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2018 Lumiere Awards now accepting applications for VR, AR and 360 content

13th Dec 2017

2018 Lumiere Awards now accepting applications for VR, AR and 360 content

The Advanced Imaging Society is now accepting immersive content submissions for its 2018 Lumiere Awards. The awards, presented by Cisco and Dell, recognizes high quality VR, AR and 360 video,…

Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 845 a win for VR: 6 DoF, foveated rendering and 120 fps video

7th Dec 2017

Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 845 a win for VR: 6 DoF, foveated rendering and 120 fps video

Let’s face it. There’s a bit of a bottleneck when it comes to delivering higher and higher quality VR content. Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 845 chipset hopes to make VR, AR and MR…

HTC opens pre-orders for standalone Vive Focus in China Dec. 12

7th Dec 2017

HTC opens pre-orders for standalone Vive Focus in China Dec. 12

HTC’s standalone headset, the Vive Focus, will be available for pre-order in China on December 12, with shipping expected in January. The Focus available in white for 3,999 yuan or…

Google launches Daydream Initiative to empower VR for good

1st Dec 2017

Google launches Daydream Initiative to empower VR for good

If you have plans to produce VR content for good, Google’s new Daydream Impact program might be the perfect first step. The project aims to provide cameras and training to…

BBC announces official VR division: BBC VR Hub

1st Dec 2017

BBC announces official VR division: BBC VR Hub

Over the past few months, the BBC has been increasing its VR efforts. In July, it launched the BBC Taster VR app to see how its audience responded to immersive…

Jaunt, Hulu partner to deliver 7 Jaunt experiences on Hulu VR app

30th Nov 2017

Jaunt, Hulu partner to deliver 7 Jaunt experiences on Hulu VR app

Today, Jaunt has announced a partnership with Hulu to bring seven new VR experiences created by Jaunt exclusively to the Hulu VR app. The experiences include the five-part scripted VR…

Measuring Immersion: AP study finds ‘dynamic’ experiences relate to higher engagement

20th Oct 2017

Measuring Immersion: AP study finds ‘dynamic’ experiences relate to higher engagement

Taylor Nakagawa and Francesco Marconi attempt to uncover how immersive media affects its user’s state-of-mind in this recent study from the Associated Press and the NYC Media Lab. Here’s what they discovered.…

What to watch this week: AMC launches VR app, Jaunt wins an Emmy, Felix & Paul bring comedy to VR

27th Oct 2017

What to watch this week: AMC launches VR app, Jaunt wins an Emmy, Felix & Paul bring comedy to VR

Keeping track of new releases and what VR experiences and 360 videos are worth watching isn’t easy. In today’s WTWTW, we spotted a few recent releases and award winners that…

Nokia to stop building its OZO VR camera, lays off 310 people

10th Oct 2017

Nokia to stop building its OZO VR camera, lays off 310 people

Today, Nokia has announced that it will stop development on further versions of the OZO VR camera. As part of the announcement, the company will also be laying off up…

How are people monetizing VR content? Results from NAB 2017

6th Oct 2017

How are people monetizing VR content? Results from NAB 2017

Earlier this year at NAB, IABM (the international trade association for suppliers of broadcast and media technology) asked attendees how they planned to monetize VR video offerings. Yesterday, they shared…

Discovery and Google announce 38-episode VR series, Discovery TRVLR

5th Oct 2017

Discovery and Google announce 38-episode VR series, Discovery TRVLR

Discovery and Google have teamed up to produce a new VR video series called Discovery TRVLR. The first six episodes of the 38-episode series are expected to launch Friday, Nov.…

What to Watch this Week: I Am Rohingya, 360 Spacewalk, Raindance winners + more

4th Oct 2017

What to Watch this Week: I Am Rohingya, 360 Spacewalk, Raindance winners + more

It’s been awhile since we’ve written one of these–so long, in fact, that our list of recommended watching has grown pages deep! Here are some of the best recent releases…

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