In a session at GDC this morning, Walt Disney Imagineering Creative Technologies Lead Bei Yang gave a talk about the work the entertainment giant has done with virtual reality.
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Bob Iger Hints At Streaming Service Plans For Marvel And ‘Star Wars’
The Disney CEO tossed in the possibility of new direct-to-consumer offerings in response to a question, in a call with analysts, about the company’s involvement with Dish Network’s new Sling TV streaming service.
New Graphic MagicBands Coming to Walt Disney World Resort
Beginning January 2015, guests can add a little “character” to their Walt Disney World® Resort vacation experience with a variety of new graphic MagicBands.
Guests can choose from the following options:
- Ariel and Cinderella Castle (available Jan. 16, 2015)
- Belle (available Jan. 23, 2015)
- Tinkerbell and Toy Story (available Jan. 30, 2015)
These open edition MagicBands will be available at select merchandise locations at Walt Disney World Theme Parks, as well as at Downtown Disney®. The MagicBands retail for $19.95 and will be sold in the new, standard retail packaging.
Stars of Disney’s Maker Studios to produce content for Vimeo
Stars of Walt Disney Co’s multichannel network Maker Studios will produce content that will debut exclusively on the global online video platform, Vimeo On Demand, the companies announced on Thursday.
Disney Builds An Adorable Robot To Etch Massive Pictures Onto The Beach
The robot — aptly called “Beachbot” — works by dragging a set of pins through the sand, sort of like a rake. Each pin is individually raisable, allowing the bot to draw lines of varying thicknesses. More pins down = thicker lines drawn.
Disney Research scans video to monitor nighttime behavior of giraffes
Disney researchers have developed a video technique for automatically detecting unusual behaviors of giraffes at night, providing naturalists with an improved tool for monitoring the health and safety of the animals in the wild and under human care.
Disney Research creates automated method to assemble story-driven photo albums
Taking photos has never been easier, thanks to the ubiquity of cell phones, tablets and digital cameras. But editing a mass of vacation photos into an album remains a chore. A new automated method developed by Disney Research could ease that task while also telling a compelling story.
Disney’s new initiatives aimed at mobile device users
Walt Disney Co. revealed a slate of digital initiatives, announcing a new partnership with Wal-Mart around movies, teasing the unveiling of a redesigned ESPN.com and showing how a growing number of YouTube stars would have their own apps.
Disney set to launch new Club Penguin, Disney Infinity apps
Mobile is driving huge growth for Disney: The company is now the number six mobile games publisher in the world, according to Disney Interactive president James Pitaro.
Disney patents the idea of a piracy-free search engine
If a newly registered patent is anything to go by, Disney is building a search engine that ranks sites on authenticity and legitimacy rather than on popularity — in other words, if you search for “Dumbo” you’ll see Disney’s official site at the top of the results, with illegal streams and downloads of the movie nowhere to be seen.
