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Bringing War Home

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The film is a product of the Google Daydream Impact Project which aims to make a positive difference in society through the application of immersive technologies such as VR and AR. This means that urban conflict accounted for 70% of all civilian deaths in Iraq and Syria. This article originally appeared on VRScout.

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Every Choice You Make Is Life Or Death In This Daydream Impact VR Experience

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The film is a product of the Google Daydream Impact Project which aims to make a positive difference in society through the application of immersive technologies such as VR and AR. Put simply, urban conflict accounted for 70% of all civilian deaths in Iraq and Syria during that time. Image Credit: Red Cross.

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Austin’s Rapidly Growing VR Community

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By 2014, Nonny de la Pe ñ a had premiered Project Syria at the World Economic Forum and Palmer Luckey was a household name. Texas’ business incentives have attracted the attention of IBM, Motorola, Apple, and Indeed. The VR community in Austin was a bit of a late bloomer compared to other cities.

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