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A Look at ‘Mobius’, the VR App that Raised Emergent VR $2.2 Million
Emergent is creating 'Mobius', an app and platform enabling users to capture and share VR experiences using existing smartphones. From a user standpoint, Mobius seems like a fairly typical 360 degree stitching app, like Photosynth or Photo Sphere (part of...
REWIND Spins BBC ‘Strictly’ into 360 Degree Video
REWIND, the UK based VR digital production company, were commissioned by the BBC to record one of the UK's biggest shows in immersive, VR friendly video, the first of its kind for a mainstream BBC show.
Whilst the demographics of this...
Preview: ‘Machine VR’ is an Awe-inspiring Trip Through a Crystalline Fractal Universe
Produced by Dutch visual effects artist Julius Horsthuis, Machine VR is the newest installment of a line of contemplative fractal 360 videos—this time taking you into an infinite world of crenelated metallic structures that is sure to ignite the imagination.
The human mind...
SpaceVR Passes $100k Kickstarter Goal, VR is Going to Space
SpaceVR has now secured the funds to shoot a 360-degree camera into space, where it will hitch a ride along the observation deck of the International Space Station (ISS).
With only days before the conclusion of the team's Kickstarter campaign,...
The NFL Teases More Interest in VR Technology in Second ‘NFL Next’ Video
The NFL seems to be acquainting itself with the idea of VR in their new video for NFL Next, the association's name for the bevy of technology they're adopting to help revolutionize the game. The second promo reel was released...
Stephen Colbert Lampoons Democratic Debate VR Broadcast Inside a Gear VR
A mainstay of US TV for years, The Late Show has joined the ranks of mainstream media outlets to feature VR on their show, and then tak the piss out of it. Exploring the recent news that CNN will be...
Ridley Scott is Working on a VR Experience “You’ve got to, you’d be stupid not to”
There are few directors who can lay claim to creating crucial pillars of geek culture in the way Ridley Scott can. The Alien and Blade Runner director has now gone on record saying that he is working on a...
CNN to Livestream Democratic Debate in Virtual Reality with NextVR
CNN and NextVR are teaming up to bring the Democratic presidential debate to VR this October. While NextVR captured the recent CNN Ronald Reagan Debate in VR, the upcoming Democratic debate will be the first to be livestreamed in VR.
On October 13th,...
First Look: Jaunt’s ‘ONE’ VR Light-Field Camera with Newly Revealed Specs
Jaunt ONE (formerly known under code name 'NEO') is a professional-grade 360 camera system created by Jaunt VR, a cinematic VR company that has recently partnered with Google to become a 'preferred content provider'. We got the chance to get some face time...
Disney Leads $65 Million Investment in Jaunt’s VR Camera & Content Business
Jaunt, the company who has blazed an early trail in the capture and distribution of cinematic 360 videos, has announced yet another injection of funds, this a $65M round lead by entertainment giant Disney.
The VR industry and all it's...
ABC News VR is Here, First Report from Syria is Powered by JauntVR
ABC News announced the release of a VR experience now available on Jaunt VR’s iOS and Android apps. The video follows ABC News’ Alexander Marquardt as he reports on curatorial efforts to preserve endangered antiquities in Damascus, Syria, the...
SpaceVR’s Second Kickstarter Raises More Than $40k in First Six Days
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1035872323/spacevr-step-into-space
SpaceVR, the Ryan Holmes-founded San Francisco startup that wants to build a 360-degree video platform for space footage, has re-launched its Kickstarter geared towards putting its VR camera Overview One on the Cupola module of the International Space Station...
‘The Ark’ 360 VR Documentary, the Story of the Planet’s Most Endangered Species
From the makers of the award-winning documentary Empire comes a 360 degree documentary that aims to put you face-to-face with the most endangered species on the planet: the northern white rhinoceros.
Called The Ark, documantarians Eline Jongsma and Kel O'Neill are bringing their collective...
Valve’s Alan Yates Slams Spherical Photos and Video, “They Basically Suck!”
Alan Yates, who somewhat euphemistically identifies himself as "Chief Pharologist" at Valve Corporation, is one of the minds behind Valve's laser based motion tracking technology, Lighthouse, used in SteamVR's flagship HTC Vive VR headset and controllers. It seems the...
‘Ghost in the Shell’ to Receive ‘Virtual Reality Diver’ 360 Spin-off, Debuting at TGS
In a recent Facebook post, Production I.G the animation house behind many anime movies, have announced a 360 3D Ghost in the Shell spin off named Virtual Reality Diver, and it'll make it's first appearance at this week's Tokyo...



















