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Community Fallout from UploadVR’s Harassment Settlement, and Bearing Witness to Testimony

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Oct 23, 2017

upload-la — Image courtesy Upload

The sexual harassment lawsuit against UploadVR was reported to be settled via Tech Crunch on September 6th, and a week later the New York Times followed with more details about how Upload had been barely dented. The case was settled without any elaboration about what did or didn’t happen beyond a vague open letter from the founders of UploadVR. This issue has has splintered the VR community into different factions of people who are either actively blacklisting Upload or have written it off as an isolated incident that has resulted in changes and growth.

Lytro Announces VR Light Field Rendering Software ‘Volume Tracer’

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Oct 23, 2017

Lytro, the once consumer-facing light field camera company which has recently pivoted to create high-end production tools, has announced a light field rendering software for VR that essentially aims to free developers from the current limitations of real-time rendering. The company calls it ‘Volume Tracer’.

AMC Channel Launches 360 Video App Featuring ‘Walking Dead’ 360 Shorts

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Oct 22, 2017

amc vr (5) — Image courtesy AMC Networks

Popular American cable TV channel AMC has launched the AMC VR app for Gear VR and Daydream featuring 360 video content, movie trailers, and more.

Houston’s ITC Expo to Showcase Business-focused VR/AR Solutions, November 6th–7th

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Oct 22, 2017

immersive technology conference (1) — Image courtesy ITC and Jason Chang: JTC Pictures

The Immersive Technology Conference (ITC), soon to be hosted at the University of Houston on November 6th & 7th, is an event built around a paradox. Its focus—VR and AR in business and industry—is both decades old and still in its infancy. Inexpensive, high-quality consumer VR headsets are rapidly consigning the room-sized CAVEs and expensive, custom headsets of decades past to the dustbin of history, and with them, the assumed limits of what VR and AR can accomplish.

LG’s Upcoming SteamVR Headset Could Be Named ‘UltraGear’

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Oct 22, 2017

lg ez vr headset (1) — LG's SteamVR headset prototype (2017) | Image by Road to VR

Earlier this year, Valve confirmed that LG was developing a VR headset utilizing SteamVR Tracking, making it one of the first headsets to do so outside of HTC Vive and the upcoming Pimax “8K” VR headset. While still unnamed when we first demoed the headset at GDC in March, a recent trademark filing with the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) now suggests the headset will be dubbed ‘UltraGear’.

Fujitsu is Making a Windows VR Headset Too, Arrival in Japan Expected Late November

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Oct 21, 2017

fujitsu windows headset (2) — image courtesy Engadget Japan

It looks like Fujitsu is adding its name to the list of OEMs producing Windows “Mixed Reality” VR headsets, which currently include the likes of Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, Lenovo, and Samsung.

Valve Brings VR-Native Media Player to SteamVR in Latest Beta Update

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Oct 20, 2017

steamvr mediaplayer interface — SteamVR Media Player User Interface

SteamVR’s latest update to its beta branch is bringing along with it a Media Player that allows users to browse, preview and view a number of local media files directly in VR, including traditional video/photo formats as well as 180/360 degree content.

‘Echo Arena’ Free Download Extended to November 1st, Ghoulish Halloween Makeover Starts Today

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Oct 20, 2017

echo-arena-halloween-bash — image courtesy Ready at Dawn

Echo Arena (2017), the futuristic multiplayer sports game from Ready at Dawn and Oculus Studios, is getting into the holiday spirit with an upcoming seasonal Halloween Bash that looks to be a devilishly fun time—a great incentive to get more people to download the game for free before the free download window expires on All Saints’ Day (Nov. 1st).

‘Dark Souls’-inspired VR Adventure ‘Left-Hand Path’ Exits Steam Early Access on November 10th

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Oct 20, 2017

left-hand path (3) — image courtesy Strange Company

Left-Hand Path is a Dark Souls-inspired single-player VR adventure developed by Strange Company. The studio recently announced that the spell-casting RPG, which promises 15+ hours of content, is heading out of Early Access November 10th.

‘The Gallery – Ep. 2 : Heart of the Emberstone’ Review – Longer, Stronger and Well Worth the Wait

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heart-of-the-emberstone — Image courtesy Cloudhead Games

The Gallery – Episode 2: Heart of the Emberstone (2017) comes a year and a half after Call of the Starseed (2016), episode one in the narrative-based adventure puzzle game series. As a successor to one of the first room-scale games in existence, the second episode takes you deeper into the ’80s fiction-inspired universe and flushes out what proves to be a story as rich as the cinematic direction teased in the first. Far from being a one hit wonder, the second episode improves on the experience of the first in almost every way.

Valve Says New Calibration Software Makes Lower-Cost LCD Panels Viable for High-End VR

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Oct 19, 2017

steam-vr — Image courtesy Valve

New SteamVR optical technologies now available to VR hardware manufacturers includes the use of both LCD and OLED custom panels. According to the press release provided to Road to VR, Valve’s work with display manufacturers and recent advancements in LCD technology combined with VR-specific calibration “now make it a viable technology choice for high end VR systems.”

Acer Windows VR Headset Review

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Oct 19, 2017

acer windows mixed reality vr headset (13) — Photo by Road to VR

Microsoft’s ‘Windows Mixed Reality’ platform has finally landed and the first batch of supported VR headsets are hitting the streets. I toured around the new Windows Fall Creators Update—which builds AR and VR support deep into the OS—with the Acer Mixed Reality Headset.

‘The Gallery: Heart of the Emberstone’ is Out Now on Vive & Rift, Catch the Launch Trailer

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Oct 18, 2017

The Gallery – Episode 2: Heart of the Emberstone is the anticipated followup to one of VR’s first room-scale experiences, Episode 1: Call of the Starseed, and promises to be considerably larger than its predecessor. Heart of the Emberstone today launched on Steam & Oculus for the Vive & Rift, including a 10% discount bundle with the first Episode.

Felix & Paul’s VR Comedy Series ‘The Confessional’ Launches on Daydream and YouTube

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Oct 18, 2017

Felix & Paul Studios, the Emmy award-winning VR film producers, and the Just For Laughs comedy festival have launched the first episode of a new VR video project called The Confessional, a seven-episode comedy series available on Daydream and YouTube.

Adobe Premiere Pro Now Includes VR Editing Interface ‘Project CloverVR’

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Oct 18, 2017

Adobe’s VR editing interface for Premiere Pro is now available as part of this week’s Creative Cloud release. Project CloverVR is optimised for editing immersive media within Premiere while wearing a VR headset.

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