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Reuniting Undocumented Immigrant Families with VR

VRScout

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. The technology blew him away. He was impressed that something so simple and made of such simple materials could allow him to “cross borders” with ease.

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10 Industries Using VR in Marketing Strategies

VeeR VR

Now that the technology is stable and easily accessible, brands and businesses are increasingly looking to VR technology and incorporating it into their marketing strategies. Now with the use of VR, customers can tag along on one the company’s charity initiatives in Peru.

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PenPal Schools launches a VR field trip for students to promote Pakistan

Hypergrid Business

Kathleen Corley, a Technology Facilitator K-5 Patton and Windsor Elementary Schools has shared the story on Twitter. Pakistan is one of the six Muslim countries targeted in an attempted travel ban by the Trump administration, and many people see it as unstable. The reception among teachers has been positive.