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VR For Awareness Takes Over Tribeca Film Festival

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Set in the Democratic Republic of Congo, The Protectors: Walk In The Ranger’s Shoes is a jarring 360-degree VR experience following a day in the life of several trained Garamba National Park rangers. The 8-minute experience uses the Samsung Gear VR to give you an in depth, and at times unsettling look into the increasingly hostile situation.

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Oscar-Winning Director Kathryn Bigelow Discusses Her First VR Film ‘The Protectors’

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Here Be Dragons creator Imraan Ismail served as co-director of the virtual reality production, which recently shot in Garamba National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Tagged with: democratic republic of congo , documentary , drc , here be dragons , Kathryn Bigelow , protectors , rangers , tribeca.

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Weekend Downloads: New on Gear VR and Oculus Rift

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Weekend Downloads is part of our weekly update to bring you the latest additions to the Samsung Gear VR and Oculus Rift. We’re kicking off the weekend with some powerful new content from the United Nations with Beyond the Lake , a documentary account of sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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