VR Pop Culture
‘Ready Player One’ Behind-the-scenes Shows How Spielberg Used VR in Production
As an official partner of Ready Player One, HTC has been using the film to highlight its VR wares. In addition to releasing several VR experiences inspired by the movie, the company has released a behind-the-scenes short showing how immersive...
Vive China President Shares 16 Lessons for a VR-First Future From ‘Ready Player One’
Virtual reality (VR) has been a hot topic in the media and the tech sector for the last couple of years, but it is about to hit a new level of buzz, thanks to the internationally best-selling book Ready...
New ‘Ready Player One’ Trailer Debuts as Release Buzz Builds
Ready Player One, the 2011 novel by Ernest Cline, is getting turned into a movie by none other than Steven Spielberg, who is directing the film. As the movie’s March 2018 release date approaches, a new trailer, 'Dreamer' debuted this...
New Guinness World Record Set With 36 Continuous Hours in Virtual Reality
A 36 hour VR session by Australian Jack McNee, of the YouTube Channel LPVR, has been confirmed by the Guinness World Records organization as the new record to beat for the "longest videogame marathon on a virtual reality game...
The Crazy VR Goggles in HBO’s ‘Silicon Valley’ Are Not a Prop but a Real Prototype
HBO's show Silicon Valley entertains with tales of the pervasive startup culture of California's San Francisco Bay Area. While virtual reality has graced the show previously, season four is bringing it closer to the fore, with the show's main characters becoming...
Scarlett Johansson & Friends Play Virtual Reality Pictionary on the ‘Tonight Show’
Late last year, NBC's popular late night talk show the Tonight Show with host Jimmy Fallon debuted a new Virtual Reality Pictionary segment which uses the HTC Vive and Tilt Brush. Scarlett Johansson, Michael Che, and Dove Cameron are the latest...
In Search of the Pyjama People: VR’s New Wave of Bedroom Coders
Matthew Magee ponders virtual reality's potential impact on game development culture and how immersive technology may encourage a renaissance in independent, disruptive bedroom coders a.k.a the Pyjama People.
Guest Article by Matthew Magee
A twenty year career as a Software Engineer started in...
Coca Cola’s Famous Christmas Ad Re-imagined in Virtual Reality
Here's a novel twist on the same old commercial imagery this Christmas as Coca Cola rolls out a new VR promotion in Poland. Developers Lemon & Orange have taken the now familiar Christmas truck convoy and built a VR...
