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End of the World Simulator in VR

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million people living in Hawaii on January 13, 2018. The three-part story experience takes about 38 minutes, the same amount of time it took for Hawaii citizens to find out that the alert was a false alarm. This app has been touted at Sundance Film Festival and SXSW, among others. Another shares a flashback from her childhood.

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Zuckerberg Adds to Sprawling Hawaii Compound With $17 Million Land Purchase

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While the world was busy trying to fight off supply chain delays for their holiday presents, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg sealed the deal on an expensive year-end purchase of his own: a $17 million plot of land in Hawaii’s Kauai island. That land grab, first reported by the Honolulu Star-Advertiser, adds to the… Read more.

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Report: Ezra Miller’s Projects at Warner Bros. Put on Pause After Arrest

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This meeting came after Miller ’s recent arrest in Hawaii for disorderly conduct and harassment after they yelled at karaoke singers, lunged at a man… Read more. DC and Warner Bros. executives held an “emergency impromptu meeting to discuss Ezra Miller’s future with the studio,” according to a new report from Rolling Stone.

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Snapchat’s Augmented Reality Vending Machines are Marketing Gold

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Editor’s Note: VRScout was able to independently verify valid re-sale permits for Snapchat’s Bot in the states of Nevada, Texas, Washington and Hawaii. For instance, Snap could team up with companies to create similar devices like the vending machines.

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The Future of Performance Art: Samsung and Punchdrunk Showcase ‘Believe Your Eyes’

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With a Rift DK2, you experienced a beach on Hawaii, complete with the warm breeze of ocean air that smelled of sea salt. A few years ago Marriott showed off the Teleporter, a glass tube you stepped into.

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Regal and Moviebill Deliver AR Collectibles to Moviegoers

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Some might even save their ticket stubs from favorite films viewed on the big screen. That includes the continental United States, but it also includes Alaska, Hawaii, and the territories of American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands. And, what makes every collectible better? An AR collectible, of course.

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Coral Compass: Fighting Climate Change in Palau Leverages The Power of VR

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With the help of Rob Dunbar, a marine scientist in Stanford, and Bob Richmond, a marine scientist at the University of Hawaii, Asher captured different reefs underwater to demonstrate the global warming effects in Palau. Filming underwater could never be a simple task. You don’t know what you are filming when the camera is on.

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