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We work with the most creative actors in luxury, culture and tech to transform their visions into reality, across visual, immersive, and interactive experiences.
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The story of Virtuose Reality is the story of a meeting. When professional professionals from the different perspectives and 3D worlds cross the road of an unusual prototype of virtual reality helmet, named DK2.
Then comes the desire to share this discovery with those who surround us, artists & technics : directors, operators, D.A, programmers, graphic designers, composers... It is thus that Virtuose Reality was born, by combining talents from all horizons with a common motivation : exploring new forms of communication.
Our know how :
Movie
Design, artistic direction, traditional or innovative shooting and post-production: we master all the know-how of audiovisual production. To create advertising films and digital content, with an essential challenge: share stories and give emotions.
Coding
We develop on Mac, Windows, iOS and Android: mobile apps, websites, servers, databases... From design to UIX, from mock-up to release and beyond: so many tools to create interactivity, whether it is building original content or integrating an innovative feature into an existing architecture.
Webinar
In the studio or directly on your premises, we design, produce and manage the live broadcast of your webinars, whether they include media, the intervention of remote speakers or real-time interaction.
Augmented Reality
With augmented reality, the virtual is integrated into reality. Elements appear in your field of vision to give you an interactive experience. To be discovered via an app, social networks (Instagram filters, Snapchat , TikTok) or a simple Internet page (QR code and webAR).
Motion & 3D
Whether it is creating a film or the elements of an immersive experience, we support you throughout the stages of 2D and 3D graphic creation: concept art, modeling, texturing, animation, lighting...
Virtual reality
VR transports its user into a 360° virtual universe, in video or full 3D. An impactful experience for discovering a place or a product, training teams in a situation, or quite simply sharing a great story.
180° & 360° video
Immersive video offers multiple technical possibilities: 180° or 360° visual field, flat or relief, narrative or interactive, with elements in motion or 3D. A unique perspective and impact for a deep dive into heart of an immersive universe.
Brand gaming
The game as a vector of exchange, engagement or training generates the support of an audience loving experiences and interactions. Narrative, competitive or cooperative, the gamification of content comes in many forms. multiple forms: interactive video, online game, multiple choice experience, virtual reality...
3D Scan
With 3D scanning, we obtain a perfect digital twin of any place or object. This computer file reproduces its subject identically, which allows multiple uses: measure, duplicate, prototype, share , to visit.
Artificial Intelligence
The field of possibilities opened up by generative artificial intelligence is extremely vast. Whether it is exploring new artistic paths or increasing productivity, generative AI is asserting itself more and more every day as a an essential everyday tool.
Invent the question,
we love challenges
They are talking about us :
LVMH Group, a major partner of the China International Import Expo (CIIE)
Other houses, such as Moët & Chandon or Chaumet, are focusing on an immersive and distinctly technological experience to showcase their iconic products and latest innovations. This demonstrates that innovation and heritage can complement each other to enhance our exceptional products.
Ruinart VivaTech
Come and discover our new augmented reality escape game project at @vivatech where we will reveal 4 enigmas from @realAlphonseMucha to @VikMuniz. You can find us in the @LVMH-Pavilion, an exceptional 500-square-meter Luxury Lab, and download the AR app on the App Store.
Virtual Reality: Car Evacuation
After its first award-winning success in 2020 at the Laval Virtual Awards in the "Training and Learning" category, AFT has developed and made available its second virtual reality experience: the evacuation of a bus. Do you want to experience an intense immersive adventure? Try them out!
PrismA/R (Round 4)
PrismA/R aims to create the first series of augmented reality news experiences enabling users to deepen their understanding of news subjects they've just heard about.
Vérif-PL AR, innovation at the heart of learning the driving profession!
As part of the DEFFI-TL project, AFT Transport & Logistics is associated with a consortium of 10 partners around the promotion and valorization of Transport-Logistics professions by exploiting new technologies in the service of education.
At Fleury-Mérogis, a Micro-Folie for a cultural escape.
Since October 4, Europe's largest prison has been hosting the 500th facility designed to access a digital museum, a first in a penitentiary setting.
Emmanuel Macron's "Folies": 1000 Micro-Folies in France, the New Cultural Policy of the Five-Year Term
In January 2017, in Sevran (Seine-Saint-Denis), the first Micro-Folie was inaugurated, marking the beginning of a long series of openings of these new types of cultural establishments. President Emmanuel Macron and his Minister of Culture, Franck Riester, announced the expansion of these venues: 1000 Micro-Folies will be created by 2022.
THE BALMAIN APP IS AVAILABLE
The Balmain app, the latest innovation from the house, leverages augmented reality to reinforce the shared commitment of the artistic director and Balmain to be as inclusive as possible.
The list of startups in augmented or virtual reality (AR/VR) and mixed reality
The startups that combine AR and VR.
CRAZY MICRO-FOLIE
The Micro-Folies is the wild idea of Didier Fusillier. Emmanuel Macron spent two and a half hours there fifteen days ago in the one at Les Mureaux. The concept? Beautiful in its simplicity: 'A comprehensive cultural project' in a kit form, with four red walls, like those of the twenty-six red follies planted on the lawns of La Villette by architect Bernard Tschumi since the park's inception.
100 days until the Paris 2024 Olympics
On the occasion of the launch of the countdown to 100 days before the start of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the Micro-Folie in Sevran inaugurated the 'Sports Season' this Tuesday, April 16th.
Maison Ruinart places innovation under the sign of augmented reality
At the VivaTech trade fair on May 17, 2019, Maison Ruinart shared its experience with augmented reality, which the brand uses to maintain a strong alliance between luxury and digital content.
Balmain launches new mobile app
French fashion retailer Balmain has launched a new mobile app with augmented reality capabilities and event features such as live streaming of a Balmain couture show.
The Île-de-France Collection
The Île-de-France Collection is the 13th collection within the Micro-Folie network and the first regional collection from the Île-de-France region. It was initiated by the DRAC Île-de-France in collaboration with the Public Establishment of the Parc and the Grande Halle de La Villette, along with around forty partners from across the Île-de-France territory. This digital artwork ensemble was presented on Wednesday, February 7, 2024, at the Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace Paris-Le Bourget.
Learn how to stay visible with the virtual game 'Blind Spots.'
When you're on the move, whether on foot, on a motorcycle, or in a car... are you certain you're visible to other drivers? We offer a free and accessible virtual reality game, available on the Oculus Store, to discover blind spots in various vehicles: cars, trucks, buses...
Ten innovative technologies spotted at Viva Technology
Ruinart, a brand under the LVMH Group, offers its customers an immersive journey into the vineyards of its famous champagne, thanks to a solution developed in collaboration with the creative agency Virtuose Reality. The objective is to stimulate purchases through augmented reality, especially among foreign customers who cannot visit Reims.
Balmain on a mission to democratise luxury with new app
As part of its new marketing strategy, luxury fashion house Balmain is launching an app that will livestream its runway shows and use new technologies such as augmented reality to create new experiences.
A new step for the Micro-Folies
It's a premiere. At the initiative of the Ministry of Culture, all the actors of the Micro-Folie network gathered on Monday, September 16th, at the Château de Versailles to discuss their deployment in new territories. Here's an update on a system gaining momentum.
Innovation at the heart of learning driving skills !
As part of the DEFFI-TL project, AFT Transport & Logistique is collaborating with a consortium of 10 partners to promote and enhance careers in Transport-Logistics by leveraging new technologies for pedagogy. Therefore, the free augmented reality application Vérif-PL AR was created to facilitate the learning of safety checks before the departure of heavy goods and passenger vehicles, as well as to understand associated risks.
The Balmain universe now accessible to a wider audience thanks to an application
With 5.1 million followers on his Instagram account alone, the French designer stands out even more with the launch of the first Balmain app. This app will allow the public and fans of the house to access augmented reality content and to experience live the upcoming haute couture fashion show of the house - the first in 16 years - scheduled for January 23rd.
The Micro-Folies: innovation and digital technology
About twenty Micro-Folies projects are already underway in the metropolitan area.
Micro-Folie: an innovative cultural initiative serving local communities
Will Olivier Rousteing's Balmain App Help Democratise Fashion?
“The app is the final element of the strategy we are rolling out to launch the new monogram, the new logo, and to support overall the new communication strategy of Balmain,” Balmain’s chief executive officer Massimo Piombini told WWD.
Viva Technology 2018: spotlight on innovations from LVMH Maisons
Following the immersive Petit R experience introduced in 2017, Ruinart returns to the LVMH Luxury Lab to let visitors discover RuinARt, an immersive reality application presented for the first time at Vivatech. Following the journey of Petit R – alias Nicolas Ruinart, founder of the oldest champagne house – visitors are immersed into the history of the Maison and its ancestral savoir-faire.
The Micro-Folies and the domain of Versailles
Lunch with museum directors | Emmanuel Macron
For me, this is not just a matter within the realm of culture. It's a political issue, a civilizational issue, about ending confinement, whether geographical or social. Several initiatives have already been undertaken, as we saw the other day with the Micro-Folies, which I deeply value.
Assisting a person with reduced mobility on a bus
After being nominated for the 2022 Road Safety Innovation Award for the virtual experience on blind spots, discover our fourth VR development focusing on disability. Experience being both the driver and the passenger to enhance immersion in the scenario.
Retail Tomorrow, Today
Jerome Simonpietri, co-founder of Virtuose Reality, is currently working with Ruinart, the world’s oldest Champagne brand, to create an immersive luxury lifestyle experience. As he says, “Virtual Reality shows enormous potential, but to be successful retailers need to make sure it answers one question: how it will it improve our customer experience?”
The big winners of the Laval Virtual Awards 2020
VR/AR for Learning & Training – VIRTUOSE REALITY STUDIO, AFT-SNCF VR Training Created in partnership with SNCF and AFT (Association for the Development of Professional Training in Transport and Logistics), this experience features six different scenarios depicting situations that frequently cause accidents in France.
6th edition of the Road Safety Innovation Competition
Discover the 20 nominees and their innovations Immersive training 'blind spots dangers' (AFT - Oise): Virtual reality experience focusing on blind spots for training and awareness purposes, allowing users to take turns experiencing the perspective of a vulnerable road user, a light vehicle driver, and a heavy goods vehicle driver. Through these freely available modules, users learn to recognize blind spots of different vehicles, position themselves correctly on the road to be visible, and enhance their awareness of others.
A program by the Ministry of Culture
The Micro-Folies project is a national initiative supported by the Ministry of Culture through its public establishment, La Villette. It serves as a central tool for artistic and cultural education, one of the three "priority policies of the government" under the Ministry of Culture.
Ruinart Celebrates Frieze Art Fair With Food, Bubbles, And Champagne-Inspired Art
Guests learned about champagne through a virtual reality film that took them on a history of Ruinart and to the French vineyards.
Latest impact report from the Digital News Innovation (DNI) Fund
Google today released the latest impact report detailing the distribution of the Digital News Innovation (DNI) Fund, launched in 2015 to encourage quality journalism and digital innovation in the press. This program, endowed with 150 million euros between 2015 and 2019, supported 662 digital projects across Europe.
A thousand Micro-Folies planned by 2022
This virtual museum, often associated with a FabLab, pioneered by La Villette, continues to expand into new territories. 200 French municipalities have been captivated by this concept, primarily aimed at audiences distanced from culture. Foreign cities are discovering it with support from the network of Alliances Françaises and French Institutes.
Here are the winners of the 2020 Laval Virtual Awards
It should be noted that in the 'training and learning' category, the project involving AFT (Association for the Development of Professional Training in Transport and Logistics) and SNCF was selected. This is a training software that enables truck drivers to manage risks associated with level crossings.
What LVMH, Kering, L’Oreal have shown at The CIIE?
Through a series of carefully designed immersive experiences, LVMH Group successfully provided people from different provinces and regions in China with a one-stop understanding of the brand's corporate style, brand story and product essence.
Culture: Micro-Folies spreading across territories
These virtual museums offer new perspectives in neighborhoods and small towns, reaching out to populations that have long been excluded from cultural policies.
A historic (and funny) ceremony for the Laval Virtual Awards
Laval Virtual, the international trade show dedicated to virtual reality, couldn't be held in person in Laval (Mayenne) due to the lockdown. Too bad: everything was transferred to a virtual world.
Digital Enterprise To Virtual Reality To Physical World: A True 360-Degree Customer Experience
Digital enterprise is going virtual - reality, that is - and customers expect brands to give them the ‘next big thing’ in terms of experience. However, it only makes sense if brands go beyond the technical aspect of this new media. It should make sense for the customer and deliver value after the wahoo effect of the discovery phase or the customer will abandon that engagement method.
Virtual Reality: Crossing Level Crossings
Live a virtual experience through 6 scenarios of emergency situations. Adopt the correct behavior and experience the consequences of good or bad driving reactions.
Micro-Folie
The Micro-Folie project is a local cultural initiative supported by the Ministry of Culture and coordinated by La Villette in collaboration with 12 founding national establishments.
What if you could attend the Balmain haute couture fashion show via augmented reality?
Today, the Parisian Maison launches its mobile application, allowing its followers to attend its haute couture fashion show from their smartphones as if they were there. Far from its only functionality, other surprises await discovery on this new gadget from Balmain.
Ruinart - Viva Technology
When technology meets craftsmanship. Come visit us @Vivatech today and tomorrow at the @LVMH booth in #Paris to discover RuinARt, an augmented reality application.
"Culture Near You": The Ministry's Plan to Connect with Audiences
Most spectacular among all these measures—clearly still evolving—is the rise of the digital Micro-Folies conceived by Didier Fusillier, President of Parc de La Villette. Given the success of the initial installations in Sevran and Les Mureaux, quickly followed by similar initiatives internationally, these structures are now highly sought after by mayors of small, underserved towns.
Virtuose Reality Studio ventures into immersive training
Since our studio's inception in 2016, Virtuose Reality has specialized in creating 'extended reality' content, focusing particularly on augmented and virtual reality. Our main areas of expertise lie in image creation and creative coding, essential components of every immersive and interactive experience.
A cultural 'Micro-Folie' is inaugurated in Sevran
An ingenious way to foster a passion for creation and promote access to culture for isolated audiences.
Decentralization of art: 400 new Micro-Folies in 2021?
Four years have passed since the inauguration of the first Micro-Folie in January 2017 in Sevran. Since then, 120 local cultural centers have sprung up across the country and abroad, from Montreal to Abidjan.
Balmain launches its own application
On January 18th, Balmain announced the launch of its dedicated application. The initiative was driven by Olivier Rousteing, the artistic director of the fashion house. The designer is highly involved in promoting the brand on social media platforms.
The Micro-Folies heading towards the European Union
The French presidency is accelerating the development of the Micro-Folies network, a digital museum initiative launched in 2017 by the Ministry of Culture and coordinated by La Villette. With its success in France, the network will expand over the coming months to all 27 European Union member states, aiming for sustainable establishment.
[VivaTech] When 3D and image analysis transform retail
At the Viva Technology trade show held in Paris from May 24th to 26th, LSA uncovered applications for retail among the numerous startup stands. Our first selection focuses on the use of real-time image analysis to create new services.
The backstage of Laval Virtual World
Innovations you needed to see Avoiding accidents at level crossings Created by Virtuose Reality in partnership with SNCF, among others, this training software teaches truck drivers how to manage risks at faulty level crossings. Such accidents can have dramatic consequences. This software operates with Oculus Quest.
Balmain seeks to modernize fashion with streaming, AR app
French fashion house Balmain is making its brand more accessible and inclusive with the launch of a mobile application that will offer augmented reality experiences and live-streamed runway shows.
Micro-Folies: The puzzle of culture for all
The concept of digital museums, launched in 2017 by the Ministry of Culture and La Villette, is increasingly attracting municipalities. Opening a door to culture: this is the objective of Micro-Folies, launched in 2017 by the Ministry of Culture and La Villette to bring disadvantaged populations closer to cultural institutions.
LVMH Group, a major partner of the China International Import Expo (CIIE)
Other houses, such as Moët & Chandon or Chaumet, are focusing on an immersive and distinctly technological experience to showcase their iconic products and latest innovations. This demonstrates that innovation and heritage can complement each other to enhance our exceptional products.
Ruinart VivaTech
Come and discover our new augmented reality escape game project at @vivatech where we will reveal 4 enigmas from @realAlphonseMucha to @VikMuniz. You can find us in the @LVMH-Pavilion, an exceptional 500-square-meter Luxury Lab, and download the AR app on the App Store.
Virtual Reality: Car Evacuation
After its first award-winning success in 2020 at the Laval Virtual Awards in the "Training and Learning" category, AFT has developed and made available its second virtual reality experience: the evacuation of a bus. Do you want to experience an intense immersive adventure? Try them out!
PrismA/R (Round 4)
PrismA/R aims to create the first series of augmented reality news experiences enabling users to deepen their understanding of news subjects they've just heard about.
Vérif-PL AR, innovation at the heart of learning the driving profession!
As part of the DEFFI-TL project, AFT Transport & Logistics is associated with a consortium of 10 partners around the promotion and valorization of Transport-Logistics professions by exploiting new technologies in the service of education.
At Fleury-Mérogis, a Micro-Folie for a cultural escape.
Since October 4, Europe's largest prison has been hosting the 500th facility designed to access a digital museum, a first in a penitentiary setting.
Emmanuel Macron's "Folies": 1000 Micro-Folies in France, the New Cultural Policy of the Five-Year Term
In January 2017, in Sevran (Seine-Saint-Denis), the first Micro-Folie was inaugurated, marking the beginning of a long series of openings of these new types of cultural establishments. President Emmanuel Macron and his Minister of Culture, Franck Riester, announced the expansion of these venues: 1000 Micro-Folies will be created by 2022.
THE BALMAIN APP IS AVAILABLE
The Balmain app, the latest innovation from the house, leverages augmented reality to reinforce the shared commitment of the artistic director and Balmain to be as inclusive as possible.
The list of startups in augmented or virtual reality (AR/VR) and mixed reality
The startups that combine AR and VR.
CRAZY MICRO-FOLIE
The Micro-Folies is the wild idea of Didier Fusillier. Emmanuel Macron spent two and a half hours there fifteen days ago in the one at Les Mureaux. The concept? Beautiful in its simplicity: 'A comprehensive cultural project' in a kit form, with four red walls, like those of the twenty-six red follies planted on the lawns of La Villette by architect Bernard Tschumi since the park's inception.
100 days until the Paris 2024 Olympics
On the occasion of the launch of the countdown to 100 days before the start of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the Micro-Folie in Sevran inaugurated the 'Sports Season' this Tuesday, April 16th.
Maison Ruinart places innovation under the sign of augmented reality
At the VivaTech trade fair on May 17, 2019, Maison Ruinart shared its experience with augmented reality, which the brand uses to maintain a strong alliance between luxury and digital content.
Balmain launches new mobile app
French fashion retailer Balmain has launched a new mobile app with augmented reality capabilities and event features such as live streaming of a Balmain couture show.
The Île-de-France Collection
The Île-de-France Collection is the 13th collection within the Micro-Folie network and the first regional collection from the Île-de-France region. It was initiated by the DRAC Île-de-France in collaboration with the Public Establishment of the Parc and the Grande Halle de La Villette, along with around forty partners from across the Île-de-France territory. This digital artwork ensemble was presented on Wednesday, February 7, 2024, at the Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace Paris-Le Bourget.
Learn how to stay visible with the virtual game 'Blind Spots.'
When you're on the move, whether on foot, on a motorcycle, or in a car... are you certain you're visible to other drivers? We offer a free and accessible virtual reality game, available on the Oculus Store, to discover blind spots in various vehicles: cars, trucks, buses...
Ten innovative technologies spotted at Viva Technology
Ruinart, a brand under the LVMH Group, offers its customers an immersive journey into the vineyards of its famous champagne, thanks to a solution developed in collaboration with the creative agency Virtuose Reality. The objective is to stimulate purchases through augmented reality, especially among foreign customers who cannot visit Reims.
Balmain on a mission to democratise luxury with new app
As part of its new marketing strategy, luxury fashion house Balmain is launching an app that will livestream its runway shows and use new technologies such as augmented reality to create new experiences.
A new step for the Micro-Folies
It's a premiere. At the initiative of the Ministry of Culture, all the actors of the Micro-Folie network gathered on Monday, September 16th, at the Château de Versailles to discuss their deployment in new territories. Here's an update on a system gaining momentum.
Innovation at the heart of learning driving skills !
As part of the DEFFI-TL project, AFT Transport & Logistique is collaborating with a consortium of 10 partners to promote and enhance careers in Transport-Logistics by leveraging new technologies for pedagogy. Therefore, the free augmented reality application Vérif-PL AR was created to facilitate the learning of safety checks before the departure of heavy goods and passenger vehicles, as well as to understand associated risks.
The Balmain universe now accessible to a wider audience thanks to an application
With 5.1 million followers on his Instagram account alone, the French designer stands out even more with the launch of the first Balmain app. This app will allow the public and fans of the house to access augmented reality content and to experience live the upcoming haute couture fashion show of the house - the first in 16 years - scheduled for January 23rd.
The Micro-Folies: innovation and digital technology
About twenty Micro-Folies projects are already underway in the metropolitan area.
Micro-Folie: an innovative cultural initiative serving local communities
Will Olivier Rousteing's Balmain App Help Democratise Fashion?
“The app is the final element of the strategy we are rolling out to launch the new monogram, the new logo, and to support overall the new communication strategy of Balmain,” Balmain’s chief executive officer Massimo Piombini told WWD.
Viva Technology 2018: spotlight on innovations from LVMH Maisons
Following the immersive Petit R experience introduced in 2017, Ruinart returns to the LVMH Luxury Lab to let visitors discover RuinARt, an immersive reality application presented for the first time at Vivatech. Following the journey of Petit R – alias Nicolas Ruinart, founder of the oldest champagne house – visitors are immersed into the history of the Maison and its ancestral savoir-faire.
The Micro-Folies and the domain of Versailles
Lunch with museum directors | Emmanuel Macron
For me, this is not just a matter within the realm of culture. It's a political issue, a civilizational issue, about ending confinement, whether geographical or social. Several initiatives have already been undertaken, as we saw the other day with the Micro-Folies, which I deeply value.
Assisting a person with reduced mobility on a bus
After being nominated for the 2022 Road Safety Innovation Award for the virtual experience on blind spots, discover our fourth VR development focusing on disability. Experience being both the driver and the passenger to enhance immersion in the scenario.
Retail Tomorrow, Today
Jerome Simonpietri, co-founder of Virtuose Reality, is currently working with Ruinart, the world’s oldest Champagne brand, to create an immersive luxury lifestyle experience. As he says, “Virtual Reality shows enormous potential, but to be successful retailers need to make sure it answers one question: how it will it improve our customer experience?”
The big winners of the Laval Virtual Awards 2020
VR/AR for Learning & Training – VIRTUOSE REALITY STUDIO, AFT-SNCF VR Training Created in partnership with SNCF and AFT (Association for the Development of Professional Training in Transport and Logistics), this experience features six different scenarios depicting situations that frequently cause accidents in France.
6th edition of the Road Safety Innovation Competition
Discover the 20 nominees and their innovations Immersive training 'blind spots dangers' (AFT - Oise): Virtual reality experience focusing on blind spots for training and awareness purposes, allowing users to take turns experiencing the perspective of a vulnerable road user, a light vehicle driver, and a heavy goods vehicle driver. Through these freely available modules, users learn to recognize blind spots of different vehicles, position themselves correctly on the road to be visible, and enhance their awareness of others.
A program by the Ministry of Culture
The Micro-Folies project is a national initiative supported by the Ministry of Culture through its public establishment, La Villette. It serves as a central tool for artistic and cultural education, one of the three "priority policies of the government" under the Ministry of Culture.
Ruinart Celebrates Frieze Art Fair With Food, Bubbles, And Champagne-Inspired Art
Guests learned about champagne through a virtual reality film that took them on a history of Ruinart and to the French vineyards.
Latest impact report from the Digital News Innovation (DNI) Fund
Google today released the latest impact report detailing the distribution of the Digital News Innovation (DNI) Fund, launched in 2015 to encourage quality journalism and digital innovation in the press. This program, endowed with 150 million euros between 2015 and 2019, supported 662 digital projects across Europe.
A thousand Micro-Folies planned by 2022
This virtual museum, often associated with a FabLab, pioneered by La Villette, continues to expand into new territories. 200 French municipalities have been captivated by this concept, primarily aimed at audiences distanced from culture. Foreign cities are discovering it with support from the network of Alliances Françaises and French Institutes.
Here are the winners of the 2020 Laval Virtual Awards
It should be noted that in the 'training and learning' category, the project involving AFT (Association for the Development of Professional Training in Transport and Logistics) and SNCF was selected. This is a training software that enables truck drivers to manage risks associated with level crossings.
What LVMH, Kering, L’Oreal have shown at The CIIE?
Through a series of carefully designed immersive experiences, LVMH Group successfully provided people from different provinces and regions in China with a one-stop understanding of the brand's corporate style, brand story and product essence.
Culture: Micro-Folies spreading across territories
These virtual museums offer new perspectives in neighborhoods and small towns, reaching out to populations that have long been excluded from cultural policies.
A historic (and funny) ceremony for the Laval Virtual Awards
Laval Virtual, the international trade show dedicated to virtual reality, couldn't be held in person in Laval (Mayenne) due to the lockdown. Too bad: everything was transferred to a virtual world.
Digital Enterprise To Virtual Reality To Physical World: A True 360-Degree Customer Experience
Digital enterprise is going virtual - reality, that is - and customers expect brands to give them the ‘next big thing’ in terms of experience. However, it only makes sense if brands go beyond the technical aspect of this new media. It should make sense for the customer and deliver value after the wahoo effect of the discovery phase or the customer will abandon that engagement method.
Virtual Reality: Crossing Level Crossings
Live a virtual experience through 6 scenarios of emergency situations. Adopt the correct behavior and experience the consequences of good or bad driving reactions.
Micro-Folie
The Micro-Folie project is a local cultural initiative supported by the Ministry of Culture and coordinated by La Villette in collaboration with 12 founding national establishments.
What if you could attend the Balmain haute couture fashion show via augmented reality?
Today, the Parisian Maison launches its mobile application, allowing its followers to attend its haute couture fashion show from their smartphones as if they were there. Far from its only functionality, other surprises await discovery on this new gadget from Balmain.
Ruinart - Viva Technology
When technology meets craftsmanship. Come visit us @Vivatech today and tomorrow at the @LVMH booth in #Paris to discover RuinARt, an augmented reality application.
"Culture Near You": The Ministry's Plan to Connect with Audiences
Most spectacular among all these measures—clearly still evolving—is the rise of the digital Micro-Folies conceived by Didier Fusillier, President of Parc de La Villette. Given the success of the initial installations in Sevran and Les Mureaux, quickly followed by similar initiatives internationally, these structures are now highly sought after by mayors of small, underserved towns.
Virtuose Reality Studio ventures into immersive training
Since our studio's inception in 2016, Virtuose Reality has specialized in creating 'extended reality' content, focusing particularly on augmented and virtual reality. Our main areas of expertise lie in image creation and creative coding, essential components of every immersive and interactive experience.
A cultural 'Micro-Folie' is inaugurated in Sevran
An ingenious way to foster a passion for creation and promote access to culture for isolated audiences.
Decentralization of art: 400 new Micro-Folies in 2021?
Four years have passed since the inauguration of the first Micro-Folie in January 2017 in Sevran. Since then, 120 local cultural centers have sprung up across the country and abroad, from Montreal to Abidjan.
Balmain launches its own application
On January 18th, Balmain announced the launch of its dedicated application. The initiative was driven by Olivier Rousteing, the artistic director of the fashion house. The designer is highly involved in promoting the brand on social media platforms.
The Micro-Folies heading towards the European Union
The French presidency is accelerating the development of the Micro-Folies network, a digital museum initiative launched in 2017 by the Ministry of Culture and coordinated by La Villette. With its success in France, the network will expand over the coming months to all 27 European Union member states, aiming for sustainable establishment.
[VivaTech] When 3D and image analysis transform retail
At the Viva Technology trade show held in Paris from May 24th to 26th, LSA uncovered applications for retail among the numerous startup stands. Our first selection focuses on the use of real-time image analysis to create new services.
The backstage of Laval Virtual World
Innovations you needed to see Avoiding accidents at level crossings Created by Virtuose Reality in partnership with SNCF, among others, this training software teaches truck drivers how to manage risks at faulty level crossings. Such accidents can have dramatic consequences. This software operates with Oculus Quest.
Balmain seeks to modernize fashion with streaming, AR app
French fashion house Balmain is making its brand more accessible and inclusive with the launch of a mobile application that will offer augmented reality experiences and live-streamed runway shows.
Micro-Folies: The puzzle of culture for all
The concept of digital museums, launched in 2017 by the Ministry of Culture and La Villette, is increasingly attracting municipalities. Opening a door to culture: this is the objective of Micro-Folies, launched in 2017 by the Ministry of Culture and La Villette to bring disadvantaged populations closer to cultural institutions.
LVMH Group, a major partner of the China International Import Expo (CIIE)
Other houses, such as Moët & Chandon or Chaumet, are focusing on an immersive and distinctly technological experience to showcase their iconic products and latest innovations. This demonstrates that innovation and heritage can complement each other to enhance our exceptional products.
Ruinart VivaTech
Come and discover our new augmented reality escape game project at @vivatech where we will reveal 4 enigmas from @realAlphonseMucha to @VikMuniz. You can find us in the @LVMH-Pavilion, an exceptional 500-square-meter Luxury Lab, and download the AR app on the App Store.
Virtual Reality: Car Evacuation
After its first award-winning success in 2020 at the Laval Virtual Awards in the "Training and Learning" category, AFT has developed and made available its second virtual reality experience: the evacuation of a bus. Do you want to experience an intense immersive adventure? Try them out!
PrismA/R (Round 4)
PrismA/R aims to create the first series of augmented reality news experiences enabling users to deepen their understanding of news subjects they've just heard about.
Vérif-PL AR, innovation at the heart of learning the driving profession!
As part of the DEFFI-TL project, AFT Transport & Logistics is associated with a consortium of 10 partners around the promotion and valorization of Transport-Logistics professions by exploiting new technologies in the service of education.
At Fleury-Mérogis, a Micro-Folie for a cultural escape.
Since October 4, Europe's largest prison has been hosting the 500th facility designed to access a digital museum, a first in a penitentiary setting.
Emmanuel Macron's "Folies": 1000 Micro-Folies in France, the New Cultural Policy of the Five-Year Term
In January 2017, in Sevran (Seine-Saint-Denis), the first Micro-Folie was inaugurated, marking the beginning of a long series of openings of these new types of cultural establishments. President Emmanuel Macron and his Minister of Culture, Franck Riester, announced the expansion of these venues: 1000 Micro-Folies will be created by 2022.
THE BALMAIN APP IS AVAILABLE
The Balmain app, the latest innovation from the house, leverages augmented reality to reinforce the shared commitment of the artistic director and Balmain to be as inclusive as possible.
The list of startups in augmented or virtual reality (AR/VR) and mixed reality
The startups that combine AR and VR.
CRAZY MICRO-FOLIE
The Micro-Folies is the wild idea of Didier Fusillier. Emmanuel Macron spent two and a half hours there fifteen days ago in the one at Les Mureaux. The concept? Beautiful in its simplicity: 'A comprehensive cultural project' in a kit form, with four red walls, like those of the twenty-six red follies planted on the lawns of La Villette by architect Bernard Tschumi since the park's inception.
100 days until the Paris 2024 Olympics
On the occasion of the launch of the countdown to 100 days before the start of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the Micro-Folie in Sevran inaugurated the 'Sports Season' this Tuesday, April 16th.
Maison Ruinart places innovation under the sign of augmented reality
At the VivaTech trade fair on May 17, 2019, Maison Ruinart shared its experience with augmented reality, which the brand uses to maintain a strong alliance between luxury and digital content.
Balmain launches new mobile app
French fashion retailer Balmain has launched a new mobile app with augmented reality capabilities and event features such as live streaming of a Balmain couture show.
The Île-de-France Collection
The Île-de-France Collection is the 13th collection within the Micro-Folie network and the first regional collection from the Île-de-France region. It was initiated by the DRAC Île-de-France in collaboration with the Public Establishment of the Parc and the Grande Halle de La Villette, along with around forty partners from across the Île-de-France territory. This digital artwork ensemble was presented on Wednesday, February 7, 2024, at the Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace Paris-Le Bourget.
Learn how to stay visible with the virtual game 'Blind Spots.'
When you're on the move, whether on foot, on a motorcycle, or in a car... are you certain you're visible to other drivers? We offer a free and accessible virtual reality game, available on the Oculus Store, to discover blind spots in various vehicles: cars, trucks, buses...
Ten innovative technologies spotted at Viva Technology
Ruinart, a brand under the LVMH Group, offers its customers an immersive journey into the vineyards of its famous champagne, thanks to a solution developed in collaboration with the creative agency Virtuose Reality. The objective is to stimulate purchases through augmented reality, especially among foreign customers who cannot visit Reims.
Balmain on a mission to democratise luxury with new app
As part of its new marketing strategy, luxury fashion house Balmain is launching an app that will livestream its runway shows and use new technologies such as augmented reality to create new experiences.
A new step for the Micro-Folies
It's a premiere. At the initiative of the Ministry of Culture, all the actors of the Micro-Folie network gathered on Monday, September 16th, at the Château de Versailles to discuss their deployment in new territories. Here's an update on a system gaining momentum.
Innovation at the heart of learning driving skills !
As part of the DEFFI-TL project, AFT Transport & Logistique is collaborating with a consortium of 10 partners to promote and enhance careers in Transport-Logistics by leveraging new technologies for pedagogy. Therefore, the free augmented reality application Vérif-PL AR was created to facilitate the learning of safety checks before the departure of heavy goods and passenger vehicles, as well as to understand associated risks.
The Balmain universe now accessible to a wider audience thanks to an application
With 5.1 million followers on his Instagram account alone, the French designer stands out even more with the launch of the first Balmain app. This app will allow the public and fans of the house to access augmented reality content and to experience live the upcoming haute couture fashion show of the house - the first in 16 years - scheduled for January 23rd.
The Micro-Folies: innovation and digital technology
About twenty Micro-Folies projects are already underway in the metropolitan area.
Micro-Folie: an innovative cultural initiative serving local communities
Will Olivier Rousteing's Balmain App Help Democratise Fashion?
“The app is the final element of the strategy we are rolling out to launch the new monogram, the new logo, and to support overall the new communication strategy of Balmain,” Balmain’s chief executive officer Massimo Piombini told WWD.
Viva Technology 2018: spotlight on innovations from LVMH Maisons
Following the immersive Petit R experience introduced in 2017, Ruinart returns to the LVMH Luxury Lab to let visitors discover RuinARt, an immersive reality application presented for the first time at Vivatech. Following the journey of Petit R – alias Nicolas Ruinart, founder of the oldest champagne house – visitors are immersed into the history of the Maison and its ancestral savoir-faire.
The Micro-Folies and the domain of Versailles
Lunch with museum directors | Emmanuel Macron
For me, this is not just a matter within the realm of culture. It's a political issue, a civilizational issue, about ending confinement, whether geographical or social. Several initiatives have already been undertaken, as we saw the other day with the Micro-Folies, which I deeply value.
Assisting a person with reduced mobility on a bus
After being nominated for the 2022 Road Safety Innovation Award for the virtual experience on blind spots, discover our fourth VR development focusing on disability. Experience being both the driver and the passenger to enhance immersion in the scenario.
Retail Tomorrow, Today
Jerome Simonpietri, co-founder of Virtuose Reality, is currently working with Ruinart, the world’s oldest Champagne brand, to create an immersive luxury lifestyle experience. As he says, “Virtual Reality shows enormous potential, but to be successful retailers need to make sure it answers one question: how it will it improve our customer experience?”
The big winners of the Laval Virtual Awards 2020
VR/AR for Learning & Training – VIRTUOSE REALITY STUDIO, AFT-SNCF VR Training Created in partnership with SNCF and AFT (Association for the Development of Professional Training in Transport and Logistics), this experience features six different scenarios depicting situations that frequently cause accidents in France.
6th edition of the Road Safety Innovation Competition
Discover the 20 nominees and their innovations Immersive training 'blind spots dangers' (AFT - Oise): Virtual reality experience focusing on blind spots for training and awareness purposes, allowing users to take turns experiencing the perspective of a vulnerable road user, a light vehicle driver, and a heavy goods vehicle driver. Through these freely available modules, users learn to recognize blind spots of different vehicles, position themselves correctly on the road to be visible, and enhance their awareness of others.
A program by the Ministry of Culture
The Micro-Folies project is a national initiative supported by the Ministry of Culture through its public establishment, La Villette. It serves as a central tool for artistic and cultural education, one of the three "priority policies of the government" under the Ministry of Culture.
Ruinart Celebrates Frieze Art Fair With Food, Bubbles, And Champagne-Inspired Art
Guests learned about champagne through a virtual reality film that took them on a history of Ruinart and to the French vineyards.
Latest impact report from the Digital News Innovation (DNI) Fund
Google today released the latest impact report detailing the distribution of the Digital News Innovation (DNI) Fund, launched in 2015 to encourage quality journalism and digital innovation in the press. This program, endowed with 150 million euros between 2015 and 2019, supported 662 digital projects across Europe.
A thousand Micro-Folies planned by 2022
This virtual museum, often associated with a FabLab, pioneered by La Villette, continues to expand into new territories. 200 French municipalities have been captivated by this concept, primarily aimed at audiences distanced from culture. Foreign cities are discovering it with support from the network of Alliances Françaises and French Institutes.
Here are the winners of the 2020 Laval Virtual Awards
It should be noted that in the 'training and learning' category, the project involving AFT (Association for the Development of Professional Training in Transport and Logistics) and SNCF was selected. This is a training software that enables truck drivers to manage risks associated with level crossings.
What LVMH, Kering, L’Oreal have shown at The CIIE?
Through a series of carefully designed immersive experiences, LVMH Group successfully provided people from different provinces and regions in China with a one-stop understanding of the brand's corporate style, brand story and product essence.
Culture: Micro-Folies spreading across territories
These virtual museums offer new perspectives in neighborhoods and small towns, reaching out to populations that have long been excluded from cultural policies.
A historic (and funny) ceremony for the Laval Virtual Awards
Laval Virtual, the international trade show dedicated to virtual reality, couldn't be held in person in Laval (Mayenne) due to the lockdown. Too bad: everything was transferred to a virtual world.
Digital Enterprise To Virtual Reality To Physical World: A True 360-Degree Customer Experience
Digital enterprise is going virtual - reality, that is - and customers expect brands to give them the ‘next big thing’ in terms of experience. However, it only makes sense if brands go beyond the technical aspect of this new media. It should make sense for the customer and deliver value after the wahoo effect of the discovery phase or the customer will abandon that engagement method.
Virtual Reality: Crossing Level Crossings
Live a virtual experience through 6 scenarios of emergency situations. Adopt the correct behavior and experience the consequences of good or bad driving reactions.
Micro-Folie
The Micro-Folie project is a local cultural initiative supported by the Ministry of Culture and coordinated by La Villette in collaboration with 12 founding national establishments.
What if you could attend the Balmain haute couture fashion show via augmented reality?
Today, the Parisian Maison launches its mobile application, allowing its followers to attend its haute couture fashion show from their smartphones as if they were there. Far from its only functionality, other surprises await discovery on this new gadget from Balmain.