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Al Jazeera Debuts First VR Documentary ‘I Am Rohingya’

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Thousands of refugees call the crowded slums of the Kutupalong refugee camp—located in Cox Bazaaar, Bangladesh—home. I Am Rohingya will be shown at film festivals and released on Facebook 360, YouTube 360, Samsung VR, Viveport, and the Oculus store later this year.

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VR Documentary Exposes Damage of Global Oil Trade in Nigeria

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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. Contrast VR , Al Jazeera Media Network’s immersive studio, is at it again with yet another VR documentary ready to dump some knowledge on lucky audiences.

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Top 8 Media Using 360° Videos for Immersive News Stories

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New York Times partnered with Samsung to establish a " Daily 360 " series hosted on YouTube, which rolls out a video every day in 2017, and already houses over 300 videos up to December 8, 2017; you can also check out their video library on NYT's website. New York Times. Associated Press.

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PenPal Schools launches a VR field trip for students to promote Pakistan

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The virtual reality video was created in partnership with Chocolate Milk & Donuts , a virtual reality creative agency based in Austin, Texas, and the project supported by Samsung, Mozilla Hive Austin with a grant from the Gigabit Community Fund , The City of Austin’s ATX+PAK program is also a partner in the project.