ARPost

JUNE 6, 2023

The interactive game for a New Zealand Supermarket included social lenses, games, and recipes. “We Best Collaboration Tool Sony Electronics Head of XR Business Development Thaisa Yamamura was “honored to present” the Auggie Award for Best Collaboration Tool. The award went to Zappar for Countdown: Bricks Farm.

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VRScout

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

EX-HEAD OF SONY PLAYSTATION LONDON FORMS CROSS-PLATFORM VR GAME STUDIO. A hot spot for development, London has birthed a new VR-focused game studio – but not just any game studio. Birthed in New Zealand and raised in Los Angeles, CA, volumetric capture company 8i has announced a Series B round of $27M.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2017

They brought the franchise into first-person for the very first time and they introduced VR support using Sony’s PlayStation VR (PSVR) device. I think it’s interesting that two of the vocalists I have had the most success with – Lorde and Jordan Reyne – are both from New Zealand. Something in the kiwis…?

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EnterpriseWear

AUGUST 1, 2018

Let’s look back: Early trials: Virgin Atlantic ’s 2014 trial at London Heathrow Airport – in collaboration with SITA – included both Google Glass and the Sony SmartWatch 2. Very recently, Air New Zealand announced a partnership with Magic Leap and Framestore to develop MR content highlighting New Zealand as a travel destination.

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VRScout

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

Now the New Zealand-based company has officially employed the use of Apple’s powerful ARKit platform to bring a whole new level of realistic digital figures to augmented reality.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

DECEMBER 4, 2016

You’re flying over New Zealand. Since it’s professional equipment, a lot of rental houses are carrying it now, too, just like high-end cameras from Sony or Panasonic. VB: The Sony Pictures deal is hopefully going to create more fresh content. And Sony Pictures also includes Sony Music.

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The Ghost Howls

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Top news of the week. Image by Sony). The HoloLens 2 Development Edition will become available in 10 additional countries by the end of the year: Canada, Germany, France, UK, Ireland, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Switzerland, and Italy. Header Image by Sony). PS5 is a great console, but not for VR yet.

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VRScout

JANUARY 30, 2017

Belgium, China (Beijing and Hong Kong), Japan, New Zealand, and Canada. In addition, the Advanced Imaging Society and the VR Society has international chapters in the U.K., For more information visit advancedimagingsociety.com & thevrsociety.com.

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UploadVR Between Realities podcast

OCTOBER 20, 2016

It’ll launch the following day in Europe, Australia and New Zealand published by Sony and available in stores as well as digitally. Now we know the price of Robinson: The Journey on PlayStation VR from Crytek, arriving for $60 on Nov. 8 in the United States and Canada.

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Mashable VR

MAY 16, 2022

For those who missed the news, Sony revealed in March that the long-running PlayStation Plus subscription program is getting a much-needed update. It's definitely more complex than a single PS+ subscription ever was, but you can simply roll with the Essential plan if Sony's previous way of doing things was enough.

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VRWorld

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

Firstly available in America and Canada, it took six months for the company to open up and allow for sales in Australia, France, Germany, Ireland, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. This way, Microsoft will one-up the competitors from Sony, who only support their own PlayStation VR platform.

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XROM

JULY 18, 2021

Pradeep has been a leader for IBM GBS Australia and New Zealand (A/NZ), He has over 30 years of executive & management experience across a number of industries. BigscreenVR has partnered with many of the major movie studios including Paramount Pictures and Funimation (Sony Pictures).

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