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National Geographic and YouTube are creating three VR video projects

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On December 11, the first of three virtual reality projects from YouTube and National Geographic will debut on the video platform. Called “The Okavango Experience,” this VR series will take viewers through the Okavango Delta in Africa, following a NatGeo team across 1,500 miles over the course of four months.

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WWF Partners With Oculus On VR Nature Documentary Series Shot In Cinematic 5.7k

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“High-resolution, high-frame-rate 3D-180 stories are combined with thoughtful spatial audio production to create one of the most compelling immersive video experiences we’ve seen.”.

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

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Gear VR’s dedicated Netflix app is a great showcase of how traditional 2D content can work inside VR, but it sadly only works for one video service. LTE Video Portal. 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.

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BFI London Film Festival Announces Showcase for Immersive Media

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Four of the 360-degree videos in LFF Expanded are segments of “Virtual (Black) Reality.” The four videos use immersive media to bring viewers into the lives of “Africa-descended Berliners and Parisians.”. And, it’s not the only story being told at the festival in celebration of diversity. Embracing Immersive Media.

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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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Discovery and Google today announced the launch of a new 38-episode VR video series called Discovery TRVLR, a product of both Discovery and Google’s internal VR teams. The first 6 episodes is slated to launch on Friday, November 3. Discovery TRVLR comes exclusively to YouTube and DiscoveryVR.com, and on the Discovery VR app.

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Worlds Largest Earth Day Event Will Use VR & AR To Empower People Across The Globe

VRScout

You will find yourself swimming with dolphins, rescuing turtles, exploring remote islands, and traveling through Africa to defend wildlife – all through the power of AR, VR, and MR technology. A touching scene from My Africa / Image Credit: Passion Planet, Vision3.

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LucidWeb Offering Immersive Experience Platform to VR Film Festivals

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STEAM announced early last year that they would no longer offer “non-gaming videos.” The company announced collaboration with three film festivals, The Geneva International Film Festival and Electric Africa , which took place while this article was being written, and the Satis Screen4all taking place November 23-27. That’s hard to say.

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