Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Sony is teasing something to do with the beloved cult classic film Starship Troopers (1997) and PSVR 2, with more information coming next week. pic.twitter.com/689QZhi7ph — Sony Pictures Virtual Reality (@SonyPicturesVR) September 25, 2024 What could it be? ” Eyes up trooper! .” ” Eyes up trooper!

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DECEMBER 10, 2024

More info PSVR 2 may support hand tracking At SIGGRAPH Asia, Sony has demonstrated hand tracking working on PSVR 2. The agreement includes the production of live sports and concerts, feature films, and TV series featuring big-name IP, which will be exclusive to the Meta platform. Thanks to KF for the tip!)

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Ghostbusters: Afterlife ScARe uses AR technology to immerse you deep in Sony Pictures’ new movie, Ghostbusters: Afterlife , as one of the legendary Ghostbusters. , Finn Wolfhard, McKenna Grace, Celeste O’Connor, Logan Kim, and Dan Aykroyd reprise their roles in the film to offer some assistance.

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VRScout

MARCH 14, 2017

Timed with the blu-ray release of the film, Passengers: Awakening is a roughly 20-minute VR experience for Rift and Vive that has you exploring the Starship Avalon and progressing through the many ship environments all based on the production design of the film. Image Credit: Sony Pictures / Todd Williamson.

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Road to VR

MARCH 5, 2021

XR Games and Sony Pictures announced a new shooter that puts you in the world of Zombieland, and it’s coming to all major VR headsets soon. Image courtesy XR Games, Sony Pictures VR. The game is also said to include a bullet time feature so you can bump up those headshot combos.

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Road to VR

APRIL 19, 2021

The new funding round, which was announced early last week, includes an additional $200 million strategic investment from Sony Group Corporation.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

. “Almost 25 years after the men in black first saved the planet from destruction, it’s incredibly exciting to welcome a new class of elite government agents to continue the story at Dreamscape,” said Walter Parkes, co-founder and CEO of Dreamscape and executive producer of the MIB film franchise.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

MAY 19, 2023

Virtual production (VP) is a new technology revolutionizing the film, media, and broadcast industries. Film production teams and professionals can use this powerful tool to create stunning visuals. VP is a rapidly growing field and will likely grow in popularity in the coming years.

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Road to VR

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Location-based VR destination Dreamscape and Sony Pictures Virtual Reality announced they’re launching a new VR experience that puts you and five other friends in the shoes of the Men in Black: First Assignment. Image courtesy Dreamscape, Sony Pictures Virtual Reality. Image courtesy Dreamscape, Sony Pictures Virtual Reality.

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Road to VR

AUGUST 19, 2019

Sony, MWM Immersive, and Tequila Works today announced that their upcoming VR adventure Groundhog Day: Like Father Like Son is set to launch next month, which includes support for Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and PSVR. The game is being billed as a VR narrative adventure which is set in the world of the 1990s classic film Groundhog Day (1993).

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VRScout

JUNE 5, 2019

Team up with friends in this frantic local multiplayer experience based on the upcoming film. Image Credit: Sony. Image Credit: Sony. ” Image Credit: Sony. “At At Sony Pictures VR, we believe that VR should be social, cooperative and fun,” added Jake Zim, senior VP of VR at Sony Pictures Entertainment.

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Road to VR

JUNE 8, 2022

Commemorating the release of the original Ghostbusters (1984) film, Sony Pictures Virtual Reality (SPVR) today announced a pair of out-of-home VR games collectively called Ghostbusters VR Academy, coming to HOLOGATE locations worldwide. ” Image courtesy Hologate, Sony Pictures Virtual Reality.

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AR Insider

APRIL 17, 2020

Sony Music Entertainment collaborated with Liverpool-based studio Draw & Code on a WebAR experience for Pink Floyd: The Later Years, that allows fans to experience the band’s music like never before. Sony Pictures and Trigger — The Mixed Reality Agency® teamed up once again to create a WebAR experience for the feature film.

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Road to VR

JULY 1, 2024

Sony’s new headset, officially dubbed the SRH-S1 “content creation system” combines a compact form-factor with novel controllers. The yet-to-be-priced Sony SRH-S1 is being designed as an enterprise headset. Sony also tells us it can be driven by a PC through a compressed video stream (like Quest Link).

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Road to VR

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Hot on the heels of Avengers: Damage Control , the next experience heading to VR attraction The VOID is Jumanji: Reverse the Curse , made in collaboration with the Sony Pictures Virtual Reality group. Jumanji: Reverse the Curse launches ahead up the upcoming film Jumanji: The Next Level , which is due for release in December.

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Upload VR

DECEMBER 18, 2024

A direct sequel to Paul Verhoeven's 1997 film, Starship Troopers: Continuum is an arcade-style wave shooter with roguelite elements. Developed by XR Games and Sony Pictures Virtual Reality, it initially launched on Quest but the PS VR2 version had a late delay that saw it temporarily disappear from the PlayStation Store.

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MAY 24, 2019

The new film Brightburn, a horror take on the superhero genre produced by Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn, debuted in theaters on Friday, and it has some promotional backing from Snapchat to drive ticket sales. Available via Snapcode, the augmented reality experience uses the front-facing camera on your smartphone.

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Road to VR

JUNE 4, 2019

XR Games, Sony Pictures Virtual Reality and Rovio Entertainment have announced the franchise’s next Angry Birds VR game, this time set to launch on PSVR alongside the debut of The Angry Birds Movie 2. Image courtesy XR Games, Rovio, Sony. Image courtesy XR Games, Rovio, Sony. Image courtesy XR Games, Rovio, Sony.

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Road to VR

APRIL 15, 2022

Nearly a year after its stunning $1 billion raise , Epic has secured dual $1 billion investments from Sony Group Corporation and KIRKBI, the holding and investment company behind The LEGO Group. Sony has become somewhat of a serial investor in Epic.

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VRScout

OCTOBER 13, 2016

Virtual reality isn’t just for gaming, and Sony wants to make that perfectly clear to potential owners of their brand new VR headset. Below is a list of the 10 titles including the official descriptions from Sony. A few of these we’ve experienced before in their earlier stages such as the short film Invasion!

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 25, 2018

Former EP at Vrse.Works, filmed 360° video for NY Times, Within, Facebook, Airbnb, Muse, Mastercard and more. Filmed 360° video for Conan, Vogue, Jaunt, Discovery, TBS, USA, Lexus and more. Filmed 360° video for Casamigos, Mercedes, Youtube, RedBull, and more. Created VR for Samsung, Sony, Sky, U2, FX, Warner Bros, and more.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Naturally, Sony has engaged in an all-out media blitz in advance of the much anticipated release. Developed by Web AR developer 8th Wall Web using Amazon Sumerian technology, Into the Spider-Verse AR allows fans to interact with the various renditions of the hero featured throughout the film, take pictures, and share them with friends online.

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VRScout

AUGUST 23, 2016

The Austin-based film festival will be premiering VR content for the first time. As with many other film festivals, including Sundance and Tribeca , virtual reality has been slowly solidifying its position into festival programs. As one of the largest genre film festivals in the U.S.,

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FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Filmmaker and VR Creator, Jon Favreau, was honored with the Society’s Harold Lloyd Award for innovative storytelling in films like The Jungle Book, and his exploration into VR with Gnomes & Goblins. Best VR Film Experience: Ghostbusters. Harold Lloyd Award: Jon Favreau. Best VR Experience: Tilt Brush.

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XR Today - Mixed Reality tag

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Japanese electronics giant Sony recently bought out Beyond Sports, allowing the former to build massive metaverse content for sporting events. Beyond Sports develops real-world data for 3D animations, and its technologies will seamlessly integrate with Sony’s growing portfolio of immersive solutions. it announced this week.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Ghostbusters World is an opportunity for 4:33 Creative Labs to partner with Sony Pictures Entertainment along with Ghost Corps — the entity that handles Ghostbusters properties. .

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Road to VR

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Sony’s newly released Joshua Bell VR Experience falls into the VR video category, and it’s among the best VR video productions you can find today on any VR headset, despite the PSVR’s somewhat lower resolution and less powerful hardware compared to PC VR headsets.

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Road to VR

JANUARY 18, 2018

Jumanji: The VR Adventure is an official VR experience created by Sony Pictures Virtual Reality and Madison Wells Media Immersive (formerly Reality One). Bravestone (‘The Rock’) across Jumanji to dispatch various obstacles in effort to save the other stars of the film.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

As the partnership between Sony Films and Krikey continues to towards the third AR game in the planned trilogy, it’s undeniable that Hollywood has begun to recognize the possibilities of AR and VR as next-level marketing tools capable of delivering meaningful advertisements that extend further than simple TV spots and print ads.

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XR Today - Augmented Reality tag

MAY 22, 2023

Virtual Production (VP) technologies are a rising solution for film production professionals. VP solutions look to replace or enhance pre-existing film production operations such as green screens and in-vehicle backdrops. Moreover, Sony has a DMPC in Los Angeles to provide VP knowledge in the US.

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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. Sony London Studio – Blood & Truth. 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

JUNE 30, 2019

We were a bit disappointed when we found out that you couldn’t properly web-sling as your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man in MARVEL Powers United VR (2018) last year, but it appears Sony has heard our collective groans and done something about it in their latest VR activation for the new film Spider-Man: Far From Home.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

On top of standard movies and shows, you’ll also have access to hundreds of 3D films, such as Marvel and SONY’s Spiderman: Far From Home. Image Credit: Sony, Marvel. ” Image Credit: Fandango.

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GizModo VR

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Movies studios are usually coy about films with surprise post-credit sequences , but apparently not Sony in 2021. Earlier today, rumors began circulating online about one such scene in the studio’s Marvel superhero sequel, Venom: Let There Be Carnage —and by this afternoon, the studio had turned a tweet about it into a… Read more.

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VRScout

JUNE 14, 2016

Sony also announced that the Playstation VR, which will work with your Playstation 4, will have 50 different games to choose from at launch, with quite a few industry favorite studios in the mix. It’s something from the films we remember watching with awe, and even reenacted throughout our lives.”. And it will cost $399.

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VRScout

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Image Credit: The VOID, Sony Pictures Virtual Reality. What’s more fun for moviegoers than to have the chance to live in VR as the characters they love – and, like in the movie, players will have to work together as a team to win the game and save Jumanji,” added Jake Zim, SVP, virtual reality, Sony Pictures Entertainment. “We

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JUNE 19, 2018

To compliment the theatrical film release of Distorted on June 22nd, Minds Eye Entertainment and SkyVR have partnered to produce Distorted Reality , a scripted, live-action cinematic VR distributed through OneTouchVR on Google Daydream, Oculus Go, Samsung Gear VR, Oculus Rift, and iOS. We are excited for the world to see this piece.

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