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BBC Launches New VR Studio with Documentary about the Nile

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Currently, there is contention between Egypt and Ethiopia over the potential damming of the largest river in the world, the Nile River. And Egypt considers it a threat to its sovereignty. Damming the Nile is available now, along with a new BBC Oculus Gear VR app.

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Cas & Chary Present: Awesome Things to Do in VR Other Than Gaming

Road to VR

If you have an Oculus Quest, there’s even a piano tutorial app available on SideQuest called VRTuos. On Oculus Quest, you could try VRWorkout (on SideQuest) and Supernatural VR. Imagine walking on the Great Wall Of China or climbing on top of a pyramid in Egypt. Image courtesy Paradiddle. Design in VR (and even 3D print).

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Photorealistic VR Tour ‘Nefertari: Journey to Eternity’ Takes You Deep into a 3,000 Year-old Egyptian Tomb

Road to VR

Nefertari was an Egyptian queen who died around 1255 BCE, and as the first of the Great Royal Wives of Ramesses the Great, her death was commemorated in the same way many Egyptian nobles were at the time: entombed in a lavish underground structure tucked deep into the hills of the Valley of the Queens in southern Egypt.

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5 VR Games We’re Most Excited for From Quest Gaming Showcase

Road to VR

Meta’s Sanzaru Games says we should expect phsyics-based melee and a more intuitive combat system altogether, not to mention a brand-new realm to explore which will bring us to a reimagined Ancient Egypt. Catch the full announce here. Also, check out the trailer on YouTube (age-restricted).

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51 Free VR Downloads for the HTC Vive

VRScout

This week we decided to scour the Steam VR store and compile a video list of 51 free releases you can download right now for the HTC Vive or Oculus Rift. Discovr Egypt: King Tut’s Tomb. No matter what you’re interests or your budget, one thing’s for sure — there’s something for everyone. AltspaceVR.

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Is VR the Future of News?

Tech Trends VR

Even while you’re taking in the beautiful sights and sounds as you fly above waterfalls, you’re made aware that this is where the world’s first war over water could be fought as a major new project – the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam – threatens to upset the balance of power between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan.

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Horizon Home Gets Some Free Lionsgate Movies For Cowatching

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Lionsgate movies like Gods of Egypt (3D) and Leprechaun can be watched together with friends in Meta Horizon Home. ” The Lionsgate movies are available alongside a range of 360-degree content in the Oculus TV app.