
The future is bright for XR in Europe - which is good news for Shared VR too
9th June 2021
Recently, Ecorys and the XR Association published their super-detailed, super-insightful report into the state of the XR industry in Europe. It&rsquo…
SXSW is one of the BIG events in the Igloo calendar and, this year, we felt hugely privileged to be part of the Future Art & Culture program, put together by the Arts Council and British Underground.
We custom-built a Shared VR space to host Beethoven’s Fifth, an immersive film directed by Jessica Brillhart, featuring an up-close-and-personal performance by the Philharmonia Orchestra. And, as part of this, our friends at Mixed Immersion developed an awesomely effective ambisonic sound system.
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So what did we learn?
Surrounded by some huge installations, involving giant-sized digital palates, we were reassured that the VR headset is being supplemented and complemented by many other ways of displaying and experiencing immersive content. It’s a future we’ve been talking about at Igloo for some time. So it’s great to see our predictions coming to pass - as neatly summed up in this great article by David Keene of NewBay Media.
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Categories: SXSW, Music, Shared VR
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