As Virtual Umbrella's third birthday approaches, we're excited to be trying something new here at VU. Across the next quarter, we'll be experimenting with monthly content themes across our blog and social media channels to kick-start even more exciting and provocative conversations about VR, AR, MR, and...
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This month, we're focusing on VR events and how you can rock it. Over the past three years, we have been involved with a number of events from running festivals for a month, in-house workshops to running stands at VR conferences for our clients in the...
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I was very excited when I got invited to speak at the BFI Future Film Festival. Of course, there is a close connection with the film world and VR, which is becoming closer but I love being able to be involved in events which are not...
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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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What an incredible night! We get invited to a lot of events during the year, from VR meetups to conferences so when I received an invitation to the Evening Standard's Progress 1000 night I thought "Ah, this will be cool event, I've most likely been invited...
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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...
Read MoreRead MoreIf you know me or have seen me speak on stage about this fantastic industry that we work in, you will often hear me talking about “This was created for me”, content that appeals to me and my demographic. I am always on the hunt that...
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Introducing: VR SAFARI At Virtual Umbrella, we're constantly challenging ourselves to find new and exciting ways to explore the potential of VR. It's all about asking yourself the important questions. How can we help new audiences to connect with unfamiliar tech? How do we help VR veterans...
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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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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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