article thumbnail

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. Jamalida’s love for dancing, passion for life, and inspiring resilience in the face of unthinkable adversity is the focus of the studio’s first virtual reality documentary.

Myanmar 334
article thumbnail

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

VRWorld

. “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.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Top 8 Media Using 360° Videos for Immersive News Stories

VeeR VR

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). Marcelle Hopkins, the executive director of virtual reality at NYT, shared some of his team's insight in an interview with Digiday.

article thumbnail

Using Augmented Reality to Fight World Hunger

ARPost

Viewers went on a journey to three different countries: South Sudan, Jordan, and Bangladesh. Through the AR platforms, viewers could see the harsh reality that beneficiaries face every single day of their lives. See Also: Virtual Reality for Change Through Our Youth. Each country had about two minutes of video footage.

article thumbnail

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

Hypergrid Business

“They love how the virtual reality and personal connections get students excited about learning,” said Rios. 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.

article thumbnail

9D Virtual Reality Cinema: VR Multiplayer Entertainment Solution

Steki Amusement

Virtual reality cinema equipment. 9D chairs with 10 seats, virtual reality theme park preferred. Really step into the virtual reality centers and move freely in the vr game zone, virtual movies, virtual tours, virtual real estate, etc. Factory price, factory shipment.

article thumbnail

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.