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Even North Korea Is Using VR & AR In The Classroom

VRScout

Not even the second-world authoritarian regime can ignore the impact immersive technology is having on modern education. There are few modern nations more perplexing than the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. Isolated from the outside world, former residents compare life in North Korea to living on a different planet.

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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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Kim Jong Un Visits China: Tries Virtual Reality

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Kim Jong Un experiences new realities outside North Korea. Overnight, North Korean and Chinese media confirmed a meeting took place between the countries’ leaders, Kim Jong Un and Xi Jinping at the Chinese Beijing capital. The surprise two-day visit is the North Korean leader’s first known overseas trip since taking power.

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Ethereum Researcher Pleads Guilty to Advising North Korea on How to Use Crypto to Evade Sanctions

GizModo VR

law by attending a blockchain conference in North Korea in 2019, where he gave advice on how to elude U.S. An American cryptocurrency researcher has admitted to violating U.S. Read more.

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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

And especially, he’s a great expert in technology. He highlights how the pandemic has accelerated the technology on many sides (for instance, the AR virtual-try-on features have skyrocketed) while slowed it in others (AR indoor navigation of public places is no more a priority if people are spending most of the time at home).

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A Pissed-Off American Hacker Claims He Took Down North Korea's Internet All by Himself

GizModo VR

Did a peeved American hacker singlehandedly take down the internet in North Korea? That’s the story, according to a recent article from Wired. Read more.

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Interactive VR Memorial Honors Victims of Atomic Bombs

VRScout

With pressure building between North Korea and the rest of the world, nuclear war specifically has become a major concern among many countries. . That’s why it’s more important than ever to look back at history at our previous actions in order to avoid repeating the same mistakes we’ve already made.