NFB’s ‘Bear 71’ Documentary Now Available as Free VR Experience
Reinvention of the National Film Board of Canada’s award-winning documentary has been showcased at IDFA DocLab and the New Frontiers VR Bar at this year’s Sundance Film Festival.
Tagged With: Virtual Reality
Chaos Group’s ‘CG Garage’ Podcast Reaches 1 Million Downloads
Popular ‘Nerdist-style’ computer graphics art podcast features in-depth, personal discussions with some of the top minds in VFX, VR and design.
In 3D, CG, Films, Interactive, People, AR/VR/XR, Visual Effects | Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
Boris FX Releases Mocha VR
Groundbreaking new software tool bringing high-end VFX and post workflows to 360°/VR filmmaking is based on Imagineer’s Academy Award-winning planar tracking algorithm.
In Business, Post-production, Technology, AR/VR/XR, Visual Effects | Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: Europe
Chris Edwards in Beijing - Part 1: Previs and Virtual Production in China
THE THIRD FLOOR founder talks about cutting edge production techniques and technology in a new global frontier.
Mixed Reality Takes Off in the Middle Kingdom
An American entrepreneur opens China's first high-end mixed reality showroom.
In Business, CG, People, Technology, AR/VR/XR, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Blog Post, VFXWorld | Blogs: Reality Bites | Geographic Region: Asia
Planar Systems Finalizes NaturalPoint Acquisition
Maker of OptiTrack motion capture systems to remain a separate business with its own executive team, customers and market initiatives.
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‘Rick and Morty’ Co-Creator Justin Roiland to Deliver Keynote at VRLA 2017
World’s largest VR/AR conference reconvenes April 14 & 15 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
The Foundry to Present Modo Live Event at Gnomon
Learn from the masters at free event to be held on February 9 at the Gnomon School of Visual Effects, Games & Animation.
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Unity Announces Vision VR/AR Summit 2017
Leaders and upstarts from across the Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality industry will convene in Los Angeles May 1-2.
In Event, Interactive, Technology, AR/VR/XR | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
Call for Entries: SIGGRAPH 2017 Now Accepting VR/AR Submissions
SIGGRAPH 2017 seeking Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality submissions for possible inclusion within the VR Village, the Computer Animation Festival’s VR Theater, the Emerging Technologies program, the Games Focus Area, and Real-Time Live!
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New York Science Fiction Film Festival Announces Inaugural Award Winners
Canada’s ‘Super Science Friends’ by Brett Jubinville received award for Best Animation Film at inaugural event featuring more than 50 science fiction, horror, supernatural and fantasy films.
Imaginary Forces Welcomes EP Chris Hill, Biz Dev Director Sami Tahari
Creative company celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2017 adds two executives to its Los Angeles studio.
Friends Electric Launches in London and LA
Full-service production company represents diverse roster of world-class animation directors including Pete Candeland, Polynoid, Woodblock, and Lucas Zanotto.
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NVIDIA Quadro Pascal GPU’s Power ‘Tree’ VR Experience at Sundance 2017
Second installment in a VR/AR trilogy that examines our collective life on this planet to be showcased at the Sundance Film Festival’s New Frontier program.
MPC LA Partners with Bueno for West Coast Representation
Talent agency will represent the Los Angeles studio to agencies and brands for commercial work on the west coast.
A Quick Run Through CES 2017
A look at a few highlights from CES held January 4-8 in Las Vegas.
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Cheer and Loathing in Animation: Episode VIII - Taciturn Caves
Every Friday Chris Robinson unleashes some freewheeling cheer or loathing on the animation community to be mused, countered, or disregarded. It’s your call.
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Deluxe Promotes Jackie Lee & Dave Grove
Former EFILM exec Grove named SVP of Global Feature Sales; Lee, formerly the SVP of Feature Services for Deluxe’s Company 3, takes on expanded role as SVP, Global Client Strategy, Creative Enterprise Sales.
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Deluxe VR and PROXi Join Forces to Deliver Cinematic VR
New partnership with Virtual Reality production company co-founded by ‘Suicide Squad’ VR experience creators Guy Norris and Harrison Norris merges production expertise with best-in-class global VFX, real-time rendered VR and on-set data services.
My 2017 VR Wish List
You can't always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, you just might find, you get what you need.
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Animation Production Day 2017 Issues Call for Entries
Deadline for submissions to co-production, financing and distribution forum running alongside the 24th Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film and FMX 2017 is February 27th.
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Elizabeth Banks Traveling to Space in Baobab’s VR Short ‘ASTEROIDS!’
Emmy-nominated actor and director helps VR storytelling go mainstream as the voice of “Cheez” in Baobab Studios’ newest animated virtual reality experience.
Titmouse, Viacom NEXT Release ‘Smash Party’ on HTC Vive
Fast paced, virtual reality experience inspired by Titmouse’s annual event allows players to step inside a metal cage and destroy everything in sight.
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Wevr Transport Makes Waves with Premium Subscription Offerings
Premium subscription tier within VR platform Transport spearheaded by the release of Tyler Hurd’s new virtual reality experience, ‘Old Friend.’
The Art of Indirection
Transcript of my VR storytelling principles presentation just given at the 7th Int’l Conference & Exhibition on Visual Entertainment in Beijing.
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