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Alcatel jumps into the virtual deep end with Vision VR headset and 360 Camera, by Kyle Wiggers

  When you think of Alcatel, virtual reality headsets probably aren’t the first thing that come to mind. The French electronic maker is better known by its Idol series of Android smartphones. But …

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Crazy Camera Rig Captures Volumetric VR Video with 14 Cameras and LiDAR

HypeVR is working to bring live-action volumetric 360 video to VR. The company’s crazy camera rig, built to capture the necessary data, is a mashup of high-end cameras and laser scanning tech. HypeVR …

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Will Oculus Fall Prey To Ambitious New StarVR Headset? by Diana Coker

  StarVR headset, which is born from one of the most celebrated Acer Starbreeze partnership, is an Oculus-challenger in progress. In fact, the cajones to come up with a VR headset that threatens …

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IMAX wants to add VR to your next movie, by Rob Pegoraro

BERLIN — At a press conference before the IFA trade show here in Berlin, Germany, IMAX announced plans to add a bit of virtual reality to its IMAX theater experience with the opening …

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First Light Field Footage Shows Potential, Pitfalls of Roomscale Cinematic Virtual Reality

One of the promises of virtual reality (VR) is that it will one day allow viewers to step into a movie. New demo footage from virtual reality camera maker Lytro shows that it …

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‘Iron Man’ Director Jon Favreau To Release Debut VR Movie Next Week, by Jamie Feltham

Back in April, we reported that Jon Favreau, the director behind Hollywood hits like Iron Man and The Jungle Book, was making his own VR film. A few months on and Favreau is …

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Is This Film the First True Live-Action Virtual Reality? by Peter Rubin

  THE AGE OF the “live-action virtual reality experience” hasn’t been long, but it’s been busy. From the New York Times to the Sundance Film Festival, from the UN to the NBA, there’s …

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Virtual reality is coming to the popular Cinequest film festival… by Jody Meacham

It almost seems like a mistake that Cinequest, San Jose’s homegrown film festival, should be adding a virtual reality category after Utah’s Sundance or New York’s Tribeca festivals. But VR is coming, both …

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Sennheiser IFA Showcase To Include VR-Ready Microphone

Sennhesier have revealed that alongside their new PXC 550 and Sennheiser HE 1 headphones, their IFA presence this year will also include a new virtual reality production microphone that allows for professional-grade 3D …

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The HTC Vive Is The Preferred VR Headset Among Game Developers, And It’s Easy To See Why, by Aaron Mamiit

Among developers, the HTC Vive is the preferred virtual reality headset for video games, according to an industry report by UBM Game Network. The news is a big boost to HTC Vive, as …

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