To the naked eye, the front and back covers of the May 16th Innovators Issue fit the magazine’s traditional, illustrated style. Open Uncovr’s app on your smartphone or tablet and point it at the magazine, however, and the whole image comes alive in a 3D, animated scene. Read the full article here at Engadget here.
Last year, the Kaleidoscope Virtual Reality Film Fest might have been the first VR film festival ever, but it was a modest affair, with one-night events in a handful of cities. In 2016, though, the festival—like VR itself—came into its own: With 10 multi-day stops that ranged from Korea to Australia to the U.S., the festival’s road show boasted nearly 200 submissions.
SpaceX just shared a gorgeous 360-degree video with the world, and if you happen to have a VR headset, now would be a good time to dig it out and strap it to your noggin; this video is definitely best experienced up close and personal, it’s quite the spectacle. Check it out.
A new virtual reality documentary is aiming to bring you back to that frightening day in 1986, and lets you explore the ghostly area that to this day is a reminder of the dangers of nuclear power. Check out this short VR video made to help raise money for the full-scale film project. Read the full article at Fast Company.
Insomniac Games getting behind virtual reality in a big way. This morning Insomniac revealed that its working on three titles for the Oculus Rift, including the previously announced survival horror game Edge of Nowhere, as well as brand new titles The Unspoken and Feral Rights. For founder and CEO Ted Price, the move into VR is much the same as when the company experimented with other burgeoning platforms like mobile and Facebook. “We were really enamoured by the chance to get in early and develop an expertise in a field ahead of many of our peers who are maybe holding back and waiting to see what’s going to happen,” he says.
Dawn Richard may be the first woman on Live 360, but she’s no stranger to VR. At the live broadcast on Wednesday, she announced that the upcoming video for her single “Not Above That” will be in 360 — she’s been hard at work finalizing it for the last month. “We wanted to create another world,” she said during our Q&A. “Instead of creating just another live experience, where you just look at a show, we wanted to wrap you in our own world.” Fantastic article from the Verge
Samsung, LG all announced and show off their 360 VR camera and HMD ( Head mount display) along with their New Phones.
Check out article from Engadget.
http://www.engadget.com/2016/02/21/samsung-has-a-360-degree-camera-for-gear-vr-video/
Also, a video showing off the Gear VR 360 on location at Mobile Congress 2016.
Here is a clip from El Periódico
That is right. You can use your cell phone (S5, S6 etc) as a Virtual Reality device. All you need is an app and software for your Windows P.C. You will still need a headset that you can wear and put your phone in like Gear VR or Google Cardboard.
Here is a You tube video showing what it is like.
Check them out at: http://trinusvr.com/
The Void is the bigger then room size Virtual Reality experience that is going to be available for public later this year in Salt Lake City, USA. People can experience Raider of the Lost Ark Virtual Reality. Yes, Ready Player One is getting one step closer to real life.
Read the full article here:
http://www.roadtovr.com/steven-spielberg-tries-the-void-woah-that-was-a-great-adventure/
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