LA and New York-based production studio Psyop has only dipped its toes into VR thus far, but it’s about to commit to a lot more. So far we’ve seen the company release one original piece of VR content, a small but effective experience named Kismet. It saw players meet a fortune teller and engage in...
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Vive To Spend $10 Million on VR Projects That ‘Create Positive Impact’
Tonight at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland HTC Vive announced that it will devote $10 million “to drive VR content and technologies that will create positive impact and change,” according to a company spokesperson. Vive is pledging these funds through a new program called VR for Impact. The money will also be used in conjunction...
Plex VR App ‘Plevr’ Shows Major Update with 3D Video Support, 360 Videos Coming Soon
Plevr is a third-party application in development which brings the popular personal media streaming platform Plex to VR. The app is due for an initial release by the end of the month, and a new devlog video shows a major update including 3D video support. Plevr developer Alex Keybl posted a new video showing the latest...
ResearchVR Podcast 30 – 360-Degree Cameras with Robert Scoble and Sacha Tueni
This week on ResearchVR we dig deep into VR cameras, best practices for shooting and the future of 360-degree video with Sacha Tueni and Robert Scoble at the Upload Collective. Sacha Tueni, Robert Scoble, Az Balabanian Sacha Tueni is a co-creator of Facebook Zero and now a mentor at the Upload Collective SF. Robert Scoble is the man who...
‘Gravity Sketch’ Launches Limited Beta for Rift and Vive
Virtual reality has been a hotbed of artistic innovation ever since Google blew our collective minds with Tilt Brush. Since that award-winning product hit the market the field has grown to include Quill, Oculus Medium and a handful of other notable creation programs. Each of these has its own interesting mechanics and artistic sensibilities, and now...
Hands-On: ‘SpaceDragon’ Is A Trippy Touch Title For VR’s Darker Side
With Oculus Touch in-hand you can turn yourself into amazing things. How about a badass warrior that’s able to control time with his movements? Or an artist capable of creating amazing sculptures out of thin air? Or perhaps you desire to embody the master of two neon laser-shooting dragons hell-bent on destroying entire solar systems? That’s...
‘Fusion Wars’ Review: A Tanky Tron-Inspired Treat
Being dropped into the cockpit of various vehicles is one of the most fun and immersive experiences of VR. Whether in competitive arenas or in outer space, throwing on your VR headset and settling into your powerful ship or mech is empowering and fun. Estudiofuture specializes in 3D animation, video production, and VR experiences across...
Prolific VFX Artist Kevin Mack Brings Surrealist Sculpture to Life in ‘Blortasia’
Kevin Mack is a digital fine artist and prolific visual effects designer known for his work across films such as Fight Club (1999), A Beautiful Mind (2001), The Fifth Element (1997), and What Dreams May Come (1998) for which he won an Oscar. Outside of supervising VFX for big budget Hollywood films, Mack creates abstract surrealist art, realizing them...
Facebook Study Finds Introverts Feel More Comfortable with VR Social Interaction
A recent study by Facebook IQ, in which people completed one-on-one conversations in VR, concluded that most people respond positively, and introverts in particular feel more comfortable. Facebook IQ is a team established to assist marketers in understanding the way people communicate online and offline. Facebook has been exploring the potential of social VR since...
The Oculus Acquisition May Cost Facebook $3 Billion, Not $2.3 Billion
Last week a lawsuit filed against Oculus and its management started its trial in Dallas, Texas. The suit is being filed by ZeniMax, an umbrella company that owns several high profile gaming studios such as Bethesda Softworks and id Software. The plaintiff alleges Oculus CTO John Carmack abused his former position at ZeniMax to give...