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Is VR the Future of News?

Tech Trends VR

Even while you’re taking in the beautiful sights and sounds as you fly above waterfalls, you’re made aware that this is where the world’s first war over water could be fought as a major new project – the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam – threatens to upset the balance of power between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan.

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BBC Launches New VR Studio with Documentary about the Nile

VRScout

By taking audiences to Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt, viewers can explore these issues up close for themselves, and understand the politics of the Nile through a new perspective.” We’re understanding that you can’t separate editorial and creative from the technology,” said Zillah Watson, head of VR at BBC.

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Using Augmented Reality to Fight World Hunger

ARPost

In the future, AR and other immersive technologies could also play their role in overcoming environmental and social issues. Viewers went on a journey to three different countries: South Sudan, Jordan, and Bangladesh. They also got to explore the ways in which the WFP is using technology to solve pressing issues.

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Can Virtual Reality Be TheBold New Frontier of Journalism?

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When newspapers were first printed, the available technology only allowed for the written word, but when it became possible to include engraved illustrations and diagrams, journalists jumped at the chance. The Displaced ” is the crushing story of three children driven from their homes in South Sudan, Syria and Ukraine.

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Will Generative AI Help Us Solve The Climate Crisis (Or Will It Make It Worse)?

Bernard Marr

Indeed, the UN works with vulnerable communities in Burundi, Chad, and Sudan – using AI to analyze past environmental change in displacement hotspots and build future projections. Plus, we’ll look at how the new technology may actually help us solve or mitigate the climate crisis.

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NewImages, Cannes, Tribeca Join Forces In Unprecedented Collab

VRScout

It’s about the technology that connects film with XR, enhancing partnerships and fostering business opportunities,” explained Esmoil, adding, “There will be conference sessions about distribution, filming, and virtual production, also covering the creation of synthetic content, game engines, and even digital humans. .”

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AR Project ‘Terminal 3’ Adds Deeper Understanding to Trump’s Travel Ban

VRScout

And as president, he did as he promised and implemented an executive order that would restrict travel from seven Muslim-majority countries: Iraq, Syria, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen. With Trump v. “The creators that we’ve invited to take part in this year’s Tribeca Immersive are no different.

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