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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. I was in middle school when the George W. I watched as TV newscasters and government officials shouted about the need to restore order in the country, alleging that the Iraqi government had weapons of mass destruction and claiming violent… Read more.

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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.

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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.

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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. Following the true story of Iraq veteran Scott England, Mind at War is an emotional, room-scale journey into Scott’s dark descent into PTSD as a result of his combat experience in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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EON Reality Launches Spatial AI Initiative in Iraq to Transform Education with 10,000 Customized Courses

EON Reality

Elevating Education and Workforce Training in Iraq Global Educational Engagement: Building on its global outreach in 2023, EON Reality has engaged with over 80 countries, including Iraq, to pioneer education through Spatial AI. This technology promises to reshape educational practices and outcomes significantly.

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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.

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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.

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