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Fall Trends in Virtual Reality with Oculus 3D Technology
Oculus, a virtual reality technology company, has continued to push forward despite their ongoing legal battles. The company is currently in the process of working with the legal system to settle a dispute over intellectual property rights within the company. My view on intellectual property is that the producer should be compensated for their work. As a producer myself, I understand that you have to protect your information in a similar manner as other products to a business. As the company releases more videos games and virtual reality projects, the holiday season is looking to be stocked with new titles
Mario and Nintendo Mergers with Apple and Android in Upcoming Launch
During the Apple conference yesterday, Nintendo announced that they would be partnering with different devices, such as the Apple's upcoming iPhone 7, as well as Android devices, to deliver mobile gaming experiences with iconic Nintendo characters. This progressive step forward from Nintendo follows the gigantic success they helped achieve with Pokémon GO. The Verge interviewed Shigeru Miyamoto on Nintendo's plans for releasing Super Mario Run. They noted that Miyamoto and his team plans to release the game on Apple's iPhone 7 first, and will roll it out on additional operating systems afterwards. "So, similarly with Mario, what we’re looking at is
SXSW 2017 Releases First Wave of Artists and Speakers
[td_block_text_with_title custom_title="5 Stats About SXSW 2016"]The following list is a collection of statistics from SXSW 2016. Films Screened: 143 Features; 114 Curated Shorts (from 7,250 Submissions) Music Festival Showcasing Acts: 2,224; International acts: 579 from 67 foreign countries. Music Festival Acts That Applied: 8,696 SXSW Gaming Expo Exhibit Spaces: 265; Attendance over 3 days (approximate): 76,200 Film Festival Attendance: 71,256 Interactive Festival Participants: 37,660 (from 82 foreign countries) [/td_block_text_with_title]SXSW is amping up and releasing the first wave of keynote speakers, and live entertainment set to take the stage in downtown Austin. Early adopters will head to various venues March 10-19,
Future Trends in the Media and Entertainment Industry
Augmented reality has picked up heat in 2016 with the release of Pokémon GO. The international sensation brought a new form of interacting in between entertainment and reality into the mainstream. In a recent article by Google Australia, they discuss the updates taking place with Project Tango. This project focuses on using augmented reality to interact with spacial objects and smartphones. Watch the video below to get a better feel for the software. Currently, the software is available with the Lenovo Phab 2 Pro smartphone. Tango continues to blend reality with augmented reality in a similar fashion to Pokémon GO. That blend
Florence + The Machine Adds to the Final Fantasy XV Soundtrack
Florence + the Machine has recently produced three spellbinding tracks for the upcoming FINAL FANTASY XV video game. The latest chapter in the epic saga of fictional gaming takes a serious look at the soundtrack behind the game. The three tracks, 'Too Much Is Never Enough,' 'I Will Be' and the classic cover 'Stand By Me,' were all recorded in Air Studios in London with producer Emile Haynie. “I was listening to Classic FM and there was a whole two hour program about classical music in videogames. It was so inspiring and a whole scope of music that I didn't
The Augmented Reality Revolution with Pokémon GO
Motion Graphics in a Filter Form Nintendo, Niantic and The Pokémon Company released Pokémon GO, a smartphone app that augments reality, (with a motion picture filter) to display digital creatures in with a live setting. Recently, smartphone users that have download Snapchat, may have noticed the filters that the app uses. They have a motion graphic for a tongue, and various other filters. Pokémon GO is utilizing the motion graphic filter method, but they are also taking it a step further with gameplay centered around geography. The new app has had some technical difficulties, but users have been highly engaged
Adobe Creative Cloud Partners with Twitch for Live Stream
[av_heading heading='Modern Animation Connects with Fine Art on Twitch ' tag='h2' style='blockquote modern-quote' size='' subheading_active='subheading_below' subheading_size='15' padding='10' color='' custom_font=''] Written by: Matthew McGuire [/av_heading] Adobe Creative Cloud is providing live streaming this week on Twitch to help roll out Adobe Animate CC. Web developers will now be able to make rich and beautiful animations, and have them export out with HTML5. Adobe Animate CC, formerly known as Adobe Flash Professional CC, has repackaged their software to provide innovative options to help producers create interactive animations faster than ever before. HTML5 is becoming the new standard for Web development, and has been fully integrated with Adobe
Amazon Lumberyard Provides a Free, Cross-Platform, 3D Game Engine Integrated with AWS and Twitch
[av_heading heading='A Free AAA Game Engine Inconnected with AWS and Twitch' tag='h2' style='blockquote modern-quote' size='' subheading_active='subheading_below' subheading_size='15' padding='10' color='' custom_font=''] Written by: Matthew McGuire [/av_heading] Amazon announced today a new service called Amazon Lumberyard. The new game engine provides the necessary tools to create the highest-quality games, build cloud-connected gameplay features, and build communities of fans on Twitch; beta available for free download today. Amazon is also releasing Amazon GameLift, a feature with AWS to provide developers a way to scale their session-based multiplayer games to support millions of players with AWS's highly available cloud infrastructure. Amazon GameLift is a way
Amazon Continues to Grow with Fire TV and Prime Video
[av_heading heading='NBC, NBC Sports, Watch HGTV, Watch Food Network, Watch Travel Channel, Fox Now now on Amazon Fire TV' tag='h2' style='blockquote modern-quote' size='' subheading_active='subheading_below' subheading_size='15' padding='10' color='' custom_font=''] Written by: Matthew McGuire [/av_heading] Amazon has been busy this holiday season with original programming, breakthrough technology and ways to make life easier with expanding services in delivery. One of their breakthrough shows features a story on the bestselling novel by Phillip K. Dick titled Man in The High Castle. After premiering in November, the original series has become the most-watched show on Amazon Prime Video. The Man in The High Castle stars Alexa
An Introspective Look at Adobe Creative Cloud
[av_heading heading='The Evolution of Adobe Flash & the Creative Cloud' tag='h2' style='blockquote modern-quote' size='' subheading_active='subheading_below' subheading_size='15' padding='10' color='' custom_font=''] Written by: Matthew McGuire [/av_heading] Adobe Creative Cloud continues to evolve moving into 2016. One of the biggest changes set to take place is the rebranding of Adobe Flash within the Creative Cloud. For producers that use Adobe Flash to create rich animations, the primary functions in early 2016 will be under Animate CC. The Adobe team is also adding more options to create compelling motion graphics for online different audiences. One of the new options will allow users to export to
Oculus, a virtual reality technology company, has continued to push forward
During the Apple conference yesterday, Nintendo announced that they would be partnering
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Augmented reality has picked up heat in 2016 with the release
Florence + the Machine has recently produced three spellbinding tracks for
Motion Graphics in a Filter Form Nintendo, Niantic and The Pokémon Company
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