The media and entertainment metaverse will be a unified space that brings multiple virtual worlds together on a single, interoperable M&E-focused platform. It will incorporate artificial intelligence (AI), virtual, augmented, and mixed reality (VR/AR/MR), the internet of things (IoT), and hand and eye tracking tools. These multiple, interconnected immersive virtual spaces are going to change […]
Real-time 3D (RT3D) significantly enhances the way we render and access 3D models, environments and entire interactive worlds that allows users to interact with them as they are created more-or-less instantly and in context. 3D rendering involves converting 3D wireframe models into 2D images enhanced with photo-realistic, three-dimensional effects. Pre-rendered images are created and presented […]
Universal Scene Description (USD) was invented by Pixar to help them assemble and interchange movie scenes. Since Pixar open-sourced USD in 2016, it has grown to become the interchange format that brings consistency and interoperability to 3D artists when building three-dimensional and immersive locations, scenes or environments, including multiverses and digital twins. A USD layer […]
Madison Square Garden Entertainment is the company behind the MSG Spheres being constructed at the Venetian in Las Vegas and Stratford in East London, The technical demands of these huge new immersive venues are so great that new camera, lens and content creation technology is being developed. The company has announced that new immersive cameras […]
The American Express-sponsored BFI London Film Festival has announced the lineup for the third LFF Expanded, the festival’s immersive art and extended realities strand, which runs from 5 to 16 October. This year’s programme will take place across multiple venues on the South Bank and include interactive virtual reality, screen-based installations, augmented reality, mixed reality, immersive audio experience […]