White Spark Pictures, one of the world’s leading producers of Virtual Reality documentary films has announced that its newest title, The Great Kimberley Wilderness (1 x 35), will receive its world premiere at the Western Australian Museum in Perth, Australia, on 23rd November this year. Narrated by Hollywood star and Australian native Luke Hemsworth (Gunner, Westworld, Land of Bad), The Great Kimberley Wilderness is a stunning immersive experience that will transport people to one of the most … [Read more...] about White Spark Pictures announces launch date of its latest VR documentary experience, The Great Kimberley Wilderness
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nxtedition unveils XR/mixed reality studio control and new AI automation capabilities at IBC2024
At IBC, visitors will have the opportunity to don a VR headset and virtually operate a fully automated XR mixed reality studio gallery located anywhere in the world. This immersive experience allows attendees to experience first-hand the advanced integration of XR mixed reality into live production workflows, navigating the studio interface with ease. This has been developed in conjunction with the IBC Accelerator for the “Evolution of the Control Room - Leveraging XR, Voice, AI & HTML-Based … [Read more...] about nxtedition unveils XR/mixed reality studio control and new AI automation capabilities at IBC2024
Loud Minds explores VR/immersive opportunities in new partnership with White Spark Pictures
Loud Minds, the London-based indie founded by Tim Haines and best known for its high-end specialist factual and natural history programming, has signed a partnership agreement with White Spark Pictures, the Australian factual indie behind the award-winning, commercially successful VR documentaries The Antarctica Experience and Beyond the Milky Way. A first agreement of its kind for both indies, the relationship has been established to respond to and drive demand for next-generation VR and … [Read more...] about Loud Minds explores VR/immersive opportunities in new partnership with White Spark Pictures
“MindPalace” enters the Venice International Film Festival’s VR competition
LUDWIGSBURG – With its world premiere, MindPalace will be the first virtual reality short film of Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg to be shown in a competition of the Venice International Film Festival. The film created by Animationsinstitut students Carl Krause, Dominik Stockhausen, Nikolai Maderthoner and Malte Stehr, will be presented in the selection of the Venice Virtual Reality competition of the 75th edition of the Biennale Cinema. "The MindPalace project is a … [Read more...] about “MindPalace” enters the Venice International Film Festival’s VR competition
Rooftop Immersive Studio signs VR deal with AMC Europe
AMSTERDAM – Rooftop Immersive Studio has announced a deal with AMC Networks International Southern Europe to aggregate and distribute VR content. This deal is the first step towards consolidating a lasting and dedicated partnership between the two companies. Rooftop Immersive Studio will aggregate VR content on a monthly basis from a wide pallet of genres with a focus on documentaries and factual VR experiences for the brand Odisea/Odisseia. Rooftop Content Group, the … [Read more...] about Rooftop Immersive Studio signs VR deal with AMC Europe
A Virtual Reality check for the TV industry
VR was listed by Gartner’s Hype Cycle as one of the trends set to be “of the highest priority” for businesses over the next few years. According to industry reports, Asia-Pacific ranks as the fastest growing regional market for VR (hardware and software) with an expected growth rate of 108.1% from 2015-2020. Given the rising consumer interest in VR, it is little wonder so many companies are chasing this rapidly-growing opportunity and TV companies are no exception. There has been a host of … [Read more...] about A Virtual Reality check for the TV industry
