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Take an Immersive Drive Through the World’s Most Secretive Country

Road to VR

North Korea is one of the most secretive states in the world, but one man received permission by the nation’s strict regime to capture a drive through its capital Pyongyang. It’s a rare and immersive peek into a world few are allowed to witness. “We met up and I got approval… just like that.”

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Russia's state-owned news agency TASS' website reportedly hacked

Mashable VR

The message, as viewed by Mashable on the cached version of the TASS homepage and translated by Google, reads: Dear citizens. In a few years we will live like in North Korea. A screenshot of a cached version of the TASS homepage taken Monday, with the Russian translated to English via Google. What is it for us?

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Casey Sapp of Vrtul.io

Everything VR & AR

Even in 2016, it is not everyday that someone gets permission to go to North Korea and record video. Our guest this week, Casey Sapp of Vrtul.io was able to do just that. Have a listen as Casey shares what that experience was like along with describing just what the focus is at Vrtul.io