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Google Announces Next-gen ‘Jump’ VR Camera, 8K x 8K with Seamless Stitching

Google today announced what the company is calling the "next-generation" of its 'Jump' 3D 360 camera initiative. In partnership with Google, Yi Technology has created the Yi Halo, a 17-camera clock-synchronized array that is designed to be optimized for...

Facebook’s New 360 Capture SDK Can Record HQ Videos and Photos in VR Apps

Facebook F8, the company's annual developer conference, is currently in full swing on its second and final day. Today's big VR announce from the social platform giant? Facebook is releasing the 360 Capture SDK tool that developers can integrate into VR...

Facebook Unveils Two New Volumetric Video ‘Surround360’ Cameras, Coming Later this Year

Facebook today announced two new additions to the Surround360 hardware initiative that are poised to make 360 video more immersive. Unveiled at the company's yearly developer conference, F8, the so-called x24 and x6 cameras are said to capture 360 video with...

This Drone Broadcasts 6k 360 VR Video Wirelessly up to 5 Miles

360 Designs have revealed a new drone which carries the company's 6k 360 VR video camera and a payload capable of broadcasting that imagery "over 5 miles" from a companion base station, which the company says means live-streamable, "broadcast...

Gorillaz’ Music Video Breaks Record as Most Successful 360 Music Video Debut

The 360-degree version of Gorillaz’ music video for new track Saturnz Barz received over 3 million views in the first 48 hours, making it the single biggest 48 hour debut for a 360 music video in the (young) history...

The Guru 360° is a Clever Portable Stabiliser for 360° Cameras

The Guru 360° is the first 3-axis gimbal designed specifically for 360-degree cameras. Adding to the flexibility of the MOZA interchangeable gimbal system, the unit works with all lightweight 360-degree cameras with minimal obstruction to the field of view. 360-degree...

Lytro Gets $60M More for Light Field VR Capture, First Content Coming in Q2

Lytro have announced another hefty wedge of funding, with a $60 million series D round led by Blue Pool. What's more, they've formed a content partnership Within, and the first 360 degree 3D light field content is now set...

This Terrifying Camera-head is Supposed to Make Adult VR Content More Intimate

VR Bangers, an adult virtual reality content studio, has announced a new gadget they say will help fans "finally feel like they are getting kissed and caressed, while their favorite girls whisper right into their ears." While it's undoubtedly bizarre...

Animated Short ‘Pearl’ is VR’s First Oscar Nominated Film

Pearl (2016), a 360 animated short film from director Patrick Osborne and Google's Advanced Technology and Projects group (ATAP), has landed an Academy Award nomination for this year's best animated short film, making it the first VR film in the running...

Altair Digital Are Bringing the Planetarium Experience to Your Face Using VR

Altair Digital have announced that they are to bring the wonder of the solar system as historically experienced via your local Planetarium to virtual reality with Fulldome Cinema. One of the earliest forms of immersive education and perhaps a pre-cursor...

‘The Lawnmower Man’ is Coming to VR as an Original Multi-Episode Series

Jaunt, the cinematic VR company, has today revealed 5 different content deals slated to go into production in 2017, one of which—love it or hate it—will be based on the seminal '90s VR flick The Lawnmower Man (1992). And no, neither Pierce Brosnan nor Jeff...

Within and Fox Partner to Create VR Content, Spike Jonze to Co-Produce Original VR Film

Content distribution platform and VR studio Within is partnering up with FoxNext, a recently created immersive media division of 21st Century Fox. The new partnership is promising to "bring viewers a new slate of virtual reality experiences this year," the first of which will...

Oculus Partners with BBC Earth to Create VR Video and Interactive Content

Oculus VR and BBC Earth, the British Broadcasting Corporation's own natural history producer, have announced a new partnership. The first order of business: three VR experiences based on the lives of three different animals, Black Bears, the Caracal Cat, and an...

“Everything We Do is Experiential:” The Many Innovations of Felix & Paul Studios

Felix & Paul Studios have been innovating on their own immersive VR camera technology since they pioneered the first-ever stereoscopic VR video with Strangers with Patrick Watson. They went on to sign a deal with Oculus Studios to produce...

The ‘Orah 4i’ 4k Live Streaming 360 Camera is Available to Pre-order Now

VideoStitch, the company behind the eponymous 360 post-production software suite, yesterday announced the launch of their first 360 camera, the Orah 4i. The all-in-one solution provides a 4k resolution image that can be automatically stitched and transmitted them live to...
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