O2 Filmes Grades Virtual Reality Music Video with DaVinci Resolve Studio
Brazilian production and post house uses DaVinci Resolve 12 Studio to color grade Ivete Sangalo’s new virtual reality music video, ‘O Farol.’
Tagged With: Virtual Reality
Vicon and Artanim Announce Strategic VR Partnership
Artanim delivers new technology allowing users to experience, physically interact, and collaborate in a virtual 3D environment using Vicon motion capture technology.
In 3D, CG, Festival, Places, Technology, AR/VR/XR | Headline News, VFXWorld | Special Events: Sundance | Geographic Region: North America
‘Giant’ Delivers Cinematic VR Experience at Sundance
Five-minute VR film experience created by developers Jack Caron, Todd Bryant, Omer Shapira and Uros Otasevic and shot in 6K is rendered using the Unreal Engine 4 game engine accelerated by NVIDIA Quadro M6000 GPUs.
In Festival, Interactive, Short Films, Technology, AR/VR/XR | Headline News, VFXWorld | Blogs: Animated Travels | Geographic Region: North America
Vicon Research Reveals Obstacles to Virtual Reality’s Success
Industry survey highlights need for affordable consumer headsets and high-quality, interactive content.
MPC Creative Creates Faraday Future Film and VR Experience for CES 2016
MPC’s content production arm produces a film and VR experience for CES 2016 highlighting the performance of Faraday Future’s technology platform with the FFZERO1 high-performance electric dream car.
In 3D, CG, Event, Short Films, Technology, AR/VR/XR | Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
MPC Goes Behind the Scenes of ‘Goosebumps’ VR Adventure
New video from MPC Creative goes behind the scenes of the ‘Goosebumps’ Virtual Reality experience created for Sony Pictures.
In Films, Short Films, AR/VR/XR, Visual Effects | 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
Click 3X Adds Juan Delcan and Tyler Greco to Directorial Roster
Accomplished directors join live-action division; company adds Roxanneanco as East Coast rep for live action, design and animation.
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
Chaos Group Labs Releases Virtual Reality Guide
Best practices for creating production VR Projects outlined with help of contributors from Legend3D and The World Building Institute.
Alex McDowell to Keynote Inaugural Vision Virtual and Augmented Reality Summit 2016
Summit draws endorsement and support from Oculus, Vuforia, Sony, Steam VR, and Unity Technologies.
Reel FX Adds Creative Director Colin McGreal
Versatile creative director and designer most recently worked on ‘Hunger Games’ virtual reality experience for Legendary Pictures and Samsung.
In Business, Commercials, People, AR/VR/XR | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
PlayblastVR Renderer for Softimage Now Available
Dover Studios co-founder Andrew Hazelden releases PlayblastVR, a new renderer for Softimage that creates hardware rendered panoramic 360 degree images using OpenGL.
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.
Reel FX Takes WWE into the VR Ring for Samsung
Digital studio Reel FX teams up with WWE and Samsung to give wrestling fans an immersive, ringside look into the highly anticipated yearly SummerSlam PPV event.
‘WeR Cubed’ Tops Google’s Project Tango Developer Contest
Cogswell student-designed virtual reality app is named Best in Show by Google’s 2015 Project Tango Developer competition.
CG Student Awards Rebrands as The Rookies
New award categories include Architecture & Visualization, Fashion Design, Game Design & Development, Graphic Design, and Illustration & Concept Art.
In 3D, Awards, CG, Games, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: Australia
David Bates Returns to Reel FX as General Manager
Former head of production returns to lead Commercial and VR divisions.
In Business, Commercials, People, AR/VR/XR | Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
Mirada Wins Top Awards for VR Experiences at Digital Hollywood
Creative studio wins awards for Best in Mobile VR for ‘Google Shop at Currys VR Tour’ and Best VR Based on Cinematic and Television Experience for ‘The Strain.’
MPC Delivers Hair-Raising VFX for Sony’s ‘Goosebumps’
Along with creative title sequence and in-theater Virtual Reality experience, MPC delivers 700 VFX shots for the Sony Pictures feature ranging from CG monsters and environments to magical effects.
Reel FX Lawsuit Alleges Studio Co-Founder Pocketed $2.6M
Lawsuit accuses Reel FX co-founder Dale Carmen and other former employees of stealing Virtual Reality-related business opportunities and pocketing more than $2.6 million in revenue.
In Business, Commercials, Films, People, Places, AR/VR/XR | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
Beyond Productions Taps DaVinci Resolve Studio for ‘MythBusters’ VR Experience
Sydney, Australia-based Beyond Productions uses Blackmagic Design's DaVinci Resolve Studio to support its post-production workflow for new virtual reality content for Discovery Channel’s hit television show ‘MythBusters.’
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
Maxwell Render V3.2 Now Available
Version 3.2 update of standalone render engine includes new VR-ready stereo lenses, massive speed improvements on Subsurface Scattering, and new channel upgrades and additions.
In 3D, CG, Technology | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: All, North America
Epic Games Unveils ‘Bullet Train’ at Oculus Connect 2
The latest Virtual Reality experience from Epic Games delivers world-scale VR gunfight experience with gameplay that weaves in and out of bullet time.
In Event, Games, Technology, AR/VR/XR | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
