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

VRScout

In 2015, American entrepeneur Chris Milk brought us Clouds Over Sidra , showing audiences how VR technology could be employed as a powerful “empathy machine,” a term he used to describe the medium during a TED talk that has since gathered over 1.5 million views. .

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Bringing War Home

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The film is a product of the Google Daydream Impact Project which aims to make a positive difference in society through the application of immersive technologies such as VR and AR. This means that urban conflict accounted for 70% of all civilian deaths in Iraq and Syria. VRScout (@VRScout) October 31, 2018.

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Google Helps Preserve Endangered Historical Sites in VR

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Referred to as the Open Heritage project, the operation had CyArk utilize their advanced 3D laser-scanning technology to record critical data at important sites and render the information into a detailed VR recreation.

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Google warns of 'hermit spyware' infecting Android and iOS devices

Mashable VR

Just last week, cybersecurity firm Lookout reported the use of Hermit by agents working in the governments of Kazakhstan, Syria, and Italy. SEE ALSO: Spyware meant to track terrorists was used against journalists and activists, too. More than 10,000 intercepted targets are purported to be handled daily in Europe alone.

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AT&T Shows Future of VR/AR at Developer Summit

VRScout

With the deep history of innovation and modern focus on entertainment, it is no shocker that AT&T is taking aim at the most immersive medium: virtual and augmented reality technology. AT&T sponsored us to attend the Developer Summit in Las Vegas , and as it turned out – the force was strong in VR/AR initiatives.

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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. A local Austinite, Lemke sees Austin as having “a rich culture of music and technology. The VR community in Austin was a bit of a late bloomer compared to other cities.

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Starbreeze releases info on upcoming immersive Virtual Reality experiences for StarVR

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Bo Andersson-Klint, StarVR Chairman of the Board and Starbreeze CEO, as well as Brooks Brown, Starbreeze Global Director of VR, presented the following solutions and upcoming titles on stage during Next@Acer in New York: PRESENZ is a revolutionary technology for immersive VR cinema made by Belgian company Nozon.