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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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Samsung Brings Multiple Video On Demand Apps To Gear With PhoneCast VR

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However, a new app from Samsung itself is bringing similar apps into the headset. The company this week launched a Beta version of Samsung PhoneCast VR. You can see it in the image above sporting the rather hilarious Ostrich advert that Samsung debuted for Gear VR earlier in the year. We’ve included the full list below.

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EarthXR Hosts Playlist of Environmentally-Focused 360 Content Through Samsung XR

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EarthxFilm – which is part of the annual EarthX event – and its interactive arm EarthXR has teamed up with Samsung XR to bring you a collection of films dedicated to these causes. . Starting now, EarthXR will be hosting environmentally-focused 360-degree videos by a variety of filmmakers on Samsung XR -supported platforms.

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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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‘Rangi’ is a VR Puzzle Game from Ex-Ubisoft Devs That Lets You Explore Mythical Africa

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In the fervor of the holiday season surrounding the release of PlayStation VR and Google Daydream, followed by the Oculus Touch controllers and the never-ending onslaught of new games and experiences on the Steam marketplace, it’s easy to forget about Samsung’s Gear VR.

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City of Tshwane Health Department Attends EON Reality VRIA Students’ Presentation

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In an effort to help combat the ever-evolving AIDS epidemic plaguing South Africa, EON Reality Tshwane’s VR Innovation Academy students were tasked by the City of Tshwane Health Department to create an HIV/AIDS awareness VR application. To learn more about EON Reality’s location in South Africa, visit the EON Reality Tshwane page.

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

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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. Even so, the applications of VR are reshaping entire industries. Seniors make up 15.6%