows you to watch concerts, sports, and other events with friends in VR. Using Parallux’s new shared experience technology, CAVE takes the concept even further.

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MARCH 9, 2018

The Tribeca Film Festival starts next month, an annual screening of everything from indie documentaries to family-friendly films. Coming to the festival’s Immersive program, which showcases works by artists who are pushing boundaries and using cutting-edge technology, are six Oculus-funded projects. The Hidden.

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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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APRIL 19, 2019

The 2019 Tribeca Film Festival is just around the corner and with it comes Tribeca Immersive Virtual Arcade , an entire exhibit dedicated to highlighting creators who explore how storytelling and technology can come together to deliver wondrous VR and AR experience. Image Credit: Tribeca Film Festival.

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The Ghost Howls

JANUARY 3, 2025

But with the attention of the market going towards standalone and always more PCVR headsets experimenting with inside-out tracking, what is the future of this technology? All these new technologies make the tracking range of SteamVR less unique. Precision SteamVR Tracking supports sub-mm accuracy, and this is simply amazing.

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VRScout

MARCH 19, 2018

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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MAY 22, 2020

an underground group that uses VR technology to solve mysteries that the more traditional authorities can’t seem to unravel. Or maybe this is an opportunity for you to try out your dry quirky take of Detective Benoit Blanc from the film, Knives Out. This was in 2019, right before the Oculus Quest launched.

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JANUARY 9, 2025

Attention Labs Attention Labs is a company working on “Real-time auditory focus” This is a concept that I have found fascinating since the time that Michael Abrash introduced it at an Oculus Connect some years ago. 2Pi Optics works exactly on these technologies , and they showed me a few of the lenses they are building.

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MAY 23, 2019

A new era in VR technology arrives with the Oculus Quest standalone headset. The Oculus Quest shouldn’t exist—at least not at this price. Most importantly, the Oculus Quest ditches the past complexities and considerable expenses of modern VR, ushering in the dawn of true consumer-level virtual reality. No sensors.

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MAY 6, 2020

” Originally scheduled for release this June, UNIVRS now states that the title has been delayed and will instead launch later this year on Oculus Quest followed by PC VR and PlayStation VR in early 2021. The post Little Witch Academia VR: Broom Racing Soars Onto Oculus Quest Late 2020 appeared first on VRScout.

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MARCH 1, 2022

Spacewalkers is available now on Oculus TV and Horizon Venues. Well, wonder no more as the immersive content and technology company Felix & Paul Studios has released a new movie featuring the world’s first spacewalk captured in VR. You can watch other Space Explorers content on Oculus TV.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Native hand tracking, PC/standalone hybrid functionality, and new games confirmed for the Oculus platform. That’s a wrap on Oculus Connect 6. Oculus Link launches this November ; Oculus will be offering its own official USB-C cable as well. . Image Credit: Facebook.

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OCTOBER 8, 2016

Among the swath of announcements made at Oculus Connect 3, one of the fleeting but important pieces of content-related news is that Walt Disney Studios is working with Oculus to create a series of VR experiences based on iconic characters and franchises. We recently saw the company lead a $65 million investment in VR film studio Jaunt.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

The BFI London Film Festival, in partnership with American Express, today announces LFF Expanded: the Festival’s new dedicated strand of XR and Immersive Art. BFI London Film Festival Director, Tricia Tuttle said: “Despite the challenges of the year, we are so thrilled to be able to deliver such an ambitious first LFF Expanded.

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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. Human Talent and Modern Technology Create an Unforgettable Experience. “As

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VRScout

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Paramount’s biggest 2D & 3D films head to Bigscreen Cinema platform as part of a multi-year deal. Starting today, four blockbuster films will premiere on the Bigscreen platform every week. Movies will run for one week, at which point they will be replaced a fresh new lineup of blockbuster films. Yes, that’s right.

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APRIL 4, 2019

With this year’s official Star Wars Celebration set to kick off next week in Chicago, the rumor of possible announcements regarding both Star Wars Episode IX and The Mandalorian is in full swing as fans prepare for any new updates surrounding the highly-anticipated film and mysterious new series.

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JULY 8, 2021

Beginning now until July 17th, those with access to a PC VR headset can access a veritable treasure trove of genre-defying experiences and art developed using immersive technology. This includes SteamVR headsets such as the HTC Vive and Valve Index as well as the Oculus Rift. AGENCE – Directed by Pietro Gagliano.

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JULY 27, 2017

Felix & Paul Studios, among the top VR video production companies out there, today launch their longest film to date on the Oculus Rift and Gear VR. Visually, Miyubi is among the best VR film we’ve seen to date, and it’s all shot in 360 degrees and 3D.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Samsung has partnered with EarthX to debut a dozen immersive short films on the Samsung XR video platform from environmentally-focused filmmakers. This week the platform is adding new section of environmentally-focused 360 short films in partnership with EarthXR, the interactive arm of EarthX, an environmental non-profit. Valen’s Reef.

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JULY 16, 2021

From maintenance work to physics experiments, XR technology is playing a major role in the operations of the Expedition 65 crew. But how exactly is VR & AR technology being used by the astronauts operating within the multinational low orbit space station? Working inside the U.S. Image Credit: NASA.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

Acclaimed author Khaled Hosseini’s short story inspired by Alan Kurdi—the three-year-old Syrian refugee who drowned in the Mediterranean Sea in 2015—has been illustrated using Tilt Brush for a unique 360 degree short film. SEE ALSO This Impressive Short Film Was Drawn and Animated Entirely Inside of VR.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2021

The product is a 3D modeling software for PC VR and Oculus Quest headsets. Gabe Newell, Valve’s CEO, believes this technology will create a new road to immersive, high-fidelity experiences by having the brain read technologies built into a headset. Sundance Film Festival brings VR Storytelling and Movie Premieres to your home.

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JANUARY 20, 2021

Bigscreen today announced is bringing ad-supported movies to the free social viewing platform, which will allow users to watch select films for free. A big difference between steaming TV and the new ad-supported film service is that films can be watched on-demand, and in any Bigscreen environment. Image courtesy Bigscreen.

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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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ARVR

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

13 min read Let’s think about movies like Avatar, Avengers: Endgame, and other science fiction films. They can teleport us to an entirely different world through the use of 3D movie technology. Advancements in digital video imaging and screening technology have made 3D entertainment a reality. Trending AR VR Articles: 1.

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MAY 8, 2017

The 360 film industry is still young and it’s maturing rapidly. With his name on more than 20 360 film projects to date, Armando Kirwin has had an inside view as to where things started, where they’re going, and why. Over the past three years, the primary customer of 360 film has been big brands. What about VR games?

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VRScout

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Using your Oculus Touch controller, you’ll have full control over a variety of light types, including Spray, Spiral, Starburst, and Point Cloud Stamp. Cosmic Sugar is available now on Oculus Quest and Oculus Quest 2 headsets for $9.99 via the Oculus App Lab and SteamVR for $4.99. Image Credit: Light Clinic.

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AUGUST 9, 2021

Conflict is good for us,” he tells me as he finishes his drink that VRScout organized at the Cannes Marche Du Film. You play an alcoholic detective thrown into a world of film noir intrigue and suspense. The Secret Of Retropolis is out now on Steam and Oculus. Image Credit: Peanut Button. Image Credit: Peanut Button.

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DECEMBER 6, 2019

Earlier this morning Adobe announced the purchase of Oculus’ 3D VR sculpting app, Oculus Medium. Adobe is one of the world’s leading creation software companies, and they’re committed to providing best-in-class 3D and immersive tools for artists, including Adobe Dimension and the Substance tools suite,” states Oculus in a blog post.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

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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SEPTEMBER 28, 2019

Computers weren’t as ubiquitous as they are now, so I was fortunate to have access to the technology and realized I could edit two clips together. The two-minute short, “Chalk Warfare,” was a live-action film featuring teens shooting at each other in a video game that comes to life after they draw weapons in chalk on the pavement. “We

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JULY 19, 2017

Oculus’ annual developer conference is back—Connect 4 will be hosted on October 11th and 12th in San Jose, California at the McEnery Convention Center. Check out the official Oculus Connect 4 website to apply for registration. Come for practical problem solving, best practices, workflows, and more.

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JUNE 9, 2021

The legendary film festival makes a triumphant return to NYC with in-person and at-home entertainment. This includes the return of live in-person events, such as the infamous Tribeca Film Festival. “Kinfolk” / Image Credit: Tribeca Film Festival. “Kusunda” / Image Credit: Tribeca Film Festival.

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JUNE 11, 2022

When Meta (formerly Facebook) launched its Facebook Spaces beta for the Oculus Rift back in 2017, the VR app gave us a glimpse of the future of socializing through VR technology. Also, check out Alex’s 360 film The Soloist VR where he takes you 1000 ft up free climbing the Dolomites!”

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