On August 14th a selection of the best short films available on the streaming platform, discover.film, will be screened at a virtual film festival in VR Chat: a popular VR platform. The screenings will take place in a glamorous, custom-built, discover.film virtual cinema and will showcase the best of the shortlisted films in the running […]
Total shipment of AR/VR devices is expected to reach 5.12 million units in 2020, according to Trendforce. Thanks to the release of various glasses-like AR/VR devices, the AR/VR devices market is likely to rapidly expand from 2021 to 2022, with a forecasted shipment of 43.2 million units in 2025. This market is projected to reach […]
Viaccess-Orca (VO), a provider of content protection and advanced data solutions, has announced that its secure video player, validated by studios for multi-device content protection, supports the delivery of virtual reality (VR) and 8K video over 5G networks. The player offers seamless integration with third-party systems to enable flawless 360-degree video experiences, from the point […]
Strategy Analytics predicts a strong recovery for the global AR/VR markets in 2021 after Covid-19 driven contraction in 2020. Key findings from its research report, titled Short and Long Term Impacts of Covid-19 on the AR and VR Market, include:
With more people taking up new activities every day, there is an increase in the data available for analysis. Smart watches have led the game in this area, tracking and recording a myriad of user data to provide useful goals and achievements for them to track on their fitness journey. There are also spatial reality
Huawei’s online Global Analyst Summit 2020 has seen Shawn Sheng, Vice President of the company’s Handset Product Line, provide updates on key industry and technological trends that were first outlined in the company’s August 2019 Global Industry Vision (GIV). The company has long advocated that the bandwidth provided by 5G will boost creativity and deliver […]
Covid-19 is impacting the lives of billions. Early stage technology markets such as virtual and augmented reality are trivial by comparison. However, AR/VR companies are dealing with knock-on effects both positive and negative. Digi-Capital’s long-term virtual and augmented
Singer-songwriter Lewis Capaldi is teaming with Supersphere and Oculus Venues to invite fans into his home for an intimate set in VR on May 13th. The concert will also be simulcast on Lewis Capaldi’s Facebook page. Fans will be able to put on their headsets and meet their friends and other fans at an immersive […]
Multi-platinum selling recording artist Wiz Khalifa is teaming with Supersphere and Oculus Venues to fans into his home, live in VR on May 6th. Produced by Supersphere and broadcast on Oculus Venues, the live music event lets fans put on their headsets and meet their friends and other fans at an immersive VR venue as […]
Multi-platinum artist and Grammy nominee Offset has announced a live, immersive production of Offset and Friends – with appearances from Young Thug, Rich the Kid, and SAINt JHN – will be broadcast by Supersphere in Oculus Venues on April 29th. The VR broadcast will place fans inside a concert venue where they can experience an […]