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June 4, 2018

‘A Gorilla Travels’ SE Asia: Episode #2 Chiang Mai & Pai

Last summer we traveled to Southeast Asia to record a virtual reality series discovering Thailand, Laos and Cambodia. This whole trip was captured with our 360 VR camera: GoPro Omni…

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May 17, 2018

5 million views on our YouTube channel!

Wow! We have just passed the 5 million views on our YouTube channel. That's pretty awesome, don't you think? 😉 We have been uploading our own productions to YouTube starting…

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May 9, 2018

And the winner is..!

Yeah! We won a golden SpinAwards with our KLM Royal Dutch Airlines VR Flight Upgrader in the 'Media' category!! A project we have worked on for several months last summer.…

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May 4, 2018

The Celebration of Freedom

Tomorrow, in the Netherlands, we celebrate our freedom. Unfortunately their are still numerous countries and regions where people do not live in freedom, but suffer from war and suppression. With…

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April 4, 2018

VR Experience with IDP’s in DRC

We have just returned from a trip to the 'Democratic Republic' of Congo, where 4.5 million people have been internally displaced (IDP). They are refugees in their own country, fleeing…

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December 10, 2017

Discover Southeast Asia With ‘A Gorilla Travels’: Episode #1 Bangkok

Last summer we traveled to Southeast Asia to record a virtual reality series discovering Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Indonesia. In this first episode Daan and his girlfriend Elske take you…

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December 4, 2017

Production in Kenya with Amref Flying Doctors

We have just returned form an amazing and inspiring trip to Kenya, where we followed young Maasai girl Sereya, who is saying 'no' to FGM (Female Genital Mutilation); a practice…

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November 25, 2017

10.000 Subscribers On Our YouTube Channel

Today we have reached 10k subscribers on our YouTube channel. We would like to thank all those who are following us and appreciate our productions. We can promise you: there…

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July 28, 2017

Red Bull vs. Samsung #dowhatyoucant

VR Gorilla is partnering with Red Bull & Samsung to create a series of VR experiences for Gear VR. The series will be part of the Red Bull vs Samsung #dowhatyoucant…

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July 21, 2017

Work in progress: Komodo ‘A Paradise Under Pressure’

VR Gorilla is happy to announce a partnership with The Watermen Project and Blend Media to produce a virtual reality documentary on the Komodo National Park (Indonesia) and it's iconic…

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June 14, 2017

Experience Rome with VR Gorilla

This Rome guided tour is part of our ongoing 'A Gorilla Travels' series, in which we take you to cool places all over the world. Last May Daan and his…

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March 19, 2017

Bring A Visit To London With VR Gorilla

Last February we were in London to meet with one of our partners there: Blend Media. While there we thought it be worthwhile to spend a few days there and…

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January 8, 2017

Kenan Sofuoğlu 360 VR Experience

Last summer we filmed a 360 VR experience with 5 time World Champion Supersport: Kenan Sofuoğlu. This was shot as part of a campaign for Red Bull Turkye. Cool idea from…

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October 3, 2016

VR Gorilla Nominated For Bright VR Awards

VR Gorilla is proud to announce we have been nominated in 2 categories for the upcoming Bright VR Awards. We are nominated in the categories 'Best Content' and 'Best Marcom'.…

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August 12, 2016

Experience Cuba in VR with JetBlue Airways and VR Gorilla

Last June we traveled to Cuba, together with JetBlue Airways and Ascape VR, to record the first ever virtual reality tour around this beautiful and very special island in the…

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June 30, 2016

Max Verstappen F1 360 video over 6M views!

June 4th, at Racing Circuit Zandvoort (the Netherlands) we had the chance to film a Max Verstappen 360 degree experience during the 'Driven By Max Verstappen' event, with over 100.000…

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June 28, 2016

Lipton Ice Tea 360° Video (With Over 500k Views)

A few weeks ago we produced a 360 video for Lipton Ice Tea in collaboration with VICE Netherlands. The Lipton 360 video is based on the 'Where is Waldo' books:…

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June 7, 2016

Max Verstappen F1 Racing 360 Experience

We are proud to announce that last weekend we’ve had the chance to make a 360 video of Max Verstappen, driving his Formula 1 car at the racing circuit in Zandvoort. We…

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May 13, 2016

6 Days in Iraq: Making ‘The Pursuit of Happiness’

In December 2015, we traveled to Iraq with Stichting Vluchteling and the IRC (International Rescue Committee) to make a VR docu-series about Syrian refugees in Kurdistan, Northern Iraq. The complete…

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May 9, 2016

Virtual Gorilla App Over 10K Downloads!

The Virtual Gorilla app we have created in collaboration with Matoke Tours, has been downloaded more than 10.000 times. This is pretty cool, we think! We might have to start setting…

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May 5, 2016

VR Gorilla films featured in The VR Cinema

The VR Cinema in Amsterdam and Berlin is currently showing two of our productions in their shows! In the past year The VR Cinema has become quite the sensation and…

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April 26, 2016

Meet The Animals At Amersfoort Zoo in 360°

In February 2015, VR Gorilla was invited by Amersfoort Zoo to record 360 degree videos inside animals' enclosures. Our main focus of the day was to record inside the tigers'…

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March 14, 2016

The Pursuit of Happiness – Portraits of War

Last December VR Gorilla teamed up with Stichting Vluchteling and The International Rescue Committee (IRC) to film portraits of refugees in Northern Iraq, in 360 degrees. We named this project…

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February 22, 2016

Experience The Strength And Grace Of A Tiger In VR

Last week VR Gorilla was in Dierenpark Amersfoort to shoot some 360° VR videos inside animal quarters. We shot footage of pinguins, coypus, meerkats, tortoises and.. one big tiger! This was…

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February 11, 2016

Up Next: Madeira in 360° Virtual Reality

Last week VR Gorilla was in Madeira to record another guided experience. After Uganda, Dubrovnik and Amsterdam now the time had come for a virtual reality tour around this spectacular…

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January 23, 2016

Experience Amsterdam In This 360° VR Guided Tour

Experience Amsterdam in virtual reality! As you probably know, VR Gorilla is based in lovely Amsterdam. We love this city and know it quite well. We therefore thought it was time to…

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January 18, 2016

Matoke Tours elected best travel agency with help of ‘Virtual Gorilla’ app

Last week was the annual 'Vakantiebeurs', the biggest fair we have in the Netherlands that is all about travel and vacation. Like every year Matoke Tours, our dear partner in…

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December 1, 2015

Virtual Gorilla app available in Google Play Store (and it’s free!)

Discovery Channel: ”Unlike anything witnessed on film (...) an encounter with a mountain gorilla like never before”. Kolor: "The real experience in the African jungle…” The 'Virtual Gorilla' safari app…

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November 16, 2015

Discovery Channel Item

Last September VR Gorilla was on Discovery Channel Canada. We were contacted by them because of the selfie video of a wild mountain gorilla we luckily shot during our time…

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November 4, 2015

Beautiful First Reactions To Virtual Gorilla App At World Expo Milano

Last August, VR Gorilla traveled from Amsterdam to the World Expo Milano 2015. We were present at the Uganda pavilion to show the virtual reality experience we created in collaboration with Matoke…

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November 3, 2015

VR Gorilla at Dutch VR Days

Last weekend, the first edition of the Dutch VR Days was held in Amsterdam. For four whole days, Amsterdam was transformed into a Virtual Reality playground, showcasing the latest VR trends…

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October 14, 2015

Anything For The Shot

Last Thursday the moment had come: VR Gorilla on the Discovery Channel with a 5 minute long item. The item was aired during a segment of the show 'Daily Planet' called 'Anything…

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October 2, 2015

VR Gorilla on Discovery Channel!

A few weeks ago we were contacted by Discovery Channel Canada because they were interested in the virtual reality project we have done in Uganda. During their show the 'Daily…

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October 2, 2015

Making of Virtual Gorilla

This short video shows how we made the mountain gorilla footage for the Virtual Gorilla app: a virtual reality safari experience in Uganda. Watch it here on our YouTube channel.…

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September 25, 2015

Blog of Our Trip to Uganda Creating a Virtual Travel Experience

MAY 22 - 2015 Virtual Reality adventure Uganda #day 1 The Amsterdam Film Company started an amazing project together with touring agency Matoke Tours: we will create virtual reality travel films of…

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September 17, 2015

Virtual Gorilla app will continue to play at World Expo Milano 2015

Due to the many positive reactions we received, the Virtual Gorilla app will continue to play from now on until the end of the World Expo. In the Uganda pavilion,…

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September 1, 2015

VR Gorilla Selfie Video

The best moment of our trip to Uganda :). The young wild mountain gorilla that grabbed the camera and unknowingly made a selfie video. Read more about this experience and…

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August 31, 2015

Launching Virtual Gorilla app at the World Expo Milano 2015

Next week VR Gorilla will travel to Milano to join the World Expo 2015. Together with Matoke Tours (www.matoketours.com) we will be launching the Virtual Gorilla app. The app is…

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July 15, 2015

VR hackathon @ VPRO MediaLab

VR Gorilla is invited to join the VR hackathon organized by VPRO's MediaLab coming Thursday. The main theme of this meetup is interaction and participation in VR. How do can…

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July 14, 2015

VR Gorilla in Uganda

In May of this year, VR Gorilla travelled to Uganda in order to capture in 360 film the most beautiful sights and beings Uganda has to offer. It is in…

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July 14, 2015

Welcome to VR Gorilla

Welcome to VR Gorilla! We are an Amsterdam based production house that produces immersive VR video content. Our goal is to create unique and inspiring films that tell a story.…

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