Oculus Story Studio revealed their second made-for-VR cinematic creation Henry to the world today. Noah Nelson reports for Road to VR from the Hollywood premiere where he got to watch the short film in its entirety on the Oculus Rift CV1. Beyond this invite-only premiere, Henry will debut widely with the launch of the Oculus Rift VR headset in Q1 2016.
Today Oculus Story Studio is premiering their second made-for-VR short film called Henry, a tale about a not-so-cuddly porcupine who, in a cruel twist of fate, wants nothing more than the embrace of a friend. With the premiere of the film, Oculus has revealed a new featurette which gives us a closer look at the interactive VR film.
Microsoft researchers have published a paper detailing a technique to record live action ‘holographic’ video suitable for the company’s HoloLens augmented reality headset. The high quality capture can be viewed from any angle and streamed over the web.
Resolution Games, a VR games studio founded by Candy Crush Saga creator Tommy Palm, launched their first VR title on the Gear VR store recently, a 3D rendered solitaire game called Solitaire Jester.
Burning Man, a week-long festival in the Black Rock Desert that showcases the weird and wonderful, will be getting a VR Camp—an enclave of VR enthusiasts that should find themselves at home among the unbound imagination and psychedelia that often shows up at the annual festival.
WEARVR and Road to VR are joining forces this month to bring you VR goodness from the WEARVR app marketplace, a cross-platform repository of virtual reality experiences. This video gives a glimpse of the top 10 most popular experiences from the last week.
Which is your favorite?
Interested in listing your app on WEARVR? The company encourages you to reach out to info@wearvr.com. In the next few weeks they’ll allow developers to manage their own listings and upload files directly.
After recently adding support for 360 degree videos to YouTube, the company now says that 360 + stereoscopic 3D video support is on the way. The streaming service currently supports 360 or 3D videos, but not both together.
U.S. Senator (D) and presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders yesterday made a VR appearance at a fund raising event captured by Los Angeles based 360 studio Virtuality Lab.
Joining longstanding names Virtuix and Cyberith, Kat Walk hopes to be the newest VR treadmill option on the block. The system differentiates itself with an open design that suspends users from above instead of using a support ring around the waist.
Piloting vehicles, taking down infamous foes, and wielding lightsabers in one of sci-fi’s most iconic franchises? The Star Wars universe offers an array of memorable and heroic experiences that we only wish we could live ourselves. VR technology could make that a reality and the folks from Hammerhead VR have whipped up a proof-of-concept of what it might look like.
