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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. The latest addition to Al Jazeera’s growing network specializes in 360-degree video, augmented reality, and virtual reality production.

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First Al Jazeera VR movie Debuts: “I Am Rohingya”

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. “I Am Rohingya” follows the story of a young woman, Jamalida, as she tells the persecution she faced in Myanmar and shows us her daily life now in a refugee camp in Bangladesh. The latest addition to Al Jazeera’s growing network specializes in 360-degree video, augmented reality, and virtual reality production.

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Top 8 Media Using 360° Videos for Immersive News Stories

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Immersive media is a collective term that incorporates 360-degree video, virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR) and volumetric capture (includes both CGI and 3-D scanning). The Times’ arrangement with Samsung will wrap up at the end of 2017, and the Times will continue to produce 360-degree videos on a smaller scale after.

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Using Augmented Reality to Fight World Hunger

ARPost

Viewers went on a journey to three different countries: South Sudan, Jordan, and Bangladesh. Each country had about two minutes of video footage. At the 73rd UN General Assembly, the WFP showcased a large interactive exhibit called “Future on a plate”. One of their exhibits featured AR. UN’s Interactive Exhibit.

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

Hypergrid Business

Students can also view the 360-degree videos on phones or desktops, without virtual reality headsets. Watch below video to learn more on how the project works. Pakistan is one of the six Muslim countries targeted in an attempted travel ban by the Trump administration, and many people see it as unstable. Image courtesy PenPal Schools.).

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VR Cybertruck – Amusement Equipment of Choice for Big Venues

Steki Amusement

Whether playing games or watching videos, users’ VR experience is taken to the next level. At the same time, the self-developed 6DoF positioning and tracking algorithm combined with a variety of optical sensors not only has ultra-low latency, but also more accurate spatial positioning.

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VR Flight Theater: The Ultimate NEW Flying Entertainment Experience!

Steki Amusement

Whether playing games or watching videos, users’ VR experience is taken to the next level. At the same time, the self-developed 6DoF positioning and tracking algorithm combined with a variety of optical sensors not only has ultra-low latency, but also more accurate spatial positioning.