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Using 360-degree video to present life through the eyes of a Blackwood Care Home customer, Virtual Umbrella led a profound exercise in empathy at the Blackwood staff conference in Stirling, ultimately supporting over 100 staff members in better understanding the needs of their clients....

In February 2016, Virtual Umbrella partnered with Ravensbourne to run the two-day virtual reality festival, VRUK. The event brought over 600 people through Ravensbourne’s Doors, including above thirty exhibitors and fifty speakers from across Europe and the UK, making it London's biggest ever gathering dedicated...

In 2015, Virtual Umbrella was tasked by Psytec Games with staffing and running their stand at one of the UK's biggest games events, EGX. Here, the team provided customer service, crowd control, and tech-support, alongside demoing the first-person horror game, Crystal Rift, on four HTC...

In 2016, Virtual Umbrella teamed up with Hampshire Libraries to provide free virtual reality taster sessions throughout the county.   Guiding newbies through their very first experience of virtual reality technology, the team supplied equipment, technical support, and demos, introducing visitors to the unique storytelling and...

VR in a Bar is the country's "most laid back VR event", founded by Virtual Umbrella in 2014. Designed to allow virtual reality consumers and creators to network over drinks whilst trying out some of the latest and best experiences to emerge from the industry,...

Merge VR is a Texas-based virtual reality headset manufacturer, currently working in partnership with Game to sell their products in the UK. Described as "huggable" and "the most comfortable and durable virtual reality headset available [on the market]", their unique VR headset-design has been featured...

In 2016, Virtual Umbrella was hired by Opposable VR to set up, run, and offer tech-support for AT&T during Mobile World Congress in Barcelona: the world’s largest gathering dedicated to the mobile industry.   In the heart of 'Innovation City', MD, Bertie Millis, was on-hand throughout to...

In 2016, Virtual Umbrella was hired by Ruder Finn to help organise Nokia’s UK launch event for the 'world's first professional virtual reality camera', the OZO, at the O2 Arena in London. The team demoed several different headsets, including Samsung Gear VR, Oculus and Vive,...

In March 2016, Virtual Umbrella teamed up with advertising company, Leo Burnett, to create an internal innovation afternoon dedicated to introducing virtual reality to company staff. This involved bringing in several VR businesses from across the UK, each of which provided demos and intimate sessions...

Mintel is a global, award-winning market intelligence agency, providing marketing data and research to clients such as Tesco, Faber-Castell, and NARS. Virtual Umbrella worked with the company on several events during 2015 and 2016:   At 2015’s ‘Innovative Technology Showcase’, Virtual Umbrella showcased a range of VR...