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Google’s Daydream Impact Project Aims to Bolster Philanthropic Efforts With VR

Road to VR

Eastern Congo Initiative displays the struggles of living in the Congo and the resilience of its people. Dane Erickson, the Managing Director from Eastern Congo Initiative , expressed that as a non-profit they would not be able to afford the equipment necessary to create VR content without the help of the program.

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Google Launches Social Awareness VR Initiative ‘Daydream Impact’

VRScout

You can apply for the program and successful applicants will have six months to capture and refine their work to showcase.

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Switch Online’s latest retro games are better than you think

Digital Trends

The anger over Nintendo Switch Online additions Pinball, Congo's Caper, and Rival Turf is misguided.

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Kathryn Bigelow?s VR Debut Can Be Seen At Tribeca Film Festival Starting Today

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

The work of park rangers is largely thankless, but National Geographic’s Documentary Film division has announced a new project honed in on their mission in the Congo. The immersive storytelling platform opens doors for interesting and emotionally impactful content.

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Sarah Hill of StoryUp VR

Everything VR & AR

On this episode we discuss a recent trip to Congo to capture a story about personal mobility devices that are necessary to help those in the area who have lost the use of their legs due to disease.

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The Right Displays for Challenging Tasks: XR on Oil Rigs, with Shell’s Michael Kaldenbach

XR for Business Podcast

If] we can’t make a podcast recording work, what are we supposed to do in an oil site in the middle of the Congo? “How do we get connectivity stable?” And you’re like, “oh-ah-erk-uhh.” Michael: Exactly. Alan: You guys are really solving massive problems, using this technology.

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The Right Displays for Challenging Tasks: XR on Oil Rigs, with Shell’s Michael Kaldenbach

XR for Business Podcast

If] we can’t make a podcast recording work, what are we supposed to do in an oil site in the middle of the Congo? “How do we get connectivity stable?” And you’re like, “oh-ah-erk-uhh.” Michael: Exactly. Alan: You guys are really solving massive problems, using this technology.