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Samsung XR and EarthX Debut Environmentally-focused 360 Short Films

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Samsung has partnered with EarthX to debut a dozen immersive short films on the Samsung XR video platform from environmentally-focused filmmakers. Samsung XR is Samsung’s immersive video platform, and home to more than 10,000 videos. Image courtesy Samsung, EarthXR. Valen’s Reef.

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Discovery and Google Announce VR Travel Series ‘Discovery TRVLR’, First of 38 Episodes to Arrive in November

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This means you can watch on Google Daydream View and Cardboard, and with a little extra creativity, on Oculus Rift and HTC Vive with Opera’s new experimental browser and Gear VR through Samsung Internet. ” There are seven chapters in the Discovery TRVLR series, each exploring a different continent.

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Building Empathy: ‘Under the Net’ Malaria Documentary Shows the Art and Power of VR

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One of the surprising results of accessible virtual reality has been the rise of documentaries that use 360-video to transport you somewhere to experience a place and situation unlike your own. The campaign is focused on providing protective nets to the people of Africa, where mosquitoes pass Malaria to people at night.

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Top 37 VR Film Festivals to Attend in 2018

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Projects must be viewable via Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Samsung Gear VR, or Google Cardboard. Fictional and non-fictional, live-action cinematography and CGI are all acceptable as long as they are compatible with mobile HMD's such as Samsung Gear VR. The last date to submit your 360 video films is September 27, 2016.

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