Diageo Expands Responsible Drinking Campaign to VR
“Decisions: Party’s Over” seeks to engage consumers through innovation
Two technologies could transform the way we all watch live sports — here’s how close they are to becoming reality
IBM’s Michael Ludden and Jaunt’s Mitzi Reugh discussed the future of VR and AR in sports during a panel at the Tribeca Film Festival.
Research and Development at Jaunt: Machine Learning
Andrew Walkingshaw, Chief Data Scientist, PhD Cambridge — engineer, product designer, entrepreneur around machine learning and large-scale data in startups and academia, and before that a computational mineral physicist. Machine learning — particularly in the form of deep convolutional neural networks — is now unquestionably one of the most powerful techniques available to us as software engineers. Within the last decade, … Read more
Research and Development at Jaunt: Augmented Reality
Charles Le Pere, Sr. Program Manager, MSc University of Southern California — has been designing and building camera systems for over 18 years for a vast array of customers and applications including: sensors for the Mars Rovers, night vision cameras for drones and large aircraft, iPhone & iPad cameras including the FaceID sensors for Apple. His background … Read more
Tech experts talk about what makes virtual reality so promising for making movies and TV
Creating 360 virtual reality videos that people actually want to pay to see is a delicate task — it takes a total rethinking of how you make money. Executives from Jaunt, IBM, and Business Insider discuss what makes it work.
Research and Development at Jaunt
Arthur van Hoff, CTO and Founder of Jaunt, MPhil Strathclyde University — Serial entrepreneur, Java contributor, with a background in Artificial Intelligence, Image Processing, Parallel Computing, and Compiler Design. Jaunt was founded in 2013, right when the first Oculus Rift DK1 was released. Upon gaining access to the headset we immediately saw the potential for what could be … Read more
Arcadia Flats: A VR Horror Experience
Writing and creating a compelling horror short film is challenging enough. So when we found ourselves on the edge of our seats while watching Arcadia Flats, a 360°/VR horror experience, we knew we had to talk to the writer and director Joe Jacobs and writer and producer, Lacey Leavitt to learn more. From production and … Read more
Immersive Director Jak Wilmont Goes Beyond the Stars with Please State Your Name
Do you remember what you were doing when you just got out of high school? Probably not making an immersive short film. Jak Wilmont, Director and Co-Founder of Disrupt VR in Atlanta spent his formative years obsessing over video games and 360 experiences and decided to make one of his own. We caught up with … Read more
Retracing the Steps of Willie White in the VR Narrative film, Traces
Willie White, the star of Traces. This Black History Month we are highlighting films featuring African-American stories and African-American filmmakers on Jaunt. The first film in our series this month is Traces, directed by Gabriela Arp. After dealing with her family history with Alzheimer’s disease she decided to make her own film to highlight the people … Read more
NTT DATA Selects Jaunt’s XR Platform to Roll Out Immersive Content Solutions Across Client Portfolio
February 14th, 2018 – London, United Kingdom Jaunt Inc., the global partner of choice for the production and distribution of immersive content, today announced a new partnership with NTT DATA, the recognized leaders in global innovation and technology services, to make the Jaunt XR Platform available to their portfolio of clients. Jaunt’s XR Platform is … Read more