The world of VR needs to be constantly expanding if it's going to attract the best people in the biz. To keep finding new talent and forge new pioneers, it's important that established VR experts help newbies enter and understand our industry. Not just understand it,...
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2017 Virtual Umbrella Summary! It’s the time of year where we like to take a moment to sit down with a cup of tea and look back over the year. It’s so important to reflect and take note of what you’ve achieved, especially when you’re working...
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We chatted to Bertie about his average day as Virtual Umbrella's indispensable Managing Director, Tech Wizard, and Meme Master. No surprises, it's pretty jam-packed! Here's how it all goes down: 1. Emails Drowning in emails is a necessary evil, so the first bit of each day always involves some...
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It’s been an amazing few weeks for team VU! We’ve moved into our brand spankin’ new HQ in Brighton, we’ve released our first quarterly round-up, and we’re excited to start work on a new, amazing project. We’re proud to announce that we’ll be working with Together Films to tour Unrest...
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It's been an amazing quarter for the guys and gals here at Team VU! From hosting 'the world's most laid back VR event', VR in a Bar, to speaking at the VR Diversity Bootcamp & InfoDocSP in Rio, we couldn't be happier with how Virtual Umbrella is developing as a member...
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Virtual Umbrella began with an idea. VR can change the world - the stories we tell, the way we think about ourselves, our environment, our society. As both a corporate tool and contemporary art-form, we knew that immersive tech could open up new kinds of...
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As many of you know, the VU team are moving! For the month of August, we'll be relocating to Edinburgh for the Fringe Festival (overseeing and running oodles of amazing tech at FuturePlay). And from there, we'll be taking up a new office space outside of...
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A small but mighty team of two, we’re the identical twin creative duo at the heart of Virtual Umbrella. (As if VR's association with sci-fi wasn't already strong enough, yes, we are, in fact, *clones*.) Award-winning filmmakers, ex-Oxford literary academics, copywriters, marketeers, and chatterboxes, our work...
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Let’s talk about VR. As part of Virtual Umbrella’s creative/events team, I use, promote, play with, talk about, analyse, and pretty much live and breathe virtual reality. It’s part of my life now. I tweet about it. I earn my living through it. Sometimes I even...
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On 27th April, we brought VR specialists, enthusiasts, and professionals together for VR in a Bar! Sponsored by the epic folks at Virtual Reality Hire, and hosted in our favourite venue, it was an awesome night of virtual reality fun, networking, and chatter. The night in...
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