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09 Jul 2018

Better Known Truths – Sheffield Doc/Fest 2018

Samantha Kingston

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We have always been big fans of the Sheffield International Documentary Festival (Doc/Fest). Our favourite part of the festival is the Alternate Realities programme. It has continued to innovate and showcase the best of immersive documentary content. This year the Alternate Realities Programme consisted of two parts; Better...

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18 May 2018

A drop kick in Milan

James Williams

Blog, Blog Page, Event

During April, Virtual Umbrella's Marketing Consultant, James Williams traveled over to the beautiful Italian city of Milan to demo a specially created VR experience at Salone del Risparmio 2018, a renowned financial services conference. The experience was developed by our talented friends at Make Real. The client,...

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16 May 2018

Tribeca Film Institute & Google Daydream Team up for VR Labs 2018

James Williams

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The Tribeca Film Festival 2018 are ramping up their already impressive immersive offerings this year with a new VR film programme, titled VR Labs. (If you don't want to read the blog and just want to apply, click here!) Created alongside the team from Google Daydream,...

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14 May 2018

ICRC Digital Day in Geneva

Samantha Kingston

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We’re lucky to be able to travel the world in the VR industry. Last month, we bundled some fantastic virtual reality filmmakers and creatives onto a plane for the ICRC Digital Day in a very sunny Geneva. What was the aim of the event? Working alongside...

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08 May 2018

A Day in the life of Sammy Kingston

Samantha Kingston

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As one of the co-founders and client directors of Virtual Umbrella, my day to day life involves wearing a variety of hats. Virtual Umbrella’s focus within the VR industry is consultancy, events and marketing. So every day of the week is different. That means that I might be...

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04 Apr 2018

Audio & VR Storytelling

Nerd Pirates

Blog

To celebrate Google’s decision to create an open source spatial audio project for their Resonance Audio SDK, we want to talk a little about the impact of audio on VR storytelling. Audio is often underestimated as a tool for immersive storytelling. It’s a powerful sensory stimulant,...

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26 Mar 2018

How to run a successful event: We ask the industry!

James Williams

Blog, Blog Page, Event

Do you want some tips for running a successful event? For those of us lucky enough to have attended a VR/AR event in the past, whether you work in the industry or just have a passing interest in immersive technologies, you will know what a...

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21 Mar 2018

On the ground at SXSW’s Virtual Cinema

Bertie Millis

Blog, Blog Page

This year at SXSW, the annual music and technology conference in Austin Texas, VR & AR experiences took centre stage, showcasing an industry that is growing exponentially and maturing beyond a technological novelty. VR is becoming a force to be reckoned with, on a par...

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15 Mar 2018

Sky VR’s ‘Hold the World’ Event (Feat. David Attenborough & the Natural History Museum)

Nerd Pirates

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I’m at the Natural History Museum. David Attenborough’s about six feet away from me. I’ve got an Oculus Rift headset in one hand and 10 spare batteries in my back pocket. Someone pinch me. Earlier this month, we were thrilled to work alongside Blue Hire LTD...

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11 Mar 2018

Judging the Young Innovators Award – #IdeasMeanBusiness

Samantha Kingston

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Back in January, I had the pleasure of being involved in an innovation live event at the British Airways i360 in Brighton, where I got to speak to a room full of young innovators. As part of the #IdeasMeansBusiness campaign run by Innovate UK & Princes...

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