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World’s first permanent VR cinema opens in Amsterdam, and it’s very weird

Posted by Karen Hurst in entertainment, virtual reality

Mar 7
2016

Amsterdam is now home to the world’s first VR cinema, and it’s just as strange as you expect it to be.

Parks Associates Analyst to Discuss Digital Content and Virtual Reality at Cablefax Multiscreen Summit

Posted by Karen Hurst in augmented reality, entertainment, virtual reality

Mar 7
2016

Personally, I cannot wait to visit historical sites where they are leveraging AR to bring history to life. Visiting Versailles or the Winter Palace in Russia and seeing historical figures acting out as they did then would be pretty amazing.

DALLAS, TX — (Marketwired) — 03/07/16 — Parks Associates today announced Glenn Hower, Research Analyst, will address the evolving virtual reality market at the Cablefax Multiscreen Summit this week in New York City.

“Virtual reality is still in its earliest days, though there are clear signs that VR is about to move from concept to market reality,” Hower said. “The big change for 2016 is the emergence of multiple players making VR headsets. The Oculus Rift is currently the most recognized brand, but HTC, Samsung, and Sony have all expanded the market with their own models, which could help move this market beyond gaming and into new use cases such as virtual field trips, training, and recreation of historical events.”

Hower will participate in the session “Virtual Reality Show: How VR-Enabled Content Will Change the Content Game” on Tuesday, March 8, at 1:25 p.m. at the Yale Club in New York City. The session examines how VR content and technology could disrupt the video content and distribution industry. Other panelists include Craig Barry, EVP, Production & Chief Content Officer, Turner Sports; Debra Sharon Davis, President & CEO, Davis Communications Group, Inc.; and Dekker Dreyer, CCO, Clever Fox.

Six Flags Entertainment : and Samsung Partner to Launch First Virtual Reality Roller Coasters in North America

Posted by Karen Hurst in entertainment, virtual reality

Mar 7
2016

Wow; Six Flags new VR Roller coaster. My nephews are going to be excited.

Samsung is “Official Technology Partner” at Six Flags Theme Parks Nationwide.

Six Flags Entertainment Corporation (NYSE: SIX), and Samsung Electronics America, Inc., today announced a broad marketing partnership which appoints Samsung as the “Official Technology Partner” of the world’s largest regional theme park company. The partnership includes the debut of ground-breaking experiences coming to nine Six Flags parks — North America’s first Virtual Reality (VR) Roller Coasters, using Samsung Gear VR powered by Oculus.

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Beauty brands hope virtual makeovers encourage shoppers to try new looks

Posted by Karen Hurst in mobile phones, virtual reality

Mar 7
2016

VR latest experience in shopping.

Some beauty product retailers have turned to virtual reality technology to let customers try on products from their smartphones.

Virtual reality on the cusp of enterprise adoption

Posted by Karen Hurst in augmented reality, internet, virtual reality, wearables

Mar 7
2016

Many opportunities in the VR/ AR space for enterprise Apps, Platforms, and services. Over the years we all have seen many opportunities missed where companies did not do the proper value map assessment and apply their finding to their own prod roadmaps. I personally have created my own value map of VR & AR opportunities across various industries and their biz caps.; and hope that others have done the same around this technology.

But augmented reality might be the best stepping stone, Hardware, Gadgets, Developer, Internet of Things, Wearables, Google, HTC, Fujitsu, Epson.

VR Animated Series ‘Sequenced’ Creates Truly Reactive Storytelling in VR

Posted by Klaus Baldauf in virtual reality

Mar 6
2016

Sequenced is an upcoming animated series by Apelab for VR headsets that’s pioneering a new method of delivering episodic content, one that tailors itself to the individual viewer in the slightest way imaginable. And all that Sequenced wants from you, the passive observer, is your attention.

Enter Raven, a thirteen year old girl soon to become the ‘chosen one’ of a post apocalyptic society. The world, a bleak but hauntingly beautiful landscape, only has a single city left in existence, and it’s the last remaining seat of high technology.

The project features a stylized mix of 2D and 3D animation, taking inspiration from Hayao Miyazaki’s Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984), and in large part from Apelab CEO Emilie Joly’s own grandfather who lived for many years secluded in the New Mexico desert. But the difference between Sequenced and more linear stories lies in how you experience it—or rather how it reacts to you as an individual.