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Preview: ‘I AM A MAN’ Puts You at the Heart of the Civil Rights Struggle

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Derek Ham , an assistant professor of Graphic Design at NC State University, I AM A MAN was a winner of Oculus’ 2017 Launch Pad, a program designed to help fund VR content from diverse backgrounds. I AM A MAN transports you to 1968 Memphis, Tennessee, where you, a sanitation worker, are put at the heart of the struggle for equality.

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Can the Industrial Metaverse, XR Build Future Smart Cities?

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It has assisted both former US President Barack Obama’s missions to China and the Middle East in 2015 and former US President Donald Trump’s mission to China in 2017. Every time we design a virtual world, we are able to set these things up as part of our business plan. It was like the light bulb went off.

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