Road to VR

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. Samsung XR is Samsung’s immersive video platform, and home to more than 10,000 videos. Image courtesy Samsung, EarthXR. Ghost Fleet VR. Valen’s Reef.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

The NBA on TNT VR app is intended to change the viewing experience from, “passive to immersive’” said David Aufhauser, Managing Director, Strategy and Product for Intel Sports, during an interview with VRScout. The NBA seems to be making a concerted effort to embrace immersive viewing. Thursday, March 20 – Houston @ Portland.

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VRScout

DECEMBER 13, 2016

” One of the leaders in immersive journalism, RYOT takes you to stand in the middle of a mass tribute on the eve of Fidel Castro’s funeral in Santiago de Cuba. HERE BE DRAGONS launched “The Night Before” in partnership with , Wieden + Kennedy Portland and Deluxe VR. Cuba Honoring Fidel Castro.

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Tech Trends VR

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

What I like about my main area of interest – immersive tech – is that it seems to be thriving with examples of female creatives finding their voice, and really exploring the boundaries of this new medium to express themselves and tell interesting, compelling, and utterly engaging stories in new ways. All of your senses are heightened.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

This means that for the first time ever, NBA fans will be able to personalize their NBA All-Star Weekend experience by having the ability to switch between multiple 360° courtside views of the game using a Samsung Gear VR or a Google Daydream View headset with a compatible mobile device and the NextVR app. VERIZON SLAM DUNK.

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Tech Trends VR

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

And while Portland is by no means a backwater, it’s still not a major tech or immersive content hub like LA or San Francisco either. Microsoft has this great patent portfolio and it would be great to take that amazing secret sauce of the HoloLens and license it out to their existing OEM partners like Dell or Samsung.”.

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AllThingsVR

AUGUST 27, 2015

Heilig was never able to popularize the sensory-immersive Sensorama; it remains a curious footnote in the history of virtual reality. But a small startup based in a Portland, Oregon, garage could have better luck. Since March, Wild has been building an experience that combines virtual reality with elements of real life.

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