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Fox Futurist: VR’s Time Has Finally Arrived (B&C)

Ted Schilowitz was all set to deliver a presentation on virtual reality here May 25, but when he first took the stage, he did something odd — and hilarious — instead. The techn... More

For the VR Generation, the Differences Between TV and Movies may Already be Irrelevant (LA Times)

As questions of blurring arise between film and TV, it's worth asking how specific creators and companies are dealing with these changes. But it also pays to take a broader look. F... More

VR Expected to Have a Strong Presence at E3

Virtual reality (VR) is expected to be among the main stories on both the hardware and software fronts at the annual Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) June 14-16 in Los Angeles, v... More

Hollywood Rushes to VidCon to Connect With Millennials (NY Times)

In many ways, VidCon is a younger version of Comic-Con International, the pop culture bacchanal attended by more than 130,000 people each summer in San Diego. Comic-Con has long be... More

The Simple Reason Why Apple Won’t Release a VR System Anytime Soon (Quartz)

Given the amount of money Apple is spending on research and development these days, it’s almost certainly working on something big. There are reports and rumors that Apple has st... More

The Slack Generation: How Workplace Messaging Could Replace Other Missives (The Economist)

Slack is one of the fastest­ rising start-ups around, with $US540 million in funding and a valuation of around $US3.8 billion. "I guess the lesson should be, pursue your dream and... More

Virtual Reality is Here to Stay — for TV, Not Just Gaming (Rapid TV News)

The consumer virtual reality (VR) market opportunity beyond gaming is beginning to ramp up, according to an Interactive Broadband Consulting Group (IBB) survey, which says that 54%... More

Will eSports be a Game Changer for Sports Broadcasting Models? (The Drum)

The stadium erupts. Strobe lights dance. Tens of thousands of fans are on their feet, cheering on their favorite team as the nail-biting action unfolds in front of them. Sounds lik... More

Google Announces New Android-Based VR Platform Called Daydream (Variety)

Google is taking is VR efforts to the next level: The company announced a new Android-based VR platform dubbed Daydream at its Google I/O developer conference in Mountain View, Cal... More

How Adobe Is Connecting Virtual Reality With the World of Product Placement (Adweek)

Adobe is debuting Virtual Cinema, a feature that will allow Primetime clients to develop experiences for users to enter a virtual environment. According to Adobe, users will be abl... More

Disney Is Consolidating Its VR Apps: Here’s Why That Matters (Refinery29)

Were you to get a VR headset and decide to use it, you’d find that the content is frustratingly hard to find. There's a lot of great stuff, but the hunt can be frustrating. Disne... More

MLB Using an iPad Pro in the Dugout, and How it Could Change Baseball Forever (WIRED)

Major League Baseball recently signed a multi-year deal with Apple to provide the 12.9-inch tablets to every team. They’re preloaded with MLB Dugout, an app that collects a team�... More

Vubiquity Gets Game (MCN)

Vubiquity said it’s entering the $32 billion PC gaming industry with a new subscription service that will be offered via an exclusive global distribution deal with Utomik. Under ... More

A-doh!-be: How Homer Chatted Live with ‘Simpsons’ Fans Thanks to Adobe Software (CNET)

The live animation was possible thanks to Adobe Character Animator, a feature in Adobe's After Effects CC software. Adobe gave Fox and "The Simpsons" team early access to the upcom... More

Games Have Left the Shadow of the Movie Business (GamesIndustry.biz)

Looking at a broader sweep of industry history, though, Disney's exit from game publishing feels like punctuation in a much longer sentence. It's not so many years since the entry ... More

Three Ways eSports can Become an Even Bigger Business (LA Times)

It's not yet clear how video game competitions, known as eSports, will take shape compared to traditional sports. Executives from leading eSports companies including streaming app ... More

Virtual Reality Nearly Overshadows Video at the NewFronts (AdAge)

All the plans may seem like overkill for an emerging medium that only a small slice of Americans have even sampled. But these VR and 360-video opportunities do have promise for mar... More

Mashable Launches 2 Series on Verizon’s Go90 (Variety)

Digital media and entertainment company Mashable has reached a deal with Verizon to distribute original video series on the telco’s Go90 mobile service. The ad-supported Go90 ser... More

Disney Infinity Shuttered as Disney Exits Game Publishing Biz (Engadget)

If you've been wondering about the lack of major updates on Disney Infinity, or why Apple said it won't update Infinity 3.0 on the Apple TV, now we all know why. Disney has formerl... More

Facebook Must Own Up to Being An Increasingly Powerful Media Outlet (Fortune)

It’s not surprising that Facebook wants to avoid seeing itself as a media outlet. After all, it is a private corporation controlled by its shareholders—primarily Mark Zuckerber... More

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