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Bringing War Home

Tech Trends VR

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. VRScout (@VRScout) October 31, 2018.

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

VRScout

In 2015, American entrepeneur Chris Milk brought us Clouds Over Sidra , showing audiences how VR technology could be employed as a powerful “empathy machine,” a term he used to describe the medium during a TED talk that has since gathered over 1.5 million views. .

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AT&T Shows Future of VR/AR at Developer Summit

VRScout

With the deep history of innovation and modern focus on entertainment, it is no shocker that AT&T is taking aim at the most immersive medium: virtual and augmented reality technology. AT&T sponsored us to attend the Developer Summit in Las Vegas , and as it turned out – the force was strong in VR/AR initiatives.

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Change in the Social Movement Ecosystem

ARVR

While this technology has been around for decades, in the philanthropic world, it is a new phenomenon being used by marketers to elicit empathy and compassion for their cause. Trending AR VR Articles: 1. 9 Must Have Skills To Become An AR/VR Developer (With Course Recommendations) 2. Retrieved January 18, 2021, from [link].

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Austin’s Rapidly Growing VR Community

VRScout

By 2014, Nonny de la Pe ñ a had premiered Project Syria at the World Economic Forum and Palmer Luckey was a household name. A local Austinite, Lemke sees Austin as having “a rich culture of music and technology. The VR community in Austin was a bit of a late bloomer compared to other cities.

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EON Reality Announces National Rollout in Syria with the Launch of Spatial AI Center and Introduction of 10,000 Tailored Courses

EON Reality

This groundbreaking initiative is part of EON Reality’s comprehensive strategy to enhance education and workforce development worldwide using cutting-edge Spatial Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology. Example Tailored Courses: Renewable Energy Technology and Management: For Syria’s solar and wind energy potential.

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Making Diversity Fly

Tech Trends VR

Over what now feels like an eternity working in the creative and technology industries, I’ve seen the difference that fostering diversity can make to innovation. As my shero Cyndy Gallop puts it so well, “Women challenge the status quo, because we are never it.”. Simply put, you don’t get that much of it without it.

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