Monetization– Fox’sTheMartianVideo– consumerlevel(GoPro,RicohTheta,Giroptic,KodakPixPro)tohigh-end(NextVR,Headcase)Audio– Spatialcaptureandlavalieretracking(Nokia)andproduction(DTS,Dolby)Workflow– rapidlystreamline(JauntVR,LucasWilson)

Marketprojection– endof2016ByNeilSchneider,ImmersiveTechnologyAlliance

20MmobileVRheadsets(Cardboard,GearVR,manyothers)

3.5MSonyPlaystationVR300KPC-tetheredHMDs(OculusRift,

HTCVive,others)

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SomeVRNewsSinceJanuary1,2016

ApplehiresDougBowmanfromVirginiaTechforAppleVRLabGooglemakesClayBavor VRbosstotakeonOculusWEVRraises$25MforTransportcinematicVRplatformGoogleCardboardgetsSpatialAudiosupportforUnityandAndroidJauntCinematicVirtualRealityLab– 3-yearincubatoratUSCSCA

PhilipLelyveld,EntertainmentTechnologyCenteratUSC,Plelyveld@etcenter.org

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Somecourses inaVRSCstudent-proposedImmersiveMediaminor

ExperimentsinImmersiveMedia:IntrotoVirtualRealityVisualMusicTechnologiesofPresenceAudioExpressionAlternativeControlWorkshop:ImmersiveEnvironmentsWorldbuilding asaDesignPracticeforStorytellingExploringNewTechnologiesinJournalism:VRJournalismInteractiveEntertainment,Science,andHealthcare

PhilipLelyveld,EntertainmentTechnologyCenteratUSC,Plelyveld@etcenter.org

InnovationwithoutAgeLimitsByVivek Wadhwa,Singularity University,Jan.2,2016

FindingsMoresuccessfulstartups- Over50thanunder25- Over60thanunder20

InVRstorytelling,theinherentlimitationsofgamingdon’tapply.Weneedtobringcinematicvisualandaudiocraftspeopleintothisfield- ParaphrasedfromconversationwithJacquelineBosnjak,CEO,QDepartment

PhilipLelyveld,EntertainmentTechnologyCenteratUSC,Plelyveld@etcenter.org