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Reuniting Undocumented Immigrant Families with VR

VRScout

The project began when Alvaro Morales, an undocumented immigrant from Huancayo, Peru, tried a Google Cardboard to virtually explore the Palace of Versailles in Paris. .” Though it’s not the complete answer to the problem, it is a temporary solution to reunite families that have not seen each other for years.

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The portrait of an avatar as a young artist

TechCrunch VR

LaTurbo has exhibited all over the world from Peru to Korea to the Whitney in New York. In the same way that Google Glass failed because of a camera, these services destroy themselves as they breach the trust of those who use them. I’m thrilled to have her on the show. Metaphorically of course. It’s just me here in the studio.

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10 Industries Using VR in Marketing Strategies

VeeR VR

It is available for free through Google cardboard. Now with the use of VR, customers can tag along on one the company’s charity initiatives in Peru. Within a year of its establishment, it’s become a phenomenon sweeping through the 360 community, and has been featured on Google Daydream, Samsung Gear VR and HTC Vive.

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PenPal Schools launches a VR field trip for students to promote Pakistan

Hypergrid Business

Pakistan is one of the six Muslim countries targeted in an attempted travel ban by the Trump administration, and many people see it as unstable.

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EON Reality recognized as Top 100 Company Supporting Education Excellence by OCBJ and IPSF

EON Reality

On the Top 100, EON Reality is joined by organizations such as Google, The Hoag Foundation, and Kia Motors America, Inc. EON Reality has been recognized by the Irvine Public Schools Foundation (IPSF) and Orange County Business Journal (OCBJ) as one of the Top 100 Companies Supporting Education Excellence.