Eminem stars in a new 21-minute immersive VR experience, which is set to premiere at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival from January 24 to February 3, 2019 in Park City, Utah. “‘Marshall from Detroit’ is a 3D, 360-degree virtual reality experience featuring Marshall Mathers (Eminem) and Sway Calloway,” according to the press release, which “invites […]
The Vienna Tourist Board just posted an incredible 360° VR-friendly video of the city, as seen from a camera perched on an eagle’s shoulders. It’s an incredible view, made more impressive by the animal component. “The project was a world first – never before had eagles wearing 360° cameras been used to capture footage of […]
Walt Disney Animation Studios is premiering its very first virtual reality short film next month. Titled “Cycles,” the VR short “is an experimental film that centers around the true meaning of creating a home and the life it holds inside its walls.” The short is directed by Disney Animation’s Jeff Gipson, who was a lighting […]
Universal just announced that an interactive virtual reality game inspired by the Jurassic World movies will debut at over 100 Dave & Buster’s locations starting next Thursday, June 14. The state-of-the-art VR motion simulator accommodates up to four players at a time, with each wearing an HTC VIVE headset. The 5-minute VR experience “transports players […]
This year’s HGTV Smart Home giveaway house is located in the private resort community of Palmetto Bluff in South Carolina, and has what the press release calls “elevated Southern style.” The 3-bedroom, 3.5-bath house is almost 2,900 square feet of energy-efficient materials and smart technology. The photos show a PS4 virtual reality system, Peleton bike, […]
One of the disappointments with VR is that we’re tempted to get up and walk around the virtual environment, which is both impractical and dangerous in small spaces. To solve that problem, Jamie Hyneman of Mythbusters fame is working on “electric shoes” to use with VR games, where “microcomputers in the shoes control the mini-treadmills […]
