OTOY and Samsung Electronics today unveiled a new way for brands to be a part of the VR revolution, and for people everywhere to better enjoy their browsing experiences in VR. At Samsung’s Unpacked press events around the world, the two companies revealed an improved browsing experience in Samsung Internet for Gear VR that allows web pages to specify VR environments that appear around the browser, or for users to choose their favorite VR vistas to enhance their browsing experiences.

World’s first room-sized light field rendering in VR, live 360-degree avatar scanning for VR, 16K video production and playback, and first hands-on preview of OctaneRender 3 showcase the power of new production pipelines from OTOY.

OTOY is pleased to announce the three winning submissions for the second month of the “Render the Metaverse” VR contest, along with commentary from our panel of judges. Congratulations to the winners and all those who participated. The third and final month of the contest is now open! Up until 11:59 PST this July 26, artists can submit their stunning panoramic VR scenes for a chance to win up to $10,000 in prize money this period, and a shot at the grand prize: an additional $25,000!

OTOY is pleased to announce the three winning submissions for the first month of the “Render the Metaverse” VR contest, along with commentary from our panel of judges. Congratulations to the winners and all those who participated. We look forward to the next month of entries!

OTOY Inc. today announced “Render the Metaverse,” a virtual reality art competition for 360-degree VR images, giving artists the chance to win up to $35,000 for bringing fantastic virtual worlds to life. Sponsored by Oculus, the panoramic VR contest invites artists to explore virtual reality rendering, arming them with OTOY’s free OctaneVR rendering software and letting them produce stunning 360-degree panoramic images that can be explored in Oculus and OTOY apps on the Samsung Gear VR Innovation Edition for the Samsung Galaxy Note 4, Galaxy S6, and Galaxy S6 Edge.