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Celebrate Earth Day With These Nature Themed VR Experiences

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Developed by Frontline , Nova and Emblematic Group in association with X-Rez Studio and Realta, Greenland Melting is a captivating 6DoF VR film that shines a light on the gradual disappearance of Greenland’s famous glacial structures. GREENLAND MELTING.

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African Americans in virtual reality

Hypergrid Business

Narrated by Oscar-winning actress Lupita Nyongo, My Africa shines a light on a wildlife conservatory and its connection with the people of Northern Kenya. Simplistic yet sublime My Africa will have viewers not only fall in love with the subjects but with the beauty of Kenya as well. Hyphen-Labs.

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Samsung XR and EarthX Debut Environmentally-focused 360 Short Films

Road to VR

Narrated by Academy Award-winning Actress Lupita Nyong’o, My Africa takes viewers to an elephant sanctuary in Kenya, where a community is creating a place where humans and animals can once again coexist. The group’s goal is to “turn awareness into action through art and interactive media.” Valen’s Reef.

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Japanese Police Arrest Three People for Uploading 'Fast Movies' on YouTube

GizModo VR

Police in Japan have arrested three individuals for posting “fast movies”—entire films edited down to summaries of around 10 minutes or less, which anti-piracy groups claim goes far beyond fair use—in a first-of-its-kind crackdown, according to the Japan Times. Read more.

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Exclusive: First-Ever Impact Reality Summit Announces 2020 Lineup

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. “In 2014 the sleepy agrarian community of Chibok (Borno State, North East Nigeria) was thrust into the global spotlight when the dreaded, anti-women education, terrorist group Boko Haram stormed the town at night and abducted 276 teenage schoolgirls from their dormitories. ” Feature Image Credit: Kaleidoscope, Vulcan.

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Tribeca Film Festival’s Virtual Arcade Steps Up VR Game For 2018

VRScout

The 12-minute 360-degree/180-degree experience follows a group of young campers forced out on a midnight run by their twisted counselor. Narrated by Lupita Nyong’o, My Africa is a 360-degree documentary short dedicated to covering the impressive efforts by Northern Kenya tribes to protect African wildlife from poachers.

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Equator 360: Unveiling Mysterious Spirits near the Equator

VeeR VR

To find the lost paradise, Jolliet had to go to the isolated places and he found four authentic groups living in the paradises. They were the shamans of Yuruparí, the Gabbra people of the Chalbi desert in northern Kenya, the Bajau Laut people of Southeast Asia, the Kogi priests from the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in Colombia.