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Austin’s Rapidly Growing VR Community

VRScout

By 2014, Nonny de la Pe ñ a had premiered Project Syria at the World Economic Forum and Palmer Luckey was a household name. The same rings true for Owlchemy Labs, the award winning studio behind Job Simulator and Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality. The VR community in Austin was a bit of a late bloomer compared to other cities.

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Change in the Social Movement Ecosystem

ARVR

By allowing donors, volunteers, and staff access to a new world or a normally accessible place, they can have a visual and first-hand account of anything from homelessness in America to a day in the life of a refugee in Syria (Schneider,2020). These evolutions include virtual reality and data visualization.

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‘Holograms from Syria’ Merges Snapshots of War with Daily Life

VRScout

Holograms from Syria is a mixed reality experience that communicates the real-life experience of the Syrian Civil War to Western audiences. Cat videos, Trump memes, mutilated dead bodies in Syria, beautifully designed mattress ads one after the other on a newsfeed that scrolls,” said Malik. Enter: Holograms from Syria.

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VR for Good: Holograms From Syria Uses HoloLens To Bring Images Of War To Everyday Life

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

The team calls this project Holograms From Syria , and it’s got some powerful ideas behind it. Holograms from Syria. Cat videos, Trump memes, mutilated dead bodies in Syria, beautifully designed mattress ads one after the other on a scrolling newsfeed. Since I’ve moved to the US, the images of war have followed.

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Getting — and Keeping — Your Attention in XR, with LumiereVR COO Alexander Haque

XR for Business Podcast

The whole purpose of VR is to give almost a lifelike simulation, if not give as close as a lifelike simulation as you can. When I wear a headset, I am transported to Syria, or a place in the world that’s going under very challenging political climate right now, to say the least.

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Getting -- and Keeping -- Your Attention in XR, with LumiereVR COO Alexander Haque

XR for Business Podcast

The whole purpose of VR is to give almost a lifelike simulation, if not give as close as a lifelike simulation as you can. When I wear a headset, I am transported to Syria, or a place in the world that's going under very challenging political climate right now, to say the least.

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Getting — and Keeping — Your Attention in XR, with LumiereVR COO Alexander Haque

XR for Business Podcast

The whole purpose of VR is to give almost a lifelike simulation, if not give as close as a lifelike simulation as you can. When I wear a headset, I am transported to Syria, or a place in the world that’s going under very challenging political climate right now, to say the least.