XR for Media Newsfeed – November 9, 2019

Stories this week include an exciting Apple/Valve partnership rumor; a new Jumanji experience at The VOID; Disney debuts a new Disney VR short; Wolves in the Walls wraps up; new Star Trek and Terminator location-based VR experiences; and Microsoft Hololens 2 launches:
MacRumors: DigiTimes: Apple Partnering With Valve to Develop AR Headset
ChannelNewsAsia: Commentary: E-sports is the future of all sports
Variety: The Void Teams Up With Sony Pictures on ‘Jumanji’ VR Experience (EXCLUSIVE)
VRScout: Play As A Transformer In This Upcoming Multiplayer Location-Based VR Game
Immerse: What Can the First Years of VR Nonfiction Tell Us About Its Future?
Delish: Panera To Start Using Augmented Reality To Let Customers See Nutrition Facts
UploadVR: Sky Series Britannia Gets Free VR Tie-In With Impressive Volumetric Capture
Immersive Shooter: XR/AR/VR event calendar 2020
AWN: New Disney VR Short ‘Myth: A Frozen Tale’ Debuts Tonight at ‘Frozen 2’ World Premiere
VRScout: The Final Chapter Of Wolves In The Walls Arrives On Oculus Headsets
UploadVR: Star Trek: Discovery Away Mission Review — Engaging Trekkies At SandboxVR
Variety: VRstudios Launches ‘Terminator’ VR Experience at Dave & Buster’s (EXCLUSIVE)
Animation Magazine: XRDC 2019: The Future of Immersive Technology
c|net: HoloLens 2: Microsoft’s augmented reality headset launches, but it’s $3,500
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Roy Kachur is a Media Technologist, IT Architect, and VR Evangelist. He has worked in the information technology field since the 1990’s, and in the media industry since 2014. He believes that VR will play a significant role in the future of media.