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Duolingo reports a 485% increase of people studying Ukrainian

Mashable VR

Von Ahn also announced that Duolingo "will be donating all of the ad revenue from people studying Ukrainian on Duolingo to Ukraine relief." There has also been an 1,800 percent increase in users in Poland, "which we suspect is caused by people in Poland who are welcoming and hosting refugees," said von Anh.

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Value of high-tech in the preservation of historical heritage: VR visit to the Great Synagogue of…

ARVR

Today, modern technologies, such as AR and VR , allow people all over the world to plunge into the history of previous years and study in detail the topic they are interested in. The Belarus Shtetl team is planning to visualize 4 Belarusian synagogues representing different periods, territories, and architectural styles.

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Rethinking Jewish cultural heritage using VR: Exposit client first-hand experience

ARVR

At the beginning of the 20th century, up to 60% of the total urban population of Belarus were Jews, who made a great contribution to Belarusian culture and the development of Belarusian society. In Belarus, we don’t even have the Jewish Museum. We know that the Belarus Shtetl project involves the visualization of several synagogues.

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Manchester’s VR Innovation Academy – Apply To Learn

EON Reality

EON Reality’s Academy students have worked on many case studies. However, others decide to study further, or go on to gain work locally within the tech and digital sector in Greater Manchester. To apply for your study seat, click here. Previous client projects. Interested?

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Open House: Animation, Digital Art, and Computer Science Majors Invited to the Augmented & Virtual Reality Programme in Norway

EON Reality

The study programme is suitable for students who are interested in Creative Art and/or Technology, who have a background in Game Technology, 3D Animation, Digital Art, Computer Science or similar fields, and wish to develop their skills in digital content Production.

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