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WiiT: From Social Media Group to Non-Profit for Gender Equality in XR

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From a social media group to a non-profit organization fighting for equal rights: this is the story of Women in Immersive Technologies (WiiT). This new organization founded by a group of women working in the extended reality field wants to promote gender equality in the industry. In May 2016, they created a Facebook group.

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Worlds Largest Earth Day Event Will Use VR & AR To Empower People Across The Globe

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In a study conducted by Bailenson, he took 3 different groups and educated them on how paper was made. Group one was exposed to VR experiences where they went through the motions of cutting down trees via chainsaws, and then slowly watched as the forest shrank before their own eyes.

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The Future of VR in Education: Full Immersion in Learning

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Some schoolchildren are visual learners: it is important for them to “see” the object of study, and not just hear or read about it. The results of studies on the VR impact on student engagement in the learning process show that in more than 60% of cases, students have increased attention, and interest in the subject.

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The AR Experience Honoring Scientist Jane Goodall

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Now, an AR experience by Falcon’s Creative Group for the National Geographic Association in collaboration with the Jane Goodall Institute is changing how we see her. This concrete jungle is a far cry from Tanzania’s Gombe Stream National Park where Goodall studied chimpanzees. The Partners.

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InstaVR Interviews: Antoine Vivet, Founder of Longue-Vue (a division of Manzalab Group)

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Antoine Vivet, Founder of Longue-Vue (a division of Manzalab Group ). Then after directing two award-winning short films, he naturally turned to Multimedia, Web Design, Motion Design and UX Design. Answer: We studied several online solutions before choosing to work with InstaVR. About Manzalab : .

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‘Greenland Melting’ Uses VR To Shine A Light On Global Warming

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Journalism meets VR in this PBS funded film highlighting the gradual melting of Arctic ice. However, capturing the attention of a younger generation these days for even half a second is no easy task, which is why the immersive VR film Greenland Melting could be the future of environmental education.

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Planned Parenthood’s Eye-Opening VR Video Simulates Clinic Harassment

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Now virtual reality film Across the Line is giving viewers a chance to do exactly that. Created by Nonny de La Peña, Brad Lichtenstein, and Jeff Fitzsimmons, the film opens up in a stark clinic room where a patient seeking an abortion waits for her doctor. The film goes on to explore the trip to the health care clinic itself.