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SIGGRAPH 2019 Conference Will Feature Four World-Premiere VR/AR Experiences

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Project Jua – Project Jua is an interactive VR experience that raises awareness of the impact of not having easy access to electricity, taking the player to a rural farm in Kenya to experience firsthand the challenges of living off the grid to discover an African solar power solution that is improving lives.

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Samsung XR and EarthX Debut Environmentally-focused 360 Short Films

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Narrated by Academy Award-winning Actress Lupita Nyong’o, My Africa takes viewers to an elephant sanctuary in Kenya, where a community is creating a place where humans and animals can once again coexist. He retraces his ordeal, years of horrific treatment on board the slave ship, and his brave escape from a prison made of water. Valen’s Reef.

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The 2020 Sundance Film Festival Is Absolutely Stacked With Experimental Immersive Media

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Go inside the cyclical center of a Kikuyu Tribal Myth from Kenya, where man may become woman and woman may become man. Through virtual reality, dance and music, a sacred space is created to explore many versions of yourself. A dance piece in augmented reality enabling users to invite virtual dancers into our world.

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Tribeca Film Festival’s Virtual Arcade Steps Up VR Game For 2018

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Narrated by Lupita Nyong’o, My Africa is a 360-degree documentary short dedicated to covering the impressive efforts by Northern Kenya tribes to protect African wildlife from poachers. So long as you don’t mind publicly crying on the show floor, definitely give this one a shot.

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EON Reality Announces Nationwide Expansion in Kenya with 10,000 Customized Courses, Inaugurates First Spatial AI Center and Introduces EON AI Autonomous Agents

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“Empowering Kenya’s Future: Transforming Education with XR and AI for Global Success.” ” IRVINE, CA – February 21, 2024 – EON Reality, a world pioneer in the field of virtual learning technologies, is excited to unveil an unprecedented educational initiative across Kenya.

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Suzanne Borders says it all on being a female entrepreneur in XR

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Suzanne Borders potting giraffes in the Serengeti National Park, Kenya (Image by Suzanne Borders).

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NewImages, Cannes, Tribeca Join Forces In Unprecedented Collab

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” XR3 will feature both 6DoF and 360-degree works, in addition to installations, spatial audio, and several augmented reality experiences happening in New York. .” “In New York, all our films are being shown in person, we have installations, and we wanted to make sure that the VR work wasn’t lost.”

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