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Is VR the Future of News?

Tech Trends VR

Even while you’re taking in the beautiful sights and sounds as you fly above waterfalls, you’re made aware that this is where the world’s first war over water could be fought as a major new project – the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam – threatens to upset the balance of power between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan.

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Using Augmented Reality to Fight World Hunger

ARPost

The current applications of AR barely scratch the surface of its potential. In the future, AR and other immersive technologies could also play their role in overcoming environmental and social issues. In the hope of inspiring humanitarian action around the world, the United Nations uses AR to illustrate their efforts.

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Will Generative AI Help Us Solve The Climate Crisis (Or Will It Make It Worse)?

Bernard Marr

Indeed, the UN works with vulnerable communities in Burundi, Chad, and Sudan – using AI to analyze past environmental change in displacement hotspots and build future projections. Plus, we’ll look at how the new technology may actually help us solve or mitigate the climate crisis.

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AR Project ‘Terminal 3’ Adds Deeper Understanding to Trump’s Travel Ban

VRScout

Terminal 3 , an AR experience released at Tribeca Film Festival, allows users to become a U.S. And as president, he did as he promised and implemented an executive order that would restrict travel from seven Muslim-majority countries: Iraq, Syria, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen. “We are at a cultural crossroads. .

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NewImages, Cannes, Tribeca Join Forces In Unprecedented Collab

VRScout

It’s about the technology that connects film with XR, enhancing partnerships and fostering business opportunities,” explained Esmoil, adding, “There will be conference sessions about distribution, filming, and virtual production, also covering the creation of synthetic content, game engines, and even digital humans. .”

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The AVR Platform and Classroom 3.0 Showcased at EduTECH Asia 2018

EON Reality

At EduTECH Asia 2018 this week in Singapore, EON Reality spent two full days speaking, promoting, and demonstrating the latest updates to the AVR Platform to the thousands of education and technology professionals in attendance. The AVR Platform’s three products are the fundamental tools of EON Reality’s Classroom 3.0

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TECHINNOVATION Singapore 2018

EON Reality

TECHINNOVATION , organized by IPI (Intellectual Property Intermediary), a non-profit organization established under Singapore’s Ministry of Trade and Industry, aims to bring together international and Singapore technology providers and seekers to explore technology and business collaboration opportunities through open innovation.