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Take a Trip Aboard the ISS in Latest VR Film From Lauded Immersive Filmmakers Felix &...

Felix & Paul, the studio known for its pioneering work in creating cinematic immersive films, is set to release the first installment in a new VR trilogy shot from the International Space Station (ISS), which is slated to offer...

NBA League Pass Games Return to Quest in ‘Horizon Venues’ This Month

The NBA officially kicked off its 2021-22 regular season in mid-October after having last year's derailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Starting this week, Meta (formerly Facebook) is welcoming Quest users back to Horizon Venues for some more courtside action. You'll be able to...
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Canon Introduces 180° Stereoscopic Lens to Support a “bright future for VR content creation”

Canon, one of the world's leading camera makers, today introduced a new dual-optic lens which captures 180° stereoscopic views through a single sensor on the company's high-end EOS R5 camera. Canon today announced what it calls the EOS VR System...

Arcturus Raises $5 Million to Expand Volumetric Video Toolset & Streaming

Arcturus, a company building tools for editing and distributing volumetric video, today announced it has raised a $5 million seed investment. Distinct from stereoscopic video, volumetric video is fully three-dimensional and can be viewed from all angles, which makes it...

Google Takes a Step Closer to Making Volumetric VR Video Streaming a Thing

Google unveiled a method of capturing and streaming volumetric video, something Google researchers say can be compressed down to a lightweight format capable of even being rendered on standalone VR/AR headsets. Both monoscopic and stereocopic 360 video are flawed insofar...

Samsung is Terminating Its VR Video Apps on All Devices

With the end of Samsung Gear VR, it seems the South Korean tech giant is also doing away with its VR video apps as well. The company is ending service for all of its Samsung XR apps across the...

Apple Confirms Acquisition of VR Live Streaming Company NextVR

NextVR, the live event broadcasting platform for VR headsets, has been acquired by Apple in what was reportedly a $100 million purchase. Update (March 15th, 2020): For the first time since reports broke back in April, Apple has confirmed that...

Bigscreen’s ‘VR Cinema’ Showing Interstellar, Star Trek, Transformers, & More This Month

Bigscreen has released the latest lineup of big-name movies premiering this month in its recently released 'VR Cinema' feature. A virtual reality movie theater always has felt like an obvious shoe-in for VR, a sentiment illustrated by some of our...

Amazon Launches ‘Prime Video VR’, Commits to Building up VR Video Library

Amazon today announced the launch of Prime Video VR on Oculus Quest, Go, and Gear VR. In addition to bringing the entire Prime Video catalog onto the headsets, Amazon is also for the first time adding VR content to its Prime...

NextVR to Broadcast Liverpool FC Friendly Match to US-based Oculus Go & Gear VR Users

NextVR, the company known for its live VR broadcasts in sports and entertainment, is getting ready to bring the Liverpool FC vs. Sporting Club of Portugal friendly match to US-based Oculus Go & Gear VR users this week. The pre-season...

Google to Shutter Jump VR Video Service in June

Google seems to be taking somewhat of a step back from VR, as Variety reports the company will be shutting down its Jump program for good next month. Google posted an updated Jump FAQ recently regarding the shutdown of the VR video...

NextVR Finally Available on Vive via SteamVR

NextVR, a company specializing in live VR broadcasting of sports and entertainment content, has finally launched their app on SteamVR after several months of listing it as "coming soon." While the app has previously been available on Vive via...

Eminem’s VR Documentary ‘Marshall from Detroit’ Now Available on Rift, Go & Gear VR

VR film production house Felix & Paul Studios debuted Marshall From Detroit at Sundance 2019 last month, a short virtual reality documentary featuring famous rappers Eminem and Sway Calloway. Now Oculus platform users can hop into the limo with Eminem too...

I Had No Idea How Fast Dragsters Really Are Until I Saw Them in VR

I'm not a drag racing fan but I'm at least a somewhat familiar with the sport: two cars line up on a short straight course and race to see who reaches the finish line first. I've seen some videos,...

NHL Releases All-Star Game Highlights in VR, Promises More VR Content to Come

America's National Hockey League today announced a new VR video experience, captured during last weekend's NHL All-Star Game, which is now available via the NextVR app. The league is further promising more VR highlights to come from "select 2019...
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