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Al Jazeera Debuts First VR Documentary ‘I Am Rohingya’

VRScout

Thousands of refugees call the crowded slums of the Kutupalong refugee camp—located in Cox Bazaaar, Bangladesh—home. Along with live footage from the Kutupalong camp, the film features animated flashbacks artfully woven into the narrative as Jamalida recounts her harrowing escape out of Myanmar.

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VR Documentary Exposes Damage of Global Oil Trade in Nigeria

VRScout

You may remember Contrast VR as the studio behind I Am Rohingya , another full-fledged Al Jazeera VR doc that highlighted the struggles of a woman living within a Bangladesh refugee camp. I urge the companies’ executives to watch this film to better understand the community’s plight.”

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Announcing Gravity Jack’s Board of Directors

Gravity Jack

TARO ARAYA Co-founder and CEO of Goama : A visionary leader with a diverse career history, from running a car repair shop in Colombia to founding startups in Bangladesh and eventually venturing into subscription gaming. STEVE SCHEKLAIR Founder and Former CEO of 3ality : A pioneering figure in 3D technology and motion picture production.

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London VR Dev Meetup Returns April 3rd with Holographic Streaming, New 3D Sound System, and VR Review Club

Road to VR

Simon Davis from Unfold Stories will host two Google Expeditions classes, giving groups of 15 a chance to see firsthand how Sierra Leone beat the Ebola crisis or visit Dhaka to learn about Bangladesh’s burgeoning economy. Under the Create theme, April 3rd also marks the first VR Review Club hosted by Visualise.

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Using Augmented Reality to Fight World Hunger

ARPost

Augmented reality , which enhances the real world through computer-generated images, is changing film, gaming, as well as social media. Viewers went on a journey to three different countries: South Sudan, Jordan, and Bangladesh. The current applications of AR barely scratch the surface of its potential.

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Top 8 Media Using 360° Videos for Immersive News Stories

VeeR VR

It has worked on a number of non-VR films, but gradually become known for 360-degree videos. I Am Rohingya gives a glimpse into the life of a Rohingya Muslim, Jamalida Begum, and her two children in a Bangladesh refugee encampment, where more than 500,000 Rohingya refugees had fled to.

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What is 5D/7D Cinema?

Steki Amusement

5D Cinema is a form of film art expression developed on the basis of 4D Cinema. When the audience is watching adventure films and horror films, the seat special effects are especially obvious. It contains all the functions of 4D theater. Large Customized 5D Motion Cinema. 5D/7D Cinema (6-seat). System composition.