VR Cinema

Capturing Everest shows full-length VR documentaries are getting closer

Today marks the launch of <i>Capturing Everest</i>, a four-part virtual reality documentary that premieres today through Time Inc.’s <i>Life VR</i> app. <i>Capturing Everest</i> is technically a miniseries, with four episodes of eight or nine minutes. But given that they’re being released together and follow a single …

HTC Vive Is Getting A Plug-And-Play Eye Tracking Peripheral Next Month

Eye tracking is one feature that could could benefit the performance and affordability of high-end virtual reality headsets. The HTC Vive should …

Popularity of Sony’s PlayStation VR Surprises Even the Company

SAN MATEO, Calif. — There are plenty of people who are skeptical about virtual reality, a technology some have heralded as the biggest thing to come along in years in games and entertainment.<p>Even Andrew House, global chief executive of Sony Interactive Entertainment, the video game division of the …

Why I Only Watch Movies in Virtual Reality

Back in April, after months of trying to get the Product Hunt office a VR headset, I was excited to learn that Mark Zuckerberg was going to give one, …

8th Annual Lumiere Awards For Creative Filmmaking Expands VR Categories

<b>Virtual reality receives new categories as it takes center stage at this years awards for creative work in film, TV & VR.</b>The Advanced Imaging Society …

This VR Film Was Created Almost Entirely by Hand in Google's 'Tilt Brush'

Artist Adam Dylewski is the creator of a new short film that was created almost entirely inside virtual reality.<p><i>The Future of Music</i> is the name of …

At 40 minutes, Miyubi is the first VR movie to feel like a real film

It sounds strange to call a 40-minute film “possibly the longest virtual reality movie ever made,” but it’s true. <i>Miyubi</i>, released by prolific VR studio Felix & Paul, is twice or even three times as long as the vast majority of cinematic VR experiences. It’s not a documentary, experimental art, a …

This crazy camera could be a boon to VR filmmakers

Researchers have found a way to build a 360-degree camera that's compact but shoots high-quality video. It could be just the thing for virtual reality.<p>If you're trying to create immersive virtual-reality video today, you've got a problem: choosing between a camera that's compact or a bulkier one …

How many frames per second can the human eye really see?

I spend far too many of my first tender minutes in a new game with a framerate counter running in the corner of my screen. I play, hyper-sensitive to …

Plex VR App ‘Plevr’ Shows Major Update with 3D Video Support, 360 Videos Coming Soon

<i>Plevr</i> is a third-party application in development which brings the popular personal media streaming platform <i>Plex</i> to VR. The app is due for an initial …

Believe the Hype: HypeVR’s Volumetric Video Capture is a Glimpse at the Future of VR Video

After having teased the tech toward the end of last year, we’ve finally gone hands-on with HypeVR’s volumetric video captures which lets you move …

Relive Your Best Memories in AR/VR With Owlii's Volumetric 3D Telepresence

Have you ever been in the middle of an experience and thought “I wish I could preserve this moment forever?” Currently what you’ll do is pull out …

Kopin Unveils ‘Lightning’ 2k x 2k 120Hz OLED Microdisplay for Mobile VR

Display specialists Kopin have unveiled a tiny, high resolution OLED ‘microdisplay’ designed specifically for the use inside immersive headsets. It’s …

This is how Sony plans to make virtual reality films a long-term business

Virtual reality (VR) is a long way off from becoming a money maker for movie bosses and for Sony the challenge to date has been resisting the urge to …

HTC reveals an upgraded strap and new tracking device for the Vive

While HTC didn’t reveal the Vive 2 at this year’s CES, the company did show off several new interesting accessories for its virtual reality …

Samsung has shipped over 5 million Gear VR headsets, 10 million hours of video viewed

In September 2014 Samsung, in partnership with Facebook-owned Oculus, released its first virtual reality headset called the Gear VR.<p>During the …

Samsung Confirms 5 Million Gear VR Mobile Headsets Sold To Date

Finally we have some indication of how many VR headsets are out in the wild, even if it’s only of the mobile variety. At CES 2017 today, VentureBeat …

CES 2017: Can Virtual Reality Finally Go Mainstream?

A year ago, the tech world was abuzz about the slew of virtual-reality headsets that consumers could finally buy. It turns out the products weren’t …

HTC Vive Integrates Audio With Deluxe Headstrap Similar To Rift

Instead of revealing a brand new Vive 2.0 of some kind, which HTC already told us wouldn’t be happening, the Taiwan-based company is using CES 2017 …

Virtual reality goes huge at CES 2017

The lesson of CES 2017: Like smartphones in the past decade, virtual reality (VR) technology will change everyday human experience in the coming …

Sphere is a Lens That Turns Your DSLR Into a 360-Degree Camera

Sphere is a new lens that’s designed to turn any DSLR camera into a 360-degree camera. It captures a full 360-degree view horizontally and a …

VFX for 360 VR, and why you are not prepared for it (Part 1)

VLC media player now supports 360-degree videos

VLC, the app that lets you play basically any video format on practically any platform, is about to add support for a whole new medium. The company just unveiled a technical preview that enables its desktop app to play 360-degree videos, so folks can watch their dizzying footage on their computers. …

Display Conglomerate JDI Developing Ultra High Resolution Panels for VR Headsets

JDI, a display conglomerate consisting of the display businesses of Sony, Toshiba, and Hitachi, announced this week the development of ultra high …

Daydream: Bringing high-quality VR to everyone

We love virtual reality. Unlike any other technology or screen, VR can make you feel like you're somewhere else. Without a ticket, you can get front …

Google Daydream View is the coziest VR headset

It’s more high-tech than it looks<p>When Google revealed its Cardboard virtual reality platform back in 2014, it launched an endless series of conversations in which I tried to explain why a $20 piece of cardboard wasn’t the same as an Oculus Rift. The two might both get called "VR," I protested, but …

Toy Story: One Former Pixar Artist's Quest To Make VR Animation Accessible

<i>Today, a company called Limitless is announcing a suite of virtual reality animation tools that could revolutionize the way immersive films are</i> …

Matterport Creates the “World’s Largest Library” of Real-World VR Places

Immersive media company Matterport have just announced they’re to make available what they claim is the world’s largest collection of VR-focussed …

Google to Unveil First Daydream Virtual Reality Headset Tuesday, Likely Priced $79

Google will not only use its Oct. 4 hardware event to unveil two new flagship phones, but the company is also going to introduce its first-ever …