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VR Film Follows The First Female Shaman Of The Yawanawá People

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Wallworth, an Emmy® Award winning artist and filmmaker, and her partner, producer Nicole Newnham, traveled to the Amazon to meet with Tata during his final moments and speak with Hushahu about her vital new role. Awavena made its initial debut earlier this year at the Sundance Film Festival in Salt Lake City, Utah.

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The XR Week Peek (2021.03.01): Sony confirms PSVR 2, Facebook teases Quest 2 Pro, and more!

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They are standard Quests , the ones you can buy on Amazon, BUT they have a business licensing. Now instead, it directly allows you to buy consumer Quests via the Oculus For Business sales channels (so no, you can’t buy them on Amazon) and use them in your professional facilities. Learn more.

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The VRScout Report – The Week in VR Review

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PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS IN UTAH USE VR FOR TRAINING. AMAZON MIGHT OPEN AR SHOPPING STORES. ENTERPRISE-FOCUSED VR MARKET TO GROW TO OVER $9B BY 2021. DOCTORS IN OHIO USE VR TO TRAIN FOR TRAUMA CARE. AUSTRALIAN MINING OPERATIONS IMPROVED WITH VR/AR. THEME PARKS LOVE VR AND AR, BUT HOW? THE VOID GOES TO DUBAI.

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Reveries on The Future of VR

VRScout

More recently, I had the opportunity to try the Ghostbusters experience at the VOID in Utah. The result for me and other Oculus owners was a dramatic increase in the fun factor and time spent in VR. The VOID is pioneering a location-based VR experience beyond what is possible to have in the home today.

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VR and AR at the Sundance Film Festival

VRWorld

The bastion of cinema — the Sundance Film Festival — is bravely exploring the VR medium and trying to engage its audience into the new immersive experience this week in Park City, Utah. Prominent VR attractions include Awavena, a VR experience following the Yawanawa, an indigenous people based in the Amazon.

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10 websites every dog owner should know

Mashable VR

Best Friends Animal Society What started as a sanctuary in Utah in 1984 for stray dogs and cats has turned into a national organization dedicated to rescuing, fostering, and adopting animals. It's not just for purebreds. The AKC has resources for every kind of dog. Credit: Getty Images. Credit: Best Friends Animal Society.

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From lake science to bones to snails, these TikTok accounts are STEM treasure troves

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She's known for her "spooky lake month" series, in which she spends all of October sharing eerie or unusual facts about bodies of water around the world, like the parts of the Amazon River that boil or the shipwrecks at the bottom of the Black Sea.