China’s VR Gold Rush
Virtual reality is booming in “The Wild Wild East.”
In Business, Technology, AR/VR/XR | ANIMATIONWorld, Blog Post | Blogs: Reality Bites | Geographic Region: Asia
Tagged With: augmented reality
Aardman Unveils ‘Shaun the Sheep’ Sticker Pack
Iconic animation studio teams with Augmented Reality studio Mardles to release stickers for kids featuring the popular characters that “come alive” when using a smartphone or tablet.
It's the CONTENT, Stupid - Part Two
The wine is more precious than the bottles.
In CG, Education and Training, People, Technology, AR/VR/XR | ANIMATIONWorld, Blog Post | Blogs: Reality Bites | Geographic Region: All
Bent Image Lab Unveils New Augmented Reality Project
New youAR augmented reality platform allows multi-user, real-time, markerless AR content to be viewed with a single-lens smartphone.
MPC Opens New Culver City Facility
New 25,000-square-foot digital studio in Culver City dedicates more space, technology and resources for advertising, interactive and feature film projects.
In Business, CG, Commercials, Films, Places, Previs/Postvis/Visualization, AR/VR/XR, Visual Effects | Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
SIGGRAPH 2016 Wraps in Anaheim, CA!
World’s leading interdisciplinary educational experience showcasing the latest in computer graphics and interactive techniques plays host to more than 14,000 visitors from 74 countries around the globe.
In 3D, Awards, CG, Event, People, Places, Short Films, Technology, AR/VR/XR, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Blogs: Animated Travels | Special Events: SIGGRAPH | Geographic Region: North America
IKinema Showcases Voice-Activated Animation for VR at SIGGRAPH 2016
INTiMATE technology demo shows animated creatures responding to voice commands in Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality environments.
In 3D, CG, Technology, AR/VR/XR | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Special Events: SIGGRAPH | Geographic Region: Europe
Virtual Realities
Five forecasts to orient your lighthouse by.
In Technology, AR/VR/XR | ANIMATIONWorld, Blog Post, VFXWorld | Blogs: Reality Bites | Geographic Region: All
SIGGRAPH 2016 to Highlight Emerging, Studio & Mobile Technologies
Conference to feature the latest in emerging technologies with more than 20 interactive installations, as well as 3D printing workshops and a range of talks on mobile applications.
In 3D, CG, Event, Interactive, Technology, AR/VR/XR | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Blogs: Animated Travels | Special Events: SIGGRAPH | Geographic Region: North America
Unity Technologies Secures New $181 Million Investment
Development platform for creating 2D, 3D, VR and AR games and experiences announces a $181 Million series C led by DFJ Growth and including China Investment Corporation, FreeS Fund, Thrive Capital and Max Levchin.
In 2D, 3D, Business, CG, Games, AR/VR/XR | Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
THE VOID Taps Unity for ‘Ghostbusters’ VR Experience
Immersive ‘Ghostbusters: Dimension’ virtual reality experience powered by Unity Technologies 3D engine launches at Madame Tussauds New York.
In 2D, 3D, CG, Technology, AR/VR/XR | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
Animaze 2016 Spotlighting Virtual Reality
Animaze 2016 to present the Canadian premiere of immersive VR environment ‘APES,’ created by George Snow, and ‘Samskara,’ a psychedelic immersive digital art exhibit from ILM alum Android Jones.
In 3D, CG, Festival, People, Places, Technology, AR/VR/XR, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Blogs: Animated Travels | Geographic Region: North America
SIGGRAPH 2016 Launches ‘Summer of VR’
VR Village will celebrate ‘Summer of VR’ with unprecedented number of cutting-edge experiential virtual reality and augmented reality installations.
In 3D, CG, Event, Interactive, People, Places, Short Films, Technology, AR/VR/XR | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Blogs: Animated Travels | Special Events: SIGGRAPH | Geographic Region: North America
Virtual Reality Comes to the Tribeca Film Festival
Google and Patrick Osborne’s ‘Pearl’ leads a number of VR projects showcased at festival’s Virtual Arcade.
In CG, Digital Media, Event, Festival, People, Short Films, Technology, AR/VR/XR | ANIMATIONWorld | Blogs: The Miscweant | Geographic Region: All
Cogswell College Launches VR/AR Certificate Program
Industry Advisory Board for new certificate program includes Citrix Systems’ Fabien Bourdon, CloudPic founder & CEO Richard Chuang, Geomedia’s Jeremy Kenisky, Jaunt VR’s Curt Miyashiro, and Azimyth Creation Studio founder & CEO Stephanie Riggs.
WATCH: USC's Alex McDowell Talks World Building, Augmented Reality and Transmedia at FMX 2015
Alex McDowell, creative director at the USC World Building Media Lab and 5D Global Studio, discusses how virtual reality, augmented reality and transmedia will impact the future of entertainment.
In CG, Event, Films, People, Previs/Postvis/Visualization, Technology, Transmedia, AR/VR/XR, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, VFXWorld | Blogs: FMX Conference Spotlight | Special Events: FMX | Geographic Region: All
Live Indie Gaming Event Orbyt Play Kicks off Feb. 20
Free online celebration of independent games streaming exclusively on YouTube and YouTube Gaming to provide a sneak peak of a new VR game for HTC Vive from ‘Rick and Morty’ creator Justin Roiland.
In Event, Games, Interactive, People, Technology, AR/VR/XR | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
Bento Box Entertainment Launches Digital Studio
New digital business unit to produce a slate of original content for digital and mobile formats; studio teams with top Virtual Reality and 360-degree video destination Littlstar to create exclusive trailblazing immersive animated stories & technology.
Vision VR/AR Award Winners Announced
Vision VR/AR Awards recognized 21 of the most innovative virtual and augmented reality projects across eight categories, including Best Film/Interactive Story, Best AR experience, and Artistic Achievement.
In Awards, Event, Interactive, Technology, AR/VR/XR | Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
Inaugural 2016 VR/AR Summit Announces Vision Award Finalists
Competition judges include Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality luminaries from Microsoft, Oculus, Sony, PTC Unity Technologies, University of Southern California and UploadVR.
In Awards, Interactive, People, AR/VR/XR | Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
OSVR Closes 2015 with 300 Industry Partners
Now the largest open source VR ecosystem in the industry, Open Source Virtual Reality platform announces the addition of 70 new partners to the OSVR network.
In 3D, CG, Games, Technology, AR/VR/XR | Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: All, North America
Fabric Software Prototypes New Editing Tools for Virtual Reality
New prototypes allow VR producers to storyboard and edit content directly within the virtual environment, as well as capture that data and bring it back into authoring applications such as Autodesk Maya.
Virtuality
Imagination and ‘gravity free & reality independent’ ideation are critical to unlocking the true potential of AR and VR.
In Education and Training, Technology, AR/VR/XR | ANIMATIONWorld, Blog Post | Blogs: Reflections | Geographic Region: All
Disney Research App Turns 2D Drawings into 3D Characters
New app presented at IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality employs 3D virtual characters and 2D line drawings for AR coloring book experience.
In 2D, 3D, Interactive, Technology | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Geographic Region: North America
Pixeldust Interactive Delivers Three New Projects
Pixeldust Studios’ recently launched interactive division delivers first high-profile projects for clients NBCUniversal, Population Connection and Red Rock Films with new VR content, educational games and mobile apps on the way.
In Interactive, AR/VR/XR | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
