Psyop Debuts Spectacular ‘Kismet’ VR Experience
New virtual reality experience for Oculus Rift and HTC Vive is powered by a deck of 22 hand-painted Tarot cards and an accurate real-time map of the solar system.
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FMX Wraps 2016 Edition with Record Attendance
Twenty-first edition of European conference spotlighting animation, visual effects, games and transmedia saw a new all-time high of 3,500 attendees.
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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.
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Final Program Details Unveiled for FMX 2016
‘Kung Fu Panda 3’ director Jennifer Yuh Nelson joining ‘The Peanuts Movie’ director Steve Martino and ‘Construct’ director Kevin Margo for a panel on the relationship between directors and technology.
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The Foundry Introduces CARA VR Toolset
Public beta now open for new plug-in designed to enable the creation of high-quality virtual reality content within the NUKE environment.
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ASSIMILATE Announces New SCRATCH VR Suite at NAB 2016
First demos of the only end-to-end Virtual Reality toolset and workflow encompassing dailies, conform, color grading, composting, finishing and mastering to be showcased at the 2016 NAB Show.
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AMD Launching 32GB Workstation Graphics Card at NAB 2016
World’s first workstation graphics card with industry-leading 32GB memory support for large asset workflows with creative applications planned for availability in Q2 2016.
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Fabric Software Previews Rhino 3D Integration for Fabric Engine
Updates to virtual reality and visualization tools extend live authoring and editing within the virtual environment to CAD pipelines.
Not To Scale Adds Mate Steinforth to Directorial Roster
Internationally recognized director has created interactive films for Nike, interstitials for MTV, and a dystopian interactive VR music video for electronic artists MODERAT.
Deluxe Launches New Dedicated VR Services Unit
Deluxe VR will debut new projects and services -- including end-to-end production and post-production -- at NAB 2016.
In Business, Post-production, Virtual Reality | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Special Events: NAB | Geographic Region: North America
USC’S School of Cinematic Arts Presenting Annual First Frame Showcase
Event featuring the latest achievements from students and alumni in the John C. Hench Division of Animation and Digital Arts will take place on Friday, April 15 at the DGA Theater.
HP, NVIDIA Announce Professional Desktop Workstations for Virtual Reality
‘VR Ready’ HP Z workstations powered by Quadro GPUs showcased at GPU Technology Conference.
NVIDIA Launches VR Ready Program at GTC 2016
NVIDIA is working with top OEMs such as Dell, HP and Lenovo to offer NVIDIA VR Ready professional workstations powered by Quadro professional GPUs.
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Mettle to Showcase VR Tools and Top VR Filmmakers at NAB 2016
Montreal-based production studio showcasing Virtual Reality production workflows using Mettle’s SkyBox 360/VR tools combined with Adobe After Effects CC and Adobe Premiere Pro CC.
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Artella Ushers in the Promise of Easy and Affordable Global Creative Production Collaboration
Animation Mentor co-founders Bobby Beck, Shawn Kelly and Carlos Baena launch groundbreaking distributed cloud-based production system.
WATCH: USC's Professor Mark Bolas Talks Future of VR at FMX 2015
USC Professor Mark Bolas, a virtual reality pioneer, discusses applications for VR beyond entertainment and the challenges that virtual reality faces along the path to widespread consumer adoption.
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WATCH: Epic Games' Kim Libreri and Ray Davis Talk VR with Unreal Engine at FMX 2015
Kim Libreri, CTO, and Ray Davis, Unreal Engine GM, from Epic Games, talk about opportunities for Unreal Engine in VR.
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Disney Launches ‘Jungle Book’ VR Experience
Interactive 360-degree video and Virtual Reality experience tied to the upcoming live-action film now also available in select IMAX theaters at AMC locations across the U.S.
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FMX 2016 Spotlighting Oscar Winner ‘Inside Out,’ ‘Avengers’ VR Experience and More
Filmakademie graduate and Disney/Pixar Character TD Tanja Krampfert discusses the creation of Joy in ‘Inside Out,’ while DoP Patrick Lin illuminates the special camera set-up designed to parallel the main character’s emotional journey.
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WATCH: Sebastian Sylwan Talks VR Technology Creative Realities at FMX 2015
Sebastian, a visual effects and digital media technologist, discusses consumers' acceptance of virtual reality and what the technology means for creators.
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Brain Zoo Studios Announces ‘Console Marinez’ VR Series
New animated virtual reality series blends the action of video games with the comedy of animated feature films.
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Autodesk Expands VR Support, Streamlines 3D Character Creation for Game Developers
Autodesk launches Stingray Game Engine v1.2 and Maya LT 2016 Extension 3 with feature improvements at GDC 2016.
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Reel FX Appoints Steve Nix Virtual Reality GM
Former CEO and co-founder of mobile gaming technology developer Yvolver to oversee all aspects of development, strategy and technology for the division.
In Business, People, Virtual Reality | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
OptiTrack Showcases Wide Area Interactive VR Basketball Experience at GDC 2016
Low latency, high precision motion capture system enables large scale, multi-player VR games with real-time rigid body tracking into Unreal Engine.
In 3D, CG, Games, Technology, Virtual Reality | Headline News, VFXWorld | Special Events: GDC | Geographic Region: North America
