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Samsung XR and EarthX Debut Environmentally-focused 360 Short Films

Road to VR

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. Tree Huggers.

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Drifting champion tackles Goodwood with VR, 5G and one tiny startup’s tech

TechCrunch VR

Donning a Samsung VR headset, Gittin was controlling the vehicle miles away from the Goodwood arena using a teleoperation system developed by Portland, Ore., The eyes of the vehicle are the numerous Samsung Galaxy S10 5G phones mounted on the roof. .” startup Designated Driver and Vodafone’s 5G network.

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Featured 360: Fidel Castro, LA Noir and Santa’s Sleigh

VRScout

HERE BE DRAGONS launched “The Night Before” in partnership with , Wieden + Kennedy Portland and Deluxe VR. You can experience the 4D virtual reality experience at The Grove in Los Angeles, Herald Square in New York and Samsung 837 in Manhattan’s Meatpacking District.

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The NBA and TNT Partner With Intel For Biggest VR Push Yet

VRScout

Thursday, March 20 – Houston @ Portland. It’s currently available for Samsung Gear VR, Google Daydream, Oculus , and Google Play. Thursday, March 29 – Oklahoma City @ San Antonio. Thursday, April 5 – Washington @ Cleveland. Tuesday, April 10 – Boston @ Washington.

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NBA All-Star and Weekly Regular Season Coverage Comes Live to VR via TNT and Intel

Road to VR

Houston @ Portland , 10:30 p.m. LA Clippers @ Golden State , 10:30 p.m. Thursday, Mar. Philadelphia @ Cleveland , 8:00 p.m. Thursday, Mar. Boston @ Minnesota , 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, Mar. Thursday, Mar. Oklahoma City @ San Antonio , 8:00 p.m. Thursday, Apr. Washington @ Cleveland , 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, Apr.

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Experience NBA All-Star Weekend in VR

VRScout

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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When Virtual Reality Collides with Reality, It’s Surreal In.

AllThingsVR

But a small startup based in a Portland, Oregon, garage could have better luck. All these bits of reality are matched up with several virtual scenes the company has created and which run on a Samsung Gear VR headset and its accompanying smartphone, sitting within the headset. Read more here.