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Samsung XR and EarthX Debut Environmentally-focused 360 Short Films

Road to VR

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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Virtual Reality in Senior Care Communities: What Are the Benefits?

ARPost

New virtual reality headsets such as the Oculus Rift, Samsung Gear VR, and Google Daydream have barely scratched the surface of the technology’s potential. From Paris to Africa, seniors can explore the world to their heart’s content. Virtual reality experiences with Rendever in senior living communities are usually group activities.

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Top 37 VR Film Festivals to Attend in 2018

VeeR VR

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 festival mainly focuses on VR narratives and documentaries.

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Oscar-Winning Director Kathryn Bigelow Discusses Her First VR Film ‘The Protectors’

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When you dig deeper and realize that the groups involved in poaching are doing so to fund terrorism it truly becomes an issue that demands support from anyone and everyone, our national security depends on it. Kathryn Bigelow: Working to save elephants is unavoidable once you hear of their plight.

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