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YouTube VR Wants to Find the Next Billion Dollar Genre That Hasn’t Been Created Yet

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Apr 19, 2017

Jamie Byrne

At Sundance this year, I had a chance to catch up with a couple of representatives from Google to talk about what’s happening on the YouTube VR platform with 360 videos. I talked with Jamie Byrne, YouTube’s Director of Global Creator & Enterprise Partnerships as well as Julia Hamilton Trost, Google VR’s Business Development & Content Partnerships.

Julia Hamilton Trost

We talked about the YouTube VR application, what they’re doing to do to empower content creators, how they see 360 video as a gateway into higher-end VR, and some of the potential future to add more volumetric and interactive elements to the YouTube platform in the future.

HTC Expands Vive Financing Program – Get a Headset and VR PC Interest Free

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Dominic Brennan

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Apr 19, 2017

Announced today via the official Vive blog, HTC now has three VR bundles available with 6, 12, and 24-month financing plans in an effort to help customers afford the high upfront cost of the system and the required hardware. Bundles now include the option of a graphics card, laptop, or desktop PC to compliment the Vive system. This adds to the existing financing options for the Vive itself, which can bring the cost down to $40 per month for the $800 hardware.

Vive Users Can Join Rift Friends in ‘Facebook Spaces’ With Revive Hack

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Dominic Brennan

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Apr 18, 2017

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It appears that Revive is already compatible with the Facebook’s new social VR app, Facebook Spaces. Revive is a popular free hack that allows Oculus content to be played on HTC Vive system.

Facebook Launches New Camera Tools as a Foundation for Advanced Augmented Reality

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Apr 18, 2017

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F8, Facebook’s yearly developer conference, is here again for a two-day info blast from the world’s biggest social platform. Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg took the stage today during the keynote address to announce a new initiative that will bring about the beginnings of the company’s augmented reality (AR) platform, an “open platform” called Camera Effects that he says will form the basis of Facebook’s AR future.

Watch: Video Calling, 3D Drawing, and Shared Experiences Inside Facebook’s Social VR App

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Apr 18, 2017

Oculus says that Facebook’s newly released social VR app, Facebook Spaces, “takes some of the best features of Facebook and brings them into your VR space,” but it also lets you do new things that you could never do on Facebook before. These three videos show some of Facebook Spaces’ most interesting features.

Facebook Launches Social VR App ‘Facebook Spaces’ in Beta for Rift

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Apr 18, 2017

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On stage at Facebook’s F8 conference this morning, CEO Mark Zuckerberg confirmed that the company will today launch their first social VR application.

Gear VR Controller Review

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Apr 18, 2017

Sometimes a good idea is a good idea, even if your competitor had it first. Well over two years since the first Gear VR headset was launched (but just a few months after Google’s Daydream VR headset launched) Samsung is launching a motion controller for Gear VR which adds a new layer of interactivity and brings the headset’s input scheme in line with Daydream.

Report: Lenovo’s Windows MR/VR Headset to Launch Mid-August or Earlier

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Apr 18, 2017

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One of the first in a line of Windows Holographic powered immersive devices, Lenovo’s first mixed reality headset will be here in time for US “back to school”, according to Lenovo’s North America VP of Consumer Products Mike Abary.

‘Alien’, ‘Blade Runner’ Director Ridley Scott Launches VR Film Division

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Apr 17, 2017

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Ridley Scott Associates (RSA), the film production company of famed director Ridley Scott, is launching RSA VR, a new division dedicated to the production of high-end immersive films using VR, AR, and mixed reality. Scott and co. is known for work on acclaimed films such as Alien (1979), Blade Runner (1982), Gladiator (2000), Black Hawk Down (2001), and more throughout his career as a director now going on 40 years.

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

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Apr 17, 2017

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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 quality” aerial 360 video is now a possibility.

Ricky Gervais Says Magic Leap Will “Change the World,” as Company Courts Celebs

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Apr 17, 2017

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Known as a brilliant comedian and capable writer/director, but not quite for his tech insight, Ricky Gervais has high praise for what he has ostensibly seen at Magic Leap. Gervais’ statements come as the company seems to be courting celebrities.

Hands-on: Latest StarVR Upgrades Highlight Ultra-wide FoV & Nearly Invisible Pixels

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Apr 17, 2017

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StarVR is a VR headset in development by Starbreeze Studios which aims to excel in two places: field of view and resolution; presently offering a whopping 210 degree field of view and 5120×1440 resolution. The latest version of the still in-development headset adds low-persistence to keep the image sharp even during head movement, better emphasizing the impressive pixel density which makes for a nearly invisible screen door effect.

Studio Behind ‘Star Wars Battlefront VR Mission’ Working on “Something awesome in Battlefront II”

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Apr 16, 2017

Criterion Games, the EA studio that developed the PSVR-exclusive Star Wars Battlefront Rogue One: VR Mission, could be working on new VR experiences for the upcoming Battlefront II.

‘Starfigher Inc.’ Kickstarter Successful, Hitting Stretch Goals in Final 24 Hours

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Dominic Brennan

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Apr 14, 2017

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Impeller Studios’ crowdfunding goal of $150,000 was reached with around 40 hours to go, meaning the Starfighter Inc. project has the resources to complete in a timely manner. Stretch goals are now being hit, starting with new pilot and ship skins.

‘Mindshow’ Creative App to Launch Open Beta in Q3 2017, Watch New Trailer Here

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Apr 14, 2017

Mindshow, the app from Visionary VR that lets you make animated movies in VR with your body and voice, has revealed they are launching into open beta sometime in Q3 2017.

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