SIMA 2018 Open for Submission – VIRTUAL REALITY/ 360 FILMS , Impact Video, Documentaries
SIMA 2018 Open for Submission – VIRTUAL REALITY/ 360 FILMS , Impact Video, Documentaries Submit your films to the 6th annual Social Impact Media Awards. SIMA 2018 ENTRY CATEGORIES FEATURE DOCUMENTARIES SHORT DOCUMENTARIES VIRTUAL REALITY/ 360 FILMS IMPACT VIDEOS “We are looking for original, wise, brave, eye-opening and creative productions that increase the awareness of viewers to local and global issues, to the...
New Realities VR/AR Expo Hosted by MIT
New Realities VR/AR Expo Hosted by MIT New Realities is MIT’s first annual VR/AR expo, hosted by VR/AR@MIT. The expo showcase the best technology, content, and innovation in virtual and augmented reality. MIT is hoping to bring together a mix of cutting edge companies, industry giants, designers, engineers, students, and futurists in an opportunity to learn, inspire, and experience one of the most exciting industries in the...
AMVF VIRTUAL REALITY APP LAUNCH & VIDEOACTIVE LOUNGE Powered by Thrillbox
AMVF VIRTUAL REALITY APP LAUNCH & VIDEOACTIVE LOUNGE Powered by Thrillbox AMVF launches their updated VR music video app showcasing 2017 Interactive selections including work from Squarepusher, Wild Child, Mix Master Mike, Band of Heathens, D∆WN, Whiskey Shivers, Icky Blossoms, Naive New Beaters and more alongside exhibitions from Bjork, Hybrid VR, OnlyinVR and Electric Hat Games throughout the Videoactive Lounge The...
IndieCade Announces Nominees & Game Selections for 10th Anniversary Festival
IndieCade Announces Nominees & Game Selections for 10th Anniversary Festival International Independent Games Festival Celebrates Decennial Year October 6-8, 2017 in Little Tokyo, Downtown Los Angeles. Featuring a diverse array of titles available for play on PC, Mac, Linux, Android, iOS, HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Google Daydream and PlayStation! IndieCade – the premiere international festival of independent games – has announced the...
Convergence: A VR, AR, MR, Wearable, AI Technology Revolution
Convergence: A VR, AR, MR, Wearable, AI Technology Revolution Convergence | SWITCH will focus on the business technology revolution bring driven by the latest emerging technologies such as: Augmented Reality (AR) Virtual Reality (VR) Mixed Reality (MR) Wearable Technology Artificial Intelligence (AI) Machine Learning / M2M 3D Printing Robotics & Drones The Internet of Things FinTech / Finance Innovation Convergence will deliver a...
VRLA Announces 2018 Expo Dates – World’s largest VR/AR Convention Returns to the Los Angeles Convention Center on May 4 & 5
VRLA Announces 2018 Expo Dates – World’s largest VR/AR Convention Returns to the Los Angeles Convention Center on May 4 & 5 VRLA <http://www.virtualrealityla.com/>, the premiere virtual and augmented reality expo for industry professionals and consumers alike, will return to the Los Angeles Convention Center on May 4 & 5, 2018. Following its largest event ever in 2017, with nearly 10,000 attendees, VRLA 2018 will...
VRDC Fall 2017 Announces Sessions from Google, Facebook, NASA, & More
VRDC Fall 2017 Announces Sessions from Google, Facebook, NASA, & More “Conference schedule to feature nearly 40 sessions spanning virtual, augmented, and mixed reality discussions” Virtual Reality Developers Conference (VRDC), the premier event for creators of immersive VR, AR and MR experiences, announces an extensive list of new sessions for its event taking place September 21-22 in San Francisco, CA. Each session...
SIMA AWARDS 2018 Calling for Submission on September 8th for VR & 360 Degree Films
SIMA AWARDS 2018 Calling for Submission on September 8th for VR & 360 Degree Films The annual SIMA AWARDS honors eye-opening impact cinema that exemplifies excellence in its potential to inspire social change. Each year, films are selected from over 140 countries around the world, competing for awards, cash prizes, media features, distribution opportunities, and entry into SIMA’s signature film programs. Submissions is going to...
New York Media Festival Returns to Manhattan with 15+ Events and 200+ Speakers, September 26-27
New York Media Festival Returns to Manhattan with 15+ Events and 200+ Speakers, September 26-27 New York Media Festival, an innovative two-day event for the digital, games, music, television and video industries, will take place Tuesday, September 26, through Wednesday, September 27, 2017. The Festival provides an intimate environment for deal-making, partnership building and networking for executives, brands, investors, content...
World’s First Virtual Reality Franchise Tradeshow Debuts in Chicago Suburb
World’s First Virtual Reality Franchise Tradeshow Debuts in Chicago Suburb “Entrepreneurs to meet face-to-face with franchisors while touring prospective businesses through VR Glasses” Virtual reality has long been thought of as a gamer’s paradise or only accessible for the power players in Silicon Valley. But by introducing VR as a business research tool, a franchise consulting company is changing the tides of...
III Edition European VR/AR Congress
III Edition European VR/AR Congress 23 – 24 November Copernicus Science Center will become the VR / AR center of Poland for the third time. In the program: lectures and debates of VR and AR practitioners, tests of the latest equipment, the most interesting national and European projects, as well as workshops, start-up area and business networking. Lowest ticket prices – only until the end of August. European VR / AR...
SIGGRAPH Asia & Amazing Thailand Awaits You This November – CG, Gaming, VR/AR industry
SIGGRAPH Asia & Amazing Thailand Awaits You This November – CG, Gaming, VR/AR industry The 10th edition SIGGRAPH Asia is going to be held in Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, for the very first time! Take the chance to explore Thailand while you are here attending the event from 27th to 30th November 2017. From the 27th to 30th November in Bangkok, Thailand, the tenth edition of SIGGRAPH Asia will showcase some of the...
Venice International Film Festival 2017 Featuring VR Cinema & Installation Categories
Venice International Film Festival VR Section Check out International VR/AR/360 Conference Events Calendar The Venice International Film Festival was one of the first festivals in the world to express interest in Virtual Reality and announces this year the first-ever competition for films made in Virtual Reality. For the complete line-up, please visit Venice International Film Festival VR Category page. COMPLETE COMPETITION LINE-UP...
2018 XBIZ Awards Categories Announced – Including Best VR Adult Site & Best VR Sex Scene of the Year
2018 XBIZ Awards Categories Announced – Including Best VR Adult Site & Best VR Sex Scene of the Year Check out VR Porn Industry Guide 2017 XBIZ has unveiled its official categories for the 2018 XBIZ Awards, when the incomparable Jessica Drake will host the adult industry’s biggest night, presented by MyFreeCams.com. There are two competing categories for virtual reality porn producers and studios: Best Sex Scene —...
World VR forum @SXSW | Vote for the Panel
World VR forum @SXSW | Vote for the Panel Check out VR/AR/360 International Conference & Expo Event Calendar The SXSW Conference features a variety of programming tracks for attendees to explore what’s next in the worlds of entertainment, culture, and technology while providing an opportunity for global professionals at every level to participate, learn and network. Now, you can vote for panel on this page. The SXSW...
TribalScale Announces TakeOver Conference – VR, AI, Blockchain
TribalScale Announces TakeOver Conference, Canada’s Largest Digital Innovation Event TribalScale announced the launch of the TakeOver Innovation Conference, an event that will bring together 600 digital transformation executives, investors, entrepreneurs, and senior technology leaders from around the world to discuss how technology is driving the innovation agenda within companies. The event is the largest innovation conference...
Tribeca Film Festival 2018 Calling for Film and VR Content Submissions
Tribeca Film Festival 2018 Calling for Film and VR Content Submissions “Tribeca selects Withoutabox to be the exclusive third party film submission service for the 2018 Festival as part of a new, multi-year agreement” Tribeca Film Festival 2018, presented by AT&T, will bring creators, diverse audiences, and the industry together in New York City during the annual storytelling festival running April 18-29, 2018. “The...
Call for Entries: CES 2018 Innovation Awards
Call for Entries: CES 2018 Innovation Awards WHAT: The Consumer Technology Association, owner and producer of CES – the global stage for innovation – today announced the official call for CES® 2018 Innovation Award entries. The annual prestigious awards competition, recognized globally across the technology industry, honors outstanding design and engineering across more than 25 consumer technology categories, including – but not...
Virtual Reality and Higher Education Symposium Comes to Boston August 10
Virtual Reality and Higher Education Symposium Comes to Boston August 10 “Leaders in education and technology will discuss how virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) contribute to teaching and training today’s youth to be tomorrow’s workforce” Virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) are mainstream technologies having a direct impact on the way educators teach and train today’s youth to be...
VR Days Europe Expands Horizons in Collaboration w/ ISE – Integrated Systems Events Embraces New Reality in Amsterdam
VR Days Europe Expands Horizons in Collaboration w/ ISE – Integrated Systems Events Embraces New Reality in Amsterdam Integrated Systems Events, the producers of the Integrated Systems Europe exhibition, has announced the start of an official cooperation with the VR Days Europe festival which takes place in Amsterdam on 25-27 October 2017. VR Days is a unique celebration of Virtual and Augmented content, creativity and...
The Inaugural Australian Virtual Reality Film Festival to Launch August 11th
The Inaugural Australian Virtual Reality Film Festival to Launch August 11th Australia’s first VR film festival dedicated to virtual reality technology, has partnered with Screen Queensland and Brisbane Powerhouse to host the inaugural showcase of the Virtual Reality film industry from August 11 -13. AVRFF aims to introduce Brisbane’s public to the creative potential of this exciting new technology with a program of local, interstate...
Stanford’s Virtual and Augmented Reality and Behavior Change Annual Event
Stanford’s Virtual and Augmented Reality and Behavior Change Annual Event Check out Standard’s Virtual and Augmented Reality and Behavior Change Annual Conference and interact with all stakeholders in this VR/AR and behavioral change space, including psychiatrists, psychologists, behavioral scientists, neuroscientists, engineers, developers, designers, entrepreneurs, etc. We will explore the application of immersive...
VIRTUAL REALITY MAKING AN IMPACT IN HOLLYWOOD & BEYOND
VIRTUAL REALITY MAKING AN IMPACT IN HOLLYWOOD & BEYOND Futurist Ted Schilowitz Discusses the Merging of VR & Film Alongside Industry Pioneers With his recent switch from 20th Century Fox to Paramount, acclaimed futurist Ted Schilowitz has joined Director of the Lawnmower Man, Brett Leonard, and CEO of Baobab Studios, Maureen Fan, to deliver a free white paper exploring the impact of virtual reality in film and cinema. Within...
Four-Day Online Conference on VR, AR Games & Entertainment Launches 7/24
Four-Day Online Conference on VR, AR Games & Entertainment Launches 7/24 VR Voice, a content vertical on all aspects of virtual reality, today announced VR Games & Entertainment Extravaganza, an online conference July 24-27 that focuses on the development of the VR/AR games and entertainment industry. The free conference features expert speakers at the forefront of the virtual reality/augmented reality medium. Tim Herbert,...
Organisers Tandem Events Announce Dates for Develop:VR
Organisers Tandem Events Announce Dates for Develop:VR Today, Tandem Events, organisers of Europe’s leading game developer conference Develop:Brighton, announced record attendance figures with a 7.5 per cent year on year increase. The conference and expo which included sessions from industry visionaries including Brenda Romero, Graeme Devine, Tetsuya Mizuguchi and John Romero had 2,171 attendees over the three days, the most in its...
VR Challenger League Brackets Now Open: Intel, Oculus and ESL Accelerate Virtual Reality ESports with Competitive Tournament
VR Challenger League Brackets Now Open: Intel, Oculus and ESL Accelerate Virtual Reality ESports with Competitive Tournament Last month at E3, Intel, in partnership with Oculus* and ESL,* announced the VR Challenger League. This week, Intel is announcing that the first brackets of the competitive VR esports gaming series are now open. Both “The Unspoken” from Insomniac Gamesand “Echo Arena” from Ready At Dawn Studios are open to...
$500,000 Video Games Challenge Developing Beyond Reveals Finalists
$500,000 Video Games Challenge Developing Beyond Reveals Finalists Games exploring life on Mars, plant breeding and the legacy of the Black Death have made it to the final of Developing Beyond, a $500,000 year-long development competition created by Epic Games and Wellcome. Three game development teams have won a place in the final phase of the Developing Beyond challenge, each earning $60,000 in funding after impressing a panel of...
GLOBAL BUSINESS LEADERS IN VR & IMMERSIVE TECH ANNOUNCED FOR VRX 2017 – World’s Premier Gathering of Senior-level VR Decision Makers returns to San Francisco this December
GLOBAL BUSINESS LEADERS IN VR & IMMERSIVE TECH ANNOUNCED FOR VRX 2017 – World’s Premier Gathering of Senior-level VR Decision Makers returns to San Francisco this December After two sellout years, VR Intelligence, organizers of the VRX event series, has announced the first speakers for VRX 2017; this year to be held at the Marriott Marquis, San Francisco, on December 7-8. http://www.vr-intelligence.com/vrx With a specific...
Nexon Computer Museum VR AR MR Open Call
Nexon Computer Museum) VR AR MR Open Call Nexon Computer Museum holds its second open call festival crossing the boundary of VR(Virtual Reality) / AR(Augmented Reality) / MR(Mixed Reality) and reality. Anyone can be a creator, producer of VR/AR/MR contents as long as one bears experimental & challenging spirit. There are no limits in nationality, age, sex, topic, format, length or platform. What’s holding you back? The ones with...
SIGGRAPH 2017 Production Sessions Featuring Expert Creators of ‘Game of Thrones,’ ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,’ ‘Cars 3,’ ‘Overwatch,’ and More
SIGGRAPH 2017 Production Sessions to Feature Expert Creators of ‘Game of Thrones,’ ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,’ ‘Cars 3,’ ‘Overwatch,’ and More SIGGRAPH 2017, the world’s leading annual interdisciplinary educational experience showcasing the latest in computer graphics and interactive techniques, has announced the highlights of this year’s Production Sessions program. SIGGRAPH 2017 will mark the 44th International Conference and...