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Bringing War Home

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The film is a product of the Google Daydream Impact Project which aims to make a positive difference in society through the application of immersive technologies such as VR and AR. The Right Choice was filmed in Lebanon with guidance from ICRC workers who had direct experience of the Syrian conflict.

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Every Choice You Make Is Life Or Death In This Daydream Impact VR Experience

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The film is a product of the Google Daydream Impact Project which aims to make a positive difference in society through the application of immersive technologies such as VR and AR. The Right Choice was filmed in Lebanon with guidance from ICRC workers who had direct experience of the Syrian conflict.

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‘Four Walls’ With Rashida Jones Uses VR To Raise Awareness Of Refugee Crisis

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At least one organization is working to increase awareness of refugees by presenting their stories in the immersive medium of virtual reality. We traveled to Lebanon to capture where these displaced people are living and how they’re getting by in virtual reality in order to breakdown that third wall disconnect.

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Game Cooks Are Using Their Mobile Experience To Create ‘HOVR’ And Other VR Games

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They’re now keen to see how mobile VR can enhance immersion and engagement for the highly addictive casual games they specialize in making. By the time we landed back in Lebanon we set the team straight to work on those concepts.”. We believe that narrative works to make the game even more immersive,” Nader explained.

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Game Cooks Are Using Their Mobile Experience To Create ‘HOVR’ And Other VR Games

UploadVR Between Realities podcast

They’re now keen to see how mobile VR can enhance immersion and engagement for the highly addictive casual games they specialize in making. By the time we landed back in Lebanon we set the team straight to work on those concepts.”. We believe that narrative works to make the game even more immersive,” Nader explained.

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How Theaters Are Evolving To Include VR Experiences

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Samhoud Media plans to expand its theaters to such locations as London and Oslo and has received significant interest from organizations seeking to partner with the company or franchise their theaters in such locations as China and Lebanon. More immersive and panoramic headsets will become increasingly key to VR theaters.

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The best documentaries on Hulu, mind-bending to jaw-dropping

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Critics have cheered the immersive cinematography of the never-before-seen footage, which pulls you onstage and into the mix. Then, he introduces a wealth of footage, shot over three years around the borders between Iraq, Kurdistan, Syria, and Lebanon. But Questlove does more than invite us to the party.

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