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Samsung XR and EarthX Debut Environmentally-focused 360 Short Films

Road to VR

Samsung has partnered with EarthX to debut a dozen immersive short films on the Samsung XR video platform from environmentally-focused filmmakers. This week the platform is adding new section of environmentally-focused 360 short films in partnership with EarthXR, the interactive arm of EarthX, an environmental non-profit. Valen’s Reef.

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New Oculus TV Series Shines A Light On The Transgender Community

VRScout

Developed in collaboration with Oculus VR for Good , Fovrth Studios , and Pride Foundation, the three-part series takes viewers into the homes and lives of three different individuals from Idaho, Montana, and Oregon. “We The stories we tell come from states where LGBTQ communities are rarely depicted in media: Idaho, Montana, and Oregon.”

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A Day with VR FILM MAKER Alex Ruhl

Full Dive Gaming

We met up with VR Film Director/Writer Alex Ruhl and checked out the VR Cafe PDX in Portland Oregon! We also discuss her latest projects and catch up in this special mini episode! Get more Alex: [link] Check out the VR Cafe: [link] This week’s podcast was made in partnership with Asterion Products.

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100-Year-Old Man Reacts to His First VR Experience

VRScout

But recently, at Intel’s campus in Hillsboro, Oregon, Becker added another big experience to his life: VR. Fortunately for us, Intel filmed the experience so we could see firsthand what a man who has been alive for the entire past century makes of this new technology. So what did he try after getting strapped into an HTC Vive?

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Celebrate Earth Day at this extended reality festival

Hypergrid Business

It will consist of a conference and expo showcasing more than 40 films, exhibits and cutting-edge virtual, augmented and mixed reality experiences that push the boundaries of storytelling. According to Rachel Pink, digital marketing manager at EarthX, this is the world’s largest environmental expo, conference and film festival.

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The Spatial Web: How the Next Generation of the Internet Will Impact Us All

ARVR

Currently, when you’re walking around the United States accessing the web, your digital self is likely heading physically to one of four major data centers operated by Amazon Web Services in either California, Oregon, Ohio, or Virginia. Triggered from billboards, posters, and social and digital ads for the film?—?and

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When Virtual Reality Collides with Reality, It’s Surreal In.

AllThingsVR

When Virtual Reality Collides with Reality, It’s Surreal In 1962, cinematographer Morton Heilig patented his Sensorama Stimulator —a bulky virtual-reality machine that showed 3-D films on a personal display while pumping in smells, sounds, and the sensation of wind.