Posts Tagged ‘media production’
VR Vaccinations for Kids
For a lot of kids, getting pricked by a needle during their vaccinations is a stressful and painful experience. VR can help remove a lot of the pain and fear that they experience at the doctor’s office. Watch this short video to see how pediatricians in Brazil have begun using VR to immerse kids into…
Read MoreBroomX Demonstration in LA
Crosswater’s LA based Immersive Director, Russell Vargo, will be hosting a demonstration of the BROOMX Technologies‘ MK 360 Player, a first-of-its-kind Immersive VR/360 projector. This new projector turns your empty walls into a canvas for immersive media, and its practical uses are virtually limitless. Russell will be demonstrating this breakthrough technology tomorrow, October 13th, at…
Read MoreBuffalo Seminary Marketing Piece
Members of Crosswater’s VR Team, Nancy Fernandez and Lauren Innes, join the Buffalo Seminary School’s Director Of Communications, Erin Kelly, as she reviews the final VR/360 “Day In the Life” project produced by Crosswater for their new student marketing campaign. The project was a year in the making, capturing all the special events and experiences…
Read MoreSpatial Audio in Music
Seeing live music always a great experience for music lovers, partly because the intimacy of acoustic sound in a room makes us feel the presence of the music more so than listening to a stereo recording. Spatial Audio is evolving the way that producers create music and the way that we listen to music. New…
Read MoreNew Oculus Headset
You may have missed that Facebook-owned Oculus, has announced its newest model of VR headset; The Oculus Quest. This new model has similar functionality of desktop based headsets, but it does not require a fancy computer and it does not have any cumbersome wires! Slated to hit the market in the spring of 2019…
Read MoreBroomX
Would you like to experience VR/360 without the headset? You can!! Turn your walls into a canvas for immersive content. With BroomX’s MK Player 360! Crosswater can introduce these projected immersive experiences to a group, or individuals. The “where” is only limited by your imagination! Display BroomX’s virtual experience in your hospital room, at your…
Read MoreJazz VR/360 Experience
Take a break from reality and enjoy this virtual jazz VR/360 experience! The Bobby Militello Quartet performs the Bobby Jones tune, “Straight Ahead.” This virtual experience was made possible by the Buffalo State Music Department with their beautiful Louis P Ciminelli Recital Hall, and by the Buffalo Jazz Collective along with all of the world class musicians who work with them. The…
Read MoreOculus Quest
The next iteration of Oculus’ VR headset has been introduced by Facebook’s CEO, Mark Zuckerberg. The new model will combine the benefits of existing VR headsets and minimize the negative aspects that are common complaints. Oculus Quest will be wireless and will not require a powerful PC to operate, but it will still hold the…
Read MoreSpatial Audio
What’s all the buzz in the media production community? Spatial Audio! Spatial Audio is audio captured by a special, ambisonic microphone and is processed by audio encoders designed to create a 360 soundscape that interacts with immersive VR/360 experiences. A wide array of ambisonic microphones have been introduced recently, which speaks to the industry’s commitment…
Read MoreJoin our Facebook Group!
Are you interested in learning more about how Immersive media can benefit you? Do you have any experience with immersive media that you’d like to share with others? Crosswater is interested in your ideas, and we hope you’ll consider joining our new Facebook Group! We believe that creative collaboration is the key to everyone’s success,…
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