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Exclusive TrailblaXR interview: Where the Moon Meets the Game
Eight360 is bridging worlds: training astronauts on lunar rovers at Texas A&M and now pushing VR gaming and immersive entertainment to levels of realism never seen before. The NOVA sphere makes every movement matter.
Exclusive TrailblaXR interview: REPLIKANT on the future of interactive digital experiences
Past, present, and future – REPLIKANT’s CTO Luc Schurgers shares how he is redefining animation and digital content with the companies AI-powered 3D virtual production platform that brings high-quality character creation, digital humans, and immersive environments within reach of every creator.
Raindance Immersive 2025 awards ceremony: Agile Lens’ ‘A Christmas Carol VR’ impresses
As the XR spotlight beamed across Raindance Immersive 2025 this June, audiences and innovators converged around the year’s most boundary-pushing virtual storytelling experiences
Bringing Dickens to VR: Instinctively Real Media Sponsors Agile Lens’ ‘A Christmas Carol VR’ at Raindance Immersive 2025
A cutting-edge 3D virtual world adaptation of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, crafted by mixed reality pioneers Agile Lens, comes vividly to life in VR. Nominated for Best in Immersive Theatre at the 2025 Raindance Immersive Festival, the experience is proudly supported by official media sponsor Instinctively Real Media.
Te Puna Creative Hub: Where Innovation Meets Imagination
Te Puna Creative Hub is the latest addition to the Te Puna Innovation Quarter, a growing precinct designed to foster the development of New Zealand’s creative industries.
Forbes – Charlie Fink discusses REPLIKANT Chat
Charlie Fink, Forbes’ AI, XR, and The Metaverse expert talks with REPLIKANT’s C-Suite on AI-Driven 3D characters across platforms
PikPok – Why compelling stories position the player at the heart of the company’s video games
PikPok’s Design Manager and Narrative Director, Rick Stemm explains why great story is the Holy Grail to gamer experience. Shhh… there’s an innovative XR game in development, more to come
Manifold Valley – The Hollywood AI and machine learning company revolutionising hyper-realistic digital humans for triple-A games
Exclusive interview with Ian Bloom, Founder and CEO of Los Angeles technology start-up, Manifold Valley as he unveils the company’s next-gen performance capture tech set to transform gaming—bringing real-world actors to life as identical in-game characters with AI and machine learning techniques.
Live virtual event: A Christmas Carol VR
This holiday season, step beyond the page and immerse yourself in the heart of Charles Dickens’ beloved tale like never before. Free tickets available now for Meta Quest 3 or livestream on YouTube, brought to you by Agile Lens
REPLIKANT launches next-gen AI companion platform, REPLIKANT Chat on Steam
Step into a world where conversation comes to life. REPLIKANT Chat lets you engage in real-time dialogue with AI personalities that feel truly alive—complete with human-like speech, gestures, and emotions. Whether you’re diving into immersive games, interactive e-learning, or dynamic storytelling, REPLIKANT Chat is set to elevate the experience with secure, cutting-edge AI.
Instinctively Real Media sponsors A Christmas Carol VR 2024
Returning for its fourth year, this virtual reality adaptation of Charles Dickens’ classic tale has become a flagship project for Agile Lens, optimized for Meta Quest 3 and introduces Sony mocopi motion tracking.
SIGGRAPH 2024: Advancements in Generative AI and Future Technologies
State-of-the-art products and tech at the Exhibition Hall showcased their advancements in digital interaction, creativity, and AI, with generative AI as a key highlight.
SIGGRAPH 2024 Denver: Emerging Technology Innovations
We get hands on with some of the standout interactive installations at this years’ Emerging Technologies.
The Third Floor and game studio
We talk to Emil Nidal on life as a Technical Animator in games plus virtual production, realtime workflows, and motion capture on blockbuster movie sets at The Third Floor.
RocketWerkz Pt. 2
We talk to NZ trailblazer, Elissa Snowball on life as Producer at RocketWerkz, ICARUS game and the importance of keeping her teams and community moving like a well oiled machine.
RocketWerkz Pt. 1
Chrissy Woods, Localization Copywriter talks about her newly formed role at RocketWerkz Games, creators of ICARUS and Tencent backed studio.
Virbela and Frame
Alyssa Keast talks about the future of Virbela and Frame’s next-gen metaverse platforms and 3D tools designed to enable live virtual and real world collaboration.
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