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North Korea Debuts ‘New’ Augmented Reality Education Tool

VRScout

North Korea has unveiled a “new intelligent playground equipment for children” that seems to be an AR sandbox, according to a video out last week from the state-run TV news broadcaster, NK News reports. “It ” But North Korea isn’t the first to debut AR sandboxes for learning.

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The XR Week Peek (2021.01.04): New Year’s Eve parties go virtual, Tundra to offer a Vive Tracker competitor, and more!

The Ghost Howls

You could for instance continue at home in your headset a story you have started in the park , or have special goodies in the park because you have won a companion game on the VR store some days before. A woman has returned virtually to North Korea. More info. Some news on content.

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North Korea Praises 'Squid Game' as a Critique of Capitalism in Complete Self-Own

GizModo VR

It feels like everyone on the internet is watching Netflix’s runaway hit Squid Game , and that includes a North Korean propaganda site, which praises the series for “exposing the reality of South Korean society, where weak meat and corruption has been on the rise and scoundrels are commonplace.” Read more.

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Russian Diplomats Leave North Korea Via Hand-Pushed Railcar

GizModo VR

And yet here we are, in an era of hand-held computer-camera-phone-navcomp-game systems and cars that help out with driving and we’ve somehow got diplomats shoving… Read more. I’ll be honest, among the vehicles I was expecting to write about in the Year of Our Whomever 2021 I did not anticipate including a hand-pushed railcar.

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End of the World Simulator in VR

ARVR

At the time, genuine tensions were happening between the USA and North Korea. A year earlier, North Korea launched its first intercontinental ballistic missile theoretically capable of striking the United States. This isn’t a game, it’s an experience. What’s the gameplay like?

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Korea IL-2 Series Brings The Military Flight Sim To PC VR Next Year

Upload VR

The IL-2 Sturmovik series is one of the longest-running combat flight sim series out there, and the next game is coming to VR. Following on from IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle Of Stalingrad getting VR support in 2017, Korea. IL-2 Series is set to hit Steam in 2025, lining up with the 75th anniversary of the Korean War ending.

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Metaverses grapple with Meta versus Apple

TechCrunch VR

Record crypto hack was perpetrated by North Korea-linked group. A couple of weeks ago, we talked about the $625 million hack of crypto gaming title Axie Infinity. officials disclosed that they had linked the hack to North Korea state-sponsored hacking group Lazarus.

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