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South Korea Is Building Its Own K-Pop Metaverse

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Ever since Psy graced our ears with his now-iconic song ‘Gangnam Style’ in 2012, the popularity of South Korean music, film, and television has skyrocketed in places like the United States. “For example, in September 2021, the government had already committed to investing $2.2

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40 essential LGBTQ films to stream this Pride Month

Mashable VR

With a fine wit, bold style, and a big heart, writer/director Todd Stephens's film pays dazzling tribute to a generation of gay men who were decimated by AIDS and societal indifference. This film has rightly been called some of the most impactful filmmaking in history, a perennial meditation on abuse, regret, pain, and acceptance.

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Five Classic Video Games That Deserve A VR Remake

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Once a sanctuary for great minds seeking freedom from government and societal restrictions, class warfare and a mysterious mutagen known as ADAM has turned the city into a nightmarish hell inhabited by a variety of horrific monsters. There’s even an HD remake that launched in 2012. GOLDENEYE 007. DEAD SPACE.

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A rocket will crash into the moon. It'll leave way more than a scar.

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If you don't know the French film, you've likely seen its iconic imagery: In the 1902 silent movie A Trip to the Moon , a rocket smashes into the eye of the Man in the Moon. In the animated film, the robot Wall-E spends centuries collecting garbage in a dystopian Earth wasteland.). The purpose wasn't to take accountability for the U.S.

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Augmented Reality May Be The Future, But It Still Has Major Limitations

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Our panelists included John Hanke, CEO of Niantic Labs and co-creator of Pokémon Go; Ralph Osterhout, CEO of Osterhout Design Group, maker of augmented reality glasses; and John Underkoffler, CEO of Oblong Industries, maker of the Mezzanine collaboration software and science advisor for the film Minority Report.

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The best documentaries on Hulu, mind-bending to jaw-dropping

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Whether you're craving a curious true-crime tale, a mindful memoir, a shocking hidden history, a deep dive into religious debates, a front stage pass to the greatest concert never televised, or the unconventional quest of a truly outrageous museum, we've selected a sensational non-fiction film that's sure to thrill. The Painter and the Thief.

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9 best sci-fi movies on Prime Video for a world-rattling escape

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Rather than invasion-focused horror, Blomkamp empathized with the resident aliens, who are ghettoized and terrorized by humans/government agents. Fay and Everett's night is already one they'll never forget, and a film that stays with you long after you watch it. But in 2012, Scott returned with a daring and divisive prequel.

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