Roundup of other 360 and VR news

Here are other news in 360 and VR:

1. Apple hired Arthur van Hoff, one of the founders of Jaunt, the 360 video sharing platform which all but closed back in October 15, 2018 to focus on AR.  Is Apple thinking of dipping its toes into 360, or are they using his expertise for their AR plans?

2. Caliban Below is a horror story in VR and AR, and is now available for iPhone and iPad.   Caliban Below is directed by Michael Connelly who served as digital effects supervisor for big budget Hollywood movies such as Snow White and Fast & Furious.  Seeing ghosts in AR sounds frighteningly fun!   Check it out on the iOS store.  Here is the trailer:

3.  Parallux has created a new technology that can bring up to 50 people at a time to a shared VR experience.  The audience will be able to see the experience together as well as each other.  The new technology will be demo’d at Tribeca Immersive, in the VR short-film CAVE.