In July 2017, Google’s VR Division announced Blocks, a rather simple to use tool (an App available for HTC Vive & Oculus) that enables you to create + share 3D objects in Virtual Reality. The update for Version 4.0 published yesterday adds new Environment Options (themes if you prefer), Improved Snapping, and a Labs section…
Last week, we all read/heard that Nicolas Cage’s upcoming Hollywood project, a sci-fi action-thriller called “The Humanity Bureau”, would hit theatres on March 2, but that it would be preceded by a standalone episodic virtual reality series “The Humanity Bureau VRevolution.” We all laughed; We all cringed. But Mike Lacher and Chris Baker did something we all need…
Felix & Paul Studios is considered by most of the 360VR Community as the Pioneers of the current wave of 360º Cinematographers. Their work with Cirque du Soleil, LeBron James, the Fox Innovation Labs and more has been highly praised. ‘The People’s House – Inside the White House with Barack and Michelle Obama’ earned the…
He doesn’t wear a mask and cape. He just wants you to get sh*t done, and wants you to succeed. Noticing how hard it is to vet and find proper creators in the AR/VR/MR/360 sphere (pun intended), California-based Christopher Lafayette decided to do what most Serial Entrepreneurs do: he took matters into his own hands….
Scaling virtual reality up from smaller scenarios is a major goal for video game developers. Researchers are also looking to expand virtual reality beyond the size of a living room for a different reason entirely: disaster response. In a lecture hosted by Microsoft, professor Katashi Nagao from the Graduate School of Informatics at Japan’s Nagoya University explains…
A virtual reality porn site has been hacked, exposing the personal details of 20,000 users. Hackers, who describe themselves as ‘ethical’, managed to download details of users of SinVR, including names, email address and download details. Digital Interruption, a cybersecurity firm, has revealed that it was behind the hack, and gained access by taking advantage of a lack…
California/Seoul-based Looxid Labs is no stranger to the 360VR Community, as we followed their TechCrunch Disrupt activities with much interest. This week at CES 2018, being held in Las Vegas from January 9-12, they are officially launching their product, which has picked up a CES 2018 Best of Innovation Award. Looxid Labs has shown off…
The Announcements keep coming from CES 2018! Sony has just announced that it will introduce 130 new games for its PlayStation VR platform. If this doesn’t display ultimate confidence in Virtual Reality, I just don’t know what will. As of today, there are already 150 PSVR games available, but this announcement implies the company intends to…
We first reported that this unit was on the way when FCC Document leaks last month, and were quite excited at the prospect of FINALLY seeing the Lenovo Standalone VR Headset, as it had been announced during the 2017 Google I/O Conference. The wait is OVER, Friends. Today at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, being…
VR For Good. The Ultimate Empathy Tool. These terms have been thrown around quite a lot in the past few years. But today, Payscout, Inc., one of the fastest-growing, privately held global payments processing providers in the U.S., made an announcement that may take those statements to new heights. Payscout announced at today’s CES 2018 Digital…
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