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October VR/AR News #4: virtual harassment, preserving Harlem’s history and Microsoft’s HoloLens

One of the benefits of virtual reality is its ability to mimic the real world, but this also means that issues surrounding…

8 years ago

October VR/AR News #3: AR at work

Virtual reality provides an opportunity to recreate and explore the past, especially in areas where little is known about its…

8 years ago

Cartooning for Change

Marvel's newest superhero doesn't have any superpowers, and she sure doesn't wear a cape. In collaboration with ABC News, Marvel has…

8 years ago

October VR/AR News #2: Veterans, the Best VR Headsets and Aliens

First up, a brief (and fun) aside: Baobab Studio, who are behind the animated VR “Invasion!," which you can see in its entirety here,…

8 years ago

October VR/AR News #1: Oculus Touch, Immigration, and Women in VR

In hardware news, Oculus revealed its new Touch at its third Connect conference on Thursday, Oct. 6. The $199 pair…

8 years ago

Weekly news in 360 video and VR

The first U.S. Presidential Debate on Sept. 27 highlighted the current political polarization in the country, much of which plays out…

8 years ago

#LifeinGawair

In June we were delighted to be one of the recipients of the Innovation in Development Reporting grants from the European…

8 years ago

This week in VR/AR: Dreaming, touching and education

This past week, there have been a series of tech developments in virtual and augmented reality. For one, Nikon took…

8 years ago

Can VR induce empathy? Behind our work with the Tow Center at Columbia Journalism School

Can new technologies like virtual and augmented reality and 360 video induce empathy in users? That is what Empathetic Media founder Dan…

8 years ago

360 film highlights the beautiful effects of protecting ecosystems

While we previously wrote about how virtual reality (VR) is being used to shed light on parts of the world that are…

8 years ago