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Featured 360: Pearl Harbor, Sandboarders and the International Space Station

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For this week’s installment of Featured 360°, experience Pearl Harbor through the eyes of a survivor, go sandboarding in Peru and join Russian astronaut Andrey Borisenko at the International Space Station. . Sandboarding in Peru. “For the first time in history, we’re filming a panoramic video from the station.

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Netflix tests charging extra for the best part of Netflix

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Notably, the sub-account test is for now limited to subscribers in Chile, Costa Rica, and Peru. PEN in Peru. That doesn't necessarily mean that it will remain there. When pressed, Netflix would not provide specifics on any plans to expand the test beyond those three countries. USD in Costa Rica, and 7.9

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Reuniting Undocumented Immigrant Families with VR

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The project began when Alvaro Morales, an undocumented immigrant from Huancayo, Peru, tried a Google Cardboard to virtually explore the Palace of Versailles in Paris. .” Though it’s not the complete answer to the problem, it is a temporary solution to reunite families that have not seen each other for years.

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10 best kids' movies on Netflix streaming right now

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So, we've made things simple by highlighting ten excellent films that'll delight children — or those who are still a child at heart. It might be a Christmas movie , but Netflix's own original about a spoiled postman-in-training Jesper (Jason Schwartzman) who happens upon an old toymaker is a lovely and rewatchable film year-round.

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'Dead End: Paranormal Park' review: If the gay Babadook made a kids' show, it might look like this

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Giving voice to Barney is trans actor Zach Barack, while the supporting cast boasts LGBTQ stars like Alan Cumming, Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, Sam Jay, Tom Lenk, and Miss Coco Peru (aka Clinton Leupp). SEE ALSO: Netflix saves Disney's canceled 'Nimona' film. How does Dead End: Paranormal Park compare to DeadEndia ?

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10 Industries Using VR in Marketing Strategies

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Now with the use of VR, customers can tag along on one the company’s charity initiatives in Peru. One example is the project created by Within and Defy Ventures, who partnered together to create a short film that documented the lives of people incarcerated in a California maximum security prison.

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Top 10 Free AR/VR Narratives and Storytelling Experiences

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“Visit the Colossus of Rhodes, Taj Mahal and Machu Picchu… Assume the character Melissa of Delos, a priestess in the temple of Aphrodite, Kasim Kahn, an apprentice to the head foreman overseeing the building of the Taj Mahal, and Anko, an administrator sent to assess the estate of the past emperor in Peru.” Experience it HERE !

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