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Al Jazeera Releases VR Documentary ‘I Am Rohingya’

VRScout

OCTOBER 1, 2017

The first in a series of original VR documentaries covering cultures hit by conflict, I Am Rohingya tackles the ongoing refugee crisis caused by the brutal ethnic cleansing in Myanmar, Burma. You can also sign up for an online petition to stop the ethnic cleansing in Myanmar over at Amnesty International.

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Why Are People in Myanmar Doing the Hunger Games Three-Finger Salute?

GizModo VR

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Medical staff at Yangon General Hospital in Myanmar posed for a group photo on Wednesday, raising three fingers in a salute of resistance after Aung San Suu Kyi, the civilian leader of the country, was ousted in a military coup on Monday. Read more.

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Al Jazeera Debuts First VR Documentary ‘I Am Rohingya’

VRScout

JUNE 20, 2017

Jamalida Begum is a Rohingya Muslim woman living at the camp after fleeing violence in her native Myanmar. “I Along with live footage from the Kutupalong camp, the film features animated flashbacks artfully woven into the narrative as Jamalida recounts her harrowing escape out of Myanmar.

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Myanmar's New Government Blocks Facebook After Military Coup

GizModo VR

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Myanmar’s new government has ordered internet providers in the country to block Facebook in an attempt to quell dissent following a successful military coup earlier this week, according to internet-monitoring service NetBlocks and internet company Telenor Myanmar. Read more.

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EON Reality Expands Its Rollout in Myanmar, Targeting National Rollout with 10,000 Tailored Courses with the Launch of Spatial AI Center and EON AI Autonomous Agents

EON Reality

APRIL 3, 2024

EON Reality Announces National Rollout of the Spatial AI Center in Myanmar IRVINE, CA – April 03, 2024 – EON Reality, a global leader in immersive learning technologies, is thrilled to announce a groundbreaking educational initiative in Myanmar.

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Google Partners With CyArk to 3D Scan the World’s Historical Sites, Provide Open Access to Data

Road to VR

APRIL 17, 2018

Sites such as the Ananda Ok Kyaung temple, in Bagan, Myanmar remain closed to visitors due to the damage from a 2016 earthquake. The studio has created 3D models spanning history including Ancient Corinth to the Brandenburg Gate, although the project is mostly focusing on ‘at risk’ sites.

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Rohingya Sue Meta for $150 Billion Over Facebook's Alleged Role in Myanmar Genocide

GizModo VR

DECEMBER 7, 2021

For years now, reports have emerged of Myanmar’s military using Facebook as a key tool in its ongoing slaughter of the country’s Muslim Rohingya population. Investigations have found the platform’s been openly used to incite vicious rumors and organize planned attacks on the Rohingya, whose lives have been thrown into … Read more.

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Google Helps Preserve Endangered Historical Sites in VR

VRScout

APRIL 17, 2018

One of the most prominent sites being exhibited in the Open Heritage project features the Ananda Ok Kyaung temple in Bagan, Myanmar, a location that sustained heavy damage during an earthquake in 2016.

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Tribeca Film Fest To Release VR Films On Oculus Quest & Go After Coronavirus Cancellation

VRScout

APRIL 5, 2020

Tharu comes to Korea from Myanmar in hopes of becoming a trained engineer. Rain Fruits (World Premiere)—South Korea : Project Creators: Youngyoon Song, Sngmoo Lee. Key Collaborators: Sergio Bromberg, Hyejin Jeon, Jinhyung Kim, Hwaeun Kim.

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7 Companies That Changed Names Because Their Brands Had Problems

GizModo VR

OCTOBER 20, 2021

The social media giant’s brand has become toxic after years of scandals, from the Cambridge Analytica data debacle to helping promote violence in Myanmar. Facebook has plans to change its name as soon as next week , according to a new report from the Verge , and it’s no surprise why. Read more.

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Incredible Amber Fossils Reveal the True Colors of Ancient Insects

GizModo VR

JUNE 30, 2020

Fossils rarely retain evidence of an organism’s original color, but these 99-million-year-old amber fossils found in Myanmar are revealing the vibrant hues of another world. Read more.

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Bagan Temple

EON Reality

JULY 19, 2021

Teleporting You to Bagan Temple in Myanmar with Merged XR. Bagan is an ancient city and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Mandalay Region of Myanmar. From the 9th to 13th centuries, the city was the capital of the Pagan Kingdom, the first kingdom that unified the regions that would later constitute Myanmar.

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First Al Jazeera VR movie Debuts: “I Am Rohingya”

VRWorld

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

“I Am Rohingya” follows the story of a young woman, Jamalida, as she tells the persecution she faced in Myanmar and shows us her daily life now in a refugee camp in Bangladesh. Contrast VR , Al Jazeera Media Network’s immersive studio, has completed its first VR documentary, “I Am Rohingya”.

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Temple Run: CyArk Taps GPUs to Capture Visual Records of World Heritage Sites

NVidia VR

JULY 31, 2018

To jumpstart things, CyArk, in conjunction with Google — which has provided cloud computing resources, funding and technical support — has released a virtual tour of the ancient city of Bagan , in central Myanmar, that shows off what’s possible.

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Twitter Launches Pro-Democracy Emoji for 'Milk Tea Alliance' in Asia

GizModo VR

APRIL 8, 2021

Twitter launched a new emoji early Thursday that will appear anytime a user tweets the hashtag #MilkTeaAlliance. The so-called Milk Tea Alliance refers to the pro-democracy movement in Asia that has been organized, at least in part, through actions online. Read more.

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Top 8 Media Using 360° Videos for Immersive News Stories

VeeR VR

DECEMBER 8, 2017

Having escaped atrocities in Myanmar and refugees like Jamalida are now in a conundrum, unable to be resettled or return home. I Am Rohingya gives a glimpse into the life of a Rohingya Muslim, Jamalida Begum, and her two children in a Bangladesh refugee encampment, where more than 500,000 Rohingya refugees had fled to. Condé Nast.

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Facebook Gears Up for Possible Election Chaos With Tools Designed for 'At-Risk' Countries

GizModo VR

OCTOBER 26, 2020

It’s gearing up to use a moderation toolset it’s previously deployed in Sri Lanka and Myanmar, people familiar with the matter told … Read more. Given all the disinformation campaigns running rampant online in the weeks leading up to the 2020 presidential election, Facebook says it’s preparing for the worst come election night.

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Facebook Finally Bans Myanmar Military After Feb. 1 Coup

GizModo VR

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Facebook finally banned the military in Myanmar, known as Tatmadaw, from the social media platform several weeks after the military staged a coup that toppled the democratically elected government. The ban on the country’s military includes Instagram, which is owned by Facebook. Read more.

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Facebook to Restrict Content From Myanmar's Military Government Following Coup

GizModo VR

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Facebook has pledged to restrict the widespread distribution of content from Myanmar’s military regime following a successful coup that toppled the democratically elected government on Feb. The pledge comes from a new blog post at Facebook’s website that seems to implicitly acknowledge the potential for… Read more.

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Days After Blocking Facebook, Myanmar’s Military Government Has Now Blocked Instagram and Twitter

GizModo VR

FEBRUARY 6, 2021

Myanmar’s new military-led government has blocked Instagram and Twitter in the country in an attempt to squash citizen resistance to the coup it staged earlier this week that ousted the country’s democratically elected government. Read more.

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The AVR Platform and Classroom 3.0 Showcased at EduTECH Asia 2018

EON Reality

OCTOBER 11, 2018

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Open House: Animation, Digital Art, and Computer Science Majors Invited to the Augmented & Virtual Reality Programme in Norway

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FEBRUARY 16, 2017

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EON Reality Presents at Nordic VR Forum

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OCTOBER 29, 2018

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Al Jazeera Releases VR Documentary ‘I Am Rohingya’

Why Are People in Myanmar Doing the Hunger Games Three-Finger Salute?

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Al Jazeera Debuts First VR Documentary ‘I Am Rohingya’

Myanmar's New Government Blocks Facebook After Military Coup

EON Reality Expands Its Rollout in Myanmar, Targeting National Rollout with 10,000 Tailored Courses with the Launch of Spatial AI Center and EON AI Autonomous Agents

Google Partners With CyArk to 3D Scan the World’s Historical Sites, Provide Open Access to Data

Rohingya Sue Meta for $150 Billion Over Facebook's Alleged Role in Myanmar Genocide

Google Helps Preserve Endangered Historical Sites in VR

Tribeca Film Fest To Release VR Films On Oculus Quest & Go After Coronavirus Cancellation

7 Companies That Changed Names Because Their Brands Had Problems

Incredible Amber Fossils Reveal the True Colors of Ancient Insects

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First Al Jazeera VR movie Debuts: “I Am Rohingya”

Temple Run: CyArk Taps GPUs to Capture Visual Records of World Heritage Sites

Twitter Launches Pro-Democracy Emoji for 'Milk Tea Alliance' in Asia

Top 8 Media Using 360° Videos for Immersive News Stories

Facebook Gears Up for Possible Election Chaos With Tools Designed for 'At-Risk' Countries

Facebook Finally Bans Myanmar Military After Feb. 1 Coup

Facebook to Restrict Content From Myanmar's Military Government Following Coup

Days After Blocking Facebook, Myanmar’s Military Government Has Now Blocked Instagram and Twitter

The AVR Platform and Classroom 3.0 Showcased at EduTECH Asia 2018

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