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What the Iraq War Can Teach the Climate Movement

GizModo VR

Bush administration began stoking the flames of war with Iraq in 2003. iraq war qa climate crisis warI was in middle school when the George W.

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Bronze Age City Emerges From River in Iraq Amid Extreme Drought

GizModo VR

An ongoing drought in Iraq revealed a sunken Bronze Age city. Read more. bronze age drought disaster accident environment mitanni euphrates physical geography lake mead rivers hurrians

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'I mean Ukraine!': George W. Bush condemns invasion of Iraq in brutal gaffe, internet reacts

Mashable VR

invasion of Iraq as "unjustified and brutal," especially at this point in history. The result is an absence of checks and balances in Russia, and the decision of one man to launch a wholly unjustified and brutal invasion of Iraq," said the former U.S

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#878 VR for Good: ‘Home After War’ Explores the Civilian Impact of IEDs in Iraq

Voices of VR

Home After War is an Oculus VR for Good piece that focuses on the civilian causalities of mines and improvised explosive devices. It uses photogrammetry. Podcast Archive

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FBI Says It Uncovered Terror Plot to Kill George W. Bush Through WhatsApp Messages

GizModo VR

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The Crucifixion of the Cable Guy

GizModo VR

Just as the U.S. barreled toward 2 million confirmed covid-19 cases in mid-2020, Charter Communications gave a carefully worded pat on the back to its “employees” who kept the country connected in dire times.

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Colin Powell Dies of Complications From Covid-19

GizModo VR

Colin Powell, the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, a key figure in multiple Republican administrations, and the first Black person to serve as secretary of state, has died of complications from covid-19 at the age of 84. Read more.

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Court Says Damon Dash Can’t Sell NFT of Jay-Z’s First Album. For Now

GizModo VR

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VR Documentary Explores The Horrors Of War From A Soldier’s Perspective

VRScout

See the effects of PTSD first-hand in this hand-illustrated recollection of one Iraq War veteran’s haunting memories. To help assist in bringing awareness towards current mental health concerns, especially within our military, immersive studio RYOT Films has teamed up with Eisner-nominated digital artist Sutu to produce an emotional and in-depth look into one soldier’s experience before, during, and after his deployment during the Iraq War.

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EXCLUSIVE: Dreamlike VR Experience ‘The Key’ Set To Debut At Tribeca Film Fest

VRScout

Celine Tricart co-directed and produced Maria Bello’s powerful Sun Ladies , a VR experience centered around the women Yazidi fighting ISIS in Iraq. For the project, Tricart traveled through ISIS-held territory to meet the women soldiers at the border between Iraq and Syria and record their stories. Anna has no memory of her past, but she continues to dream about a mysterious key. Anna is having trouble remembering her past.

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Bringing War Home

Tech Trends VR

This work follows from I Saw My City Die , a report published by the ICRC in 2017 that highlights the impact on civilians of fighting in cities and towns in Syria and Iraq, revealing that urban offensives accounted for eight times more conflict-related civilian fatalities than on-going fighting or fighting in other areas. This means that urban conflict accounted for 70% of all civilian deaths in Iraq and Syria.

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Every Choice You Make Is Life Or Death In This Daydream Impact VR Experience

VRScout

The Right Choice is a direct result of I Saw My City Die , a report published by the ICRC in 2017 that highlighted the impact on civilians of fighting in cities and towns in Syria and Iraq and revealed how urban offensives accounted for eight times more conflict-related civilian fatalities than ongoing fighting or fighting in other areas. Put simply, urban conflict accounted for 70% of all civilian deaths in Iraq and Syria during that time.

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Making of ‘Sun Ladies VR’, the Story of Former ISIS Sex Slaves Who Form an All-Female Fighting Unit

Road to VR

The Sun Ladies VR is an amazing story about a group of Yazidi women from the Northern Iraq community of Sinjar, who escaped as sex slaves and started an all-female unit to fight the terrorist organization ISIS. These women call themselves “The Sun Ladies,” and their story inspired activist and actor Maria Bello to form a team of war journalists and VR creators to travel to Iraq to capture their story of women’s empowerment. Celine Tricart.

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EON-XR Sees 819% — No, That’s Not a Typo — Growth in Usage During 2020

EonReality

To say that 2020 was a big year for EON Reality would be a dramatic understatement.

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TRIBECA: ‘The Key’ Wins Tribeca’s Storyscape Award For Best Immersive Media

VRScout

Her film The Sun Ladies , is a powerful immersive documentary about the brave Yazidi women in Iraq, who escaped their ISIS captors to start a female-only fighting unit called the Sun Ladies with the goal of fighting back and protecting the honor and dignity of their people, and fellow women. Celine Tricart’s narrative VR experience takes home gold at Tribeca Film Festival.

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Introducing “RecoVR Mosul”, The Economist’s first VR.

AllThingsVR

Introducing “RecoVR Mosul”, The Economist’s first VR experience ON FEBRUARY 26th 2015, the militant group known as Islamic State posted a video online showing the destruction of antiquities in and around the city of Mosul in Northern Iraq. Thousands of photographs have since been uploaded to the Project Mosul site by local people, tourists, and even American soldiers who were deployed to the area during the Iraq war.

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PTSD Exposure Therapy in VR: Importance of Storytelling & Emotional Presence in Healing Trauma

Road to VR

VR is used to incrementally trigger an embodied sensory experience in PTSD patients by placing soldiers within the virtual sights, sounds, feelings, and smells of common combat scenarios in Iraq and Afghanistan. Skip Rizzo heads the Medical VR Research Group at USC’s Institute for Creative Technologies , which has been exploring how to use VR for psychological treatments, cognitive assessment, motor rehabilitation therapy, as well as interactions with virtual humans.

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Weekend Downloads: New on Gear VR and Oculus Rift

VRScout

This app will provide access to virtual-reality content from the world’s most influential news publication, and features experiences such as RecoVR: Mosul, a collective reconstruction – Take a tour of the Mosul Museum in Iraq, destroyed by militants from Islamic State but now recreated in VR. Weekend Downloads is part of our weekly update to bring you the latest additions to the Samsung Gear VR and Oculus Rift.

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How VR is Changing the Way We Think About Therapy

VRScout

Virtual Iraq VRET was developed from 2005-2007 as an answer to the military’s problem at USC’s Institute for Creative Technologies. Over time, Virtual Iraq VRET advanced and morphed into project BRAVEMIND , which yielded exceedingly positive results through clinical trials. “It was an idea whose time had come, and the technology finally caught up with the vision.” Albert “Skip” Rizzo, Ph.D.

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Owatch™ | Unbelievable deals at the Global Shopping Carnival (11.11) that you shouldn’t miss

Steki Amusement

As we all know, The world’s largest retail event, double 11 sales, which is equivalent to Black Friday, is the biggest online shopping festival in the world, customers can purchase their favorite stuff at their budget price tag!

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Exclusive: First-Ever Impact Reality Summit Announces 2020 Lineup

VRScout

” The Key USA, Iraq | 2019 | 15 Min | Creator: Celine Tricart. Vulcan Productions has teamed up with Kaleidoscope to launch the Impact Reality Summit, a two-day event celebrating the very best in “XR for Good” storytelling.

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Limited time offer – Get up to 20% off on for Owatch Amusement Rides! Enjoy this limited time offer, and get more for less!

Steki Amusement

July has passed, and OWATCH ushers in the promotion season in August. The more you buy, the more discount you get. The maximum discount is 20%. Metaverse is the hottest topic at present. Do you want to start your own VR business? This OWATCH promotion season can’t be missed!

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Huge Promotion for 9D VR Chair Cinema/Simulator and VR Park

Steki Amusement

Wholesale High-Quality 9D VR Cinema Price Products from Owatch / 9D VR Simulator Price VR Park for sale, China Factory. Worldwide Shipping! Stock Sale! China professional 9D Virtual Reality Price Rides & VR Game Machine Suppliers Factory.

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9D Virtual Reality Cinema: VR Multiplayer Entertainment Solution

Steki Amusement

Factory price, factory shipment. Virtual reality cinema equipment. Owatch's new product has a cool UFO appearance. 9D chairs with 10 seats, virtual reality theme park preferred. Small footprint and high return on investment! 360° immersive entertainment.

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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. With hundreds of attendees from 10 different nations and even more viewers following along with the event’s livestreams online, the annual event proved successful in every way.

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GOOD NEWS! Owatch August BIG SALE, UP TO 20% OFF!

Steki Amusement

Everyone who wants to start a business will think so. ” What is the most profitable business right now? How much does it cost to start a VR business? “ If you want to start your VR business, then you can’t miss the best discounts that Owatch will launch in August! Buy more and save more!

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Hand interactive VR Game Simulator, the latest One-stop Arcade Unattended VR Machine

Steki Amusement

Owatch Launched the New VR Plus Series! Hand Interactive VR Game Simulator !!! Unique Interactive VR Coin-op Game set to take the market by VR WOW! Owatch Interactive Simulator Ride.

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New Sesame pal Ameera represents the joyful lives of children with disabilities

Mashable VR

Ameera was launched through the IRC's own Ahlan Simsim program, which reaches children in Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria, and was funded with support by the MacArthur and LEGO Foundations.

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What is 5D/7D Cinema?

Steki Amusement

5D Cinema is a form of film art expression developed on the basis of 4D Cinema. It contains all the functions of 4D theater. 5D theater uses seat effects and environmental effects to simulate lightning and thunder, wind, frost, rain and snow, and explosion impact.

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Top 5 Best Racing Simulator or Virtual Reality Racing Equipment

Steki Amusement

We pick the best racing simulator for different budgets and needs. This list will help you choose the racing simulator best suited to you and your equipment. Racing Simulator Games.

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Smart Nations Powered By Augmented Virtual Reality

EON Reality

Advances in Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality are reshaping the way we learn and interact with our world. Workers with access to real-time contextual information, displayed when and where they need it will reshape the workplace and dramatically improve the efficiency, productivity, and safety of the average worker. The future is here, with EON Reality’s Augmented Virtual Reality (AVR) technology. CONTACT US. Name *. First. Job Title * Email *.

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Owatch Virtual Reality: Canton Tower XR Rides Cinema is located in Guangzhou, China

Steki Amusement

With the continuous maturity of virtual reality technology, the development of virtual reality equipment is becoming more and more rapid. You may be able to see VR in large shopping malls and commercial circles. Currently, VR is not yet popular. But the market for VR is still very broad. Nowadays, VR cinema is the new direction of VR development. It has broken through the traditional movie viewing mode through VR virtual reality technology. 9d virtual reality equipment.

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Scale Learning and Teaching for the Online Classroom

EON Reality

At EON Reality, we are working at lightning speed to help classrooms around the world transition safely and effectively to an online classroom. As we shift towards preparing for tomorrow it is now more important than ever to build resilience into our online classrooms.

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The best VPNs for staying anonymous and secure on the web

Mashable VR

Aside from the few countries that have restricted or outright banned them (including Belarus, China, Iran, Iraq, North Korea, Oman, Russia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, and the United Arab Emirates), VPNs are perfectly legal in most of the world.

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Why Smells Are So Difficult To Simulate For Virtual Reality

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

Having served with the US military in Iraq, Kenya and Djibouti, one of his key research interests is getting former soldiers to don VR headsets so they can face up to, and overcome, their traumatic memories. How do you think virtual reality will improve over the next few years? You’re probably hoping for better ways to see, hear and touch virtual worlds.

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Ouverture des inscriptions à EON Entrepreneur School

EON Reality

Vous rêvez de créer les nouvelles applications en Réalité Virtuelle et Augmentée ? Saisissez cette opportunité avec EON ENTREPRENEUR SCHOOL. Cette formation est le fruit d’un partenariat entre EON Reality, le leader mondial de la Réalité Virtuelle et Augmentée, et l’IMIE, école de la filière numérique présente sur 7 campus (Nantes, Angers, Rennes, Le Mans, Caen, Paris et Laval).

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The AVR Platform and Classroom 3.0 Showcased at EduTECH Asia 2018

EON Reality

At EduTECH Asia 2018 this week in Singapore, EON Reality spent two full days speaking, promoting, and demonstrating the latest updates to the AVR Platform to the thousands of education and technology professionals in attendance.

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