What an incredible night! We get invited to a lot of events during the year, from VR meetups to conferences so when I received an invitation to the Evening Standard's Progress 1000 night I thought "Ah, this will be cool event, I've most likely been invited...
Read MoreRead More
It's been an amazing quarter for the guys and gals here at Team VU! From hosting 'the world's most laid back VR event', VR in a Bar, to speaking at the VR Diversity Bootcamp & InfoDocSP in Rio, we couldn't be happier with how Virtual Umbrella is developing as a member...
Read MoreRead MoreIf you know me or have seen me speak on stage about this fantastic industry that we work in, you will often hear me talking about “This was created for me”, content that appeals to me and my demographic. I am always on the hunt that...
Read MoreRead More
Introducing: VR SAFARI At Virtual Umbrella, we're constantly challenging ourselves to find new and exciting ways to explore the potential of VR. It's all about asking yourself the important questions. How can we help new audiences to connect with unfamiliar tech? How do we help VR veterans...
Read MoreRead More
Virtual Umbrella began with an idea. VR can change the world - the stories we tell, the way we think about ourselves, our environment, our society. As both a corporate tool and contemporary art-form, we knew that immersive tech could open up new kinds of...
Read MoreRead More
As many of you know, the VU team are moving! For the month of August, we'll be relocating to Edinburgh for the Fringe Festival (overseeing and running oodles of amazing tech at FuturePlay). And from there, we'll be taking up a new office space outside of...
Read MoreRead More
At Virtual Umbrella I have been really proud to have worked with some incredible companies, projects and more. One project which I have often talked about is working with Hampshire Libraries. We have had the pleasure of bringing virtual reality to a variety of libraries in...
Read MoreRead More
A small but mighty team of two, we’re the identical twin creative duo at the heart of Virtual Umbrella. (As if VR's association with sci-fi wasn't already strong enough, yes, we are, in fact, *clones*.) Award-winning filmmakers, ex-Oxford literary academics, copywriters, marketeers, and chatterboxes, our work...
Read MoreRead More
Let’s talk about VR. As part of Virtual Umbrella’s creative/events team, I use, promote, play with, talk about, analyse, and pretty much live and breathe virtual reality. It’s part of my life now. I tweet about it. I earn my living through it. Sometimes I even...
Read MoreRead More
On 27th April, we brought VR specialists, enthusiasts, and professionals together for VR in a Bar! Sponsored by the epic folks at Virtual Reality Hire, and hosted in our favourite venue, it was an awesome night of virtual reality fun, networking, and chatter. The night in...
Read MoreRead More