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Facebook Enables Profile Lock Safety Feature For Users In Ukraine

Slashgear

The tool was previously released in 2021 for users in Afghanistan. Facebook has brought back its profile lock feature, this time for users located in Ukraine.

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Preserving Historical Landmarks In VR Should Be A Priority

VRScout

Following the destruction of the Bamiyan statues in Afghanistan back in 2001, Ben Kacyra began digitally capturing historical landmarks for preservation using laser-scanning technology, going on to launch the non-profit company CyArk in 2003.

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Meta sets up special team to deal with rampant misinformation around Ukraine

Mashable VR

Facebook previously deployed a similar tool in war-affected areas, including in Afghanistan in 2021. While their profile is locked, people who aren't these users' friends won't be able to download or share their profile photo, or see posts on their timeline. Tweet may have been deleted.

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VR Documentary Explores The Horrors Of War From A Soldier’s Perspective

VRScout

Following the true story of Iraq veteran Scott England, Mind at War is an emotional, room-scale journey into Scott’s dark descent into PTSD as a result of his combat experience in Iraq and Afghanistan. Mind at War was produced by RYOT Films and Kaleidoscope , and directed, written and illustrated by Stuart Campbell (Sutu).

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Top 5 VR Healthcare Solutions: How Is Virtual Reality Helping People?

VeeR VR

They are using virtual reality in combination with cognitive-behavioral therapy as a tool to help people overcome phobias, with virtual reality--3-D computer graphics that simulate environments in the real world--to help clients confront their fears in a controlled and safe environment. VR for Pain Relief.

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‘Four Walls’ With Rashida Jones Uses VR To Raise Awareness Of Refugee Crisis

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To us, virtual reality offered the opportunity to have an intimate moment with these refugees even if you were thousands of miles away – making it the perfect tool to be able to better engage and increase awareness with our audience. YouVisit: The experience itself was shot over a series of days this summer.

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The AVR Platform and Classroom 3.0 Showcased at EduTECH Asia 2018

EON Reality

With a focus on how the AVR Platform can best be used in the education world, EON Reality’s discussion, ‘Augmented and Virtual Reality in Education: The Shift to Classroom 3.0,’ highlighted Wednesday’s offerings with a full presentation and hands-on demos of the new tools in Creator AVR. Schedule a Demo. Company * Country *.

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