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Photorealistic VR Tour ‘Nefertari: Journey to Eternity’ Takes You Deep into a 3,000 Year-old Egyptian Tomb

Road to VR

Nefertari was an Egyptian queen who died around 1255 BCE, and as the first of the Great Royal Wives of Ramesses the Great, her death was commemorated in the same way many Egyptian nobles were at the time: entombed in a lavish underground structure tucked deep into the hills of the Valley of the Queens in southern Egypt.

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BBC Launches New VR Studio with Documentary about the Nile

VRScout

Currently, there is contention between Egypt and Ethiopia over the potential damming of the largest river in the world, the Nile River. And Egypt considers it a threat to its sovereignty. Explore the Nile in this immersive VR documentary released by the BBC’s new VR Hub.

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Take A Ride In Santa’s Sleigh With This Samsung VR Experience

VRScout

From the Pyramids of Egypt to a zero-gravity float in space, this is one VR experience that can be enjoyed by the whole family, and if you’re in select cities, you can try it out yourself too. A 360° video version of “The Night Before” is also available on Samsung VR , the company’s virtual reality content service.

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Is VR the Future of News?

Tech Trends VR

Even while you’re taking in the beautiful sights and sounds as you fly above waterfalls, you’re made aware that this is where the world’s first war over water could be fought as a major new project – the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam – threatens to upset the balance of power between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan.

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Virtual Reality in Storytelling

ARVR

Understanding the constraints and benefits of virtual reality and 360 videos for telling stories and exploring ideas of culture and identity Photo by Lux Interaction on Unsplash 01. Technology and media enable us to use our senses to experience different worlds and expand our horizons.

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Best VR Apps You Must Have in 2018

VeeR VR

For example, to view the Death Mask of Tutankhamun one must travel to Cairo, Egypt and visit the Egyptian Museum. Unfortunately, there are few people that are lucky enough to travel to historical sites in order to learn first hand about the world’s history.

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Staking Claim to a Digital Plot in AR, with SuperWorld’s Hrish Lotlikar

XR for Business Podcast

I think I have a piece of the Taj Mahal, and the pyramids in Egypt, and some places in Manhattan, but I definitely want to keep a lot of stuff for our users to buy. Alan: Is it volumetric or 360 video? Hrish: It’s 360. Actually, we just got finished with that. So we’re working on getting it. Alan: Right.

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