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Tonight TheWaveVR and Ash Koosha challenge the boundaries of music and take on tyranny with the power of VR.

Cats and VR

London-based electronic musician Ash Koosha will perform in the US for the first time via virtual reality in TheWaveVR. Originally from Iran, Koosha is currently hindered by Trump’s travel ban, which targets people from majority-Muslim countries and bars them from entering the United States.

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Blindfold Is A Disturbing VR Tale About The Torture Of Journalists

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

It’s a tense virtual reality experience that gives players a first-person view of the inside of an interrogation room. It’s short but urgent, a snippet of what it’s like to be a journalist in Iran who’s being forced to confess to crimes by an oppressive regime. I tried it earlier this week at Ink Stories’ Brooklyn-based office.

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XR via Sexy Sunglasses, with Vuzix’ Paul Travers

XR for Business Podcast

With more than 25 years experience in consumer electronics field and 15 years experience in virtual reality and virtual display fields, he is a nationally recognized industry expert. You’re not using AI to say, “OK, you look like you’re from Iran. You’re using AI to identify potential threats.

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XR via Sexy Sunglasses, with Vuzix’ Paul Travers

XR for Business Podcast

With more than 25 years experience in consumer electronics field and 15 years experience in virtual reality and virtual display fields, he is a nationally recognized industry expert. You’re not using AI to say, “OK, you look like you’re from Iran. You’re using AI to identify potential threats.

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XR via Sexy Sunglasses, with Vuzix' Paul Travers

XR for Business Podcast

With more than 25 years experience in consumer electronics field and 15 years experience in virtual reality and virtual display fields, he is a nationally recognized industry expert. You're not using AI to say, "OK, you look like you're from Iran. He's joined by Vuzix's head of business development, Matt Margolis.

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The AVR Platform and Classroom 3.0 Showcased at EduTECH Asia 2018

EON Reality

With a focus on how the AVR Platform can best be used in the education world, EON Reality’s discussion, ‘Augmented and Virtual Reality in Education: The Shift to Classroom 3.0,’ highlighted Wednesday’s offerings with a full presentation and hands-on demos of the new tools in Creator AVR.

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EON Reality Presents at Nordic VR Forum

EON Reality

At the 2018 edition of the Nordic VR Forum, EON Reality Norway didn’t just attend Hamar’s distinguished virtual reality conference but also presented the “ Jesper on Wheels ” project to an eager crowd. Several attendees stopped by to both learn about and try out products like Virtual Trainer , Creator AVR , and AR Assist.