Google Spotlight Stories Taps ‘Book of Life’ Director Jorge Gutierrez for New VR Short
‘Son of Jaguar’ 360-degree virtual reality short produced in cooperation with Dallas-based animation studio Reel FX is set in Mexico City on the Day of the Dead.
Category: AR/VR/XR
m ss ng p eces Welcomes Catherine Day as Head of VR/AR/360
Former Jaunt VR exec Catherine Day and VR director Sam Smith join talent roster of Los Angeles-based new wave production and entertainment company.
Republic Editorial Partners Launch Sister Studio Infinite Fiction
Led by executive producer Joey Cade, Infinite Fiction will focus on high-end motion design and visual effects for all platforms.
Baobab’s ‘ASTEROIDS!’ to Debut at Sundance 2017
Official New Frontier selection from ‘Antz’ and ‘Madagascar’ director Eric Darnell is the follow-up to this year’s ‘INVASION!’
In 3D, CG, Festival, Short Films, AR/VR/XR | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Blogs: Animated Travels | Geographic Region: North America
Sundance Film Festival Unveils 2017 New Frontier Showcase
2017 edition of New Frontier showcase to include 20 VR experiences and 11 installations across three Park City venues.
In Event, Festival, Films, Interactive, Places, Short Films, AR/VR/XR | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Blogs: Animated Travels | Geographic Region: North America
Nice Shoes Transports Viewers to a Magical and Meditative VR Garden
Nice Shoes debuts their immersive and meditative experience, ‘Mio Garden,’ at the 2016 ANA Masters of Marketing Conference.
Steel Wool Studios Launches Physics-Based VR Puzzle ‘Bounce’ for HTC Vive
Pixar, Lucasfilm and TellTale Games veterans launch highly anticipated physics-based Virtual Reality puzzle game on the HTC Vive platform.
Titmouse and Viacom NEXT Unveil ‘Smash Party’ VR Experience
Virtual-reality destruction experience from the Emmy Award-winning animation studio behind ‘Metalocalypse,’ ‘Superjail!,’ ‘Venture Bros.,’ ‘Son of Zorn’ and ‘Motorcity’ is coming soon to HTC Vive.
Report from the Future: VR Market Soars During Trump Presidency
In a special report from April 1, 2018, harsh realities spur virtual escapism in a post-truth society.
Save the Date: FMX 2017 takes place May 2-5, 2017!
Begins: May 2, 2017
Art, Technology and Business meet at Europe's most influential conference for digital entertainment.
In 3D, Business, CG, Digital Media, Education and Training, Event, Games, Interactive, Jobs & Recruiting, Mobile and Wireless, People, Places, Transmedia, AR/VR/XR, Visual Effects | Event Types: Animation, Conferences, Discussion, Exhibits, Interactive, Seminars / Workshops, Transmedia, Visual Effects, Visualization, Web / Internet
Google Spotlight Stories Debuts ‘Rain or Shine’
Nexus Studios’s Chris O’Reilly and Felix Massie discuss their slick and adorable new 360 interactive story about a little girl determined to find, and enjoy her sunny day.
Global Visual Entertainment Leaders To Gather in Beijing For ICEVE 2016
Two-day event to include Digital Domain co-founder and Virtuosity VR CEO Scott Ross, The Third Floor founder Chris Edwards, former Disney exec Kevin Geiger, PDI co-founder Richard Chuang, and more.
Unreal Engine 4.14 Now Available
New release from Epic Games introduces new forward shading renderer, native automatic LOD generation, multiple static lighting scenarios, built-in support for NVIDIA Ansel Photography, and more.
In 3D, Business, CG, Games, Technology, AR/VR/XR, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News | Geographic Region: All
Paramount Drops New Trailer for Chris Wedge’s ‘Monster Trucks’ Feature
New live-action feature from the director of ‘Ice Age,’ ‘Robots’ and ‘Epic’ drives into theaters January 13, 2017.
In 3D, CG, Films, AR/VR/XR | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
15th Sommets du cinéma d’animation Announces 2016 Line-up
Diane Obomsawin, Joan Gratz and Steven Woloshen among many highlights of Montreal's animation summit.
In 2D, Event, Festival, Films, People, Places, Short Films, AR/VR/XR | ANIMATIONWorld | Blogs: Let's Go Eat the Factory! | Geographic Region: North America
Planar Systems to Acquire NaturalPoint
Acquisition brings combined leadership to growth markets of augmented reality and virtual reality.
In 3D, Business, CG, Technology, AR/VR/XR, Visual Effects | Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: All
Baobab Studios Launches ‘INVASION!’ on Google Daydream
Short film version of the Virtual Reality experience directed by Eric Darnell has screened at Cannes, Tribeca, Annecy, VIEW, and the SIGGRAPH 2016 Computer Animation Festival.
In 3D, CG, Films, People, Short Films, Technology, AR/VR/XR | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: North America
Immersed in China: An Interview with Toony Wu
A report from the field by one of China's up-and-coming VR animation directors.
In CG, Films, People, Short Films, Technology, AR/VR/XR | ANIMATIONWorld, Blog Post | Blogs: Reality Bites | Geographic Region: Asia
Nice Shoes Expands Internationally with New Toronto Studio
New studio adds directors Gary Thomas and Matt Greenwood, design director Stefan Woronko, senior colorist Roslyn Di Sisto, and executive producer Kristen Van Fleet.
The Foundry’s Bill Collis Joins Cubic Motion Advisory Board
Collis joins Vladimir Mastilovic and Chris Taylor O.B.E. in helping Cubic Motion expand in the games, film, TV, virtual reality and augmented reality markets.
In 3D, Business, CG, People, Technology, AR/VR/XR | Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: All
Adobe Charts Future of Creativity and Design at Adobe MAX 2016
Adobe showcases innovation coming to Creative Cloud in experience design, photography, virtual reality, character animation and 3D compositing.
In 3D, CG, Event, Technology, AR/VR/XR, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: All, North America
Framestore Welcomes Stephen Goalby
DesignWeek Awards-nominated design director previously contributed beautifully crafted animation work for Royal Albert China.
In 2D, 3D, Business, CG, Commercials, People, AR/VR/XR, Visual Effects | ANIMATIONWorld, Headline News, VFXWorld | Geographic Region: All
Denizen Delivers Google Tilt Brush Experience for Marvel’s ‘Doctor Strange’
Creative agency enlists Google Tilt Brush artists Stuart Campbell, Steve Teeple and Danny Bittman to create globe-trotting 360-degree VR experience for Marvel Studios’ ‘Doctor Strange.’
LAIKA, Tippett Studios, Platige Image Headline 2016 Playgrounds Digital Arts Festival
Tenth anniversary event to feature filmmakers from ‘Coraline,’ ‘Jurassic Park,’ ‘The Matrix’ and ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens,’ with artist talks from industry veterans from LAIKA, Tippett Studios and Poland’s Platige Image.
Tippett Studio, Wevr Unveil ‘Mad God’ Stop-Motion VR Experience
Using photogrammetry to translate physical stop-motion animation into the VR landscape, the ‘Mad God’ experience includes absolutely zero CG characters or environments.
