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The South African Project Working to Preserve Africa’s Past Heritage in Virtual Reality
The recent fire tragedy at the National Museum of Brazil underscored the importance of going the extra mile to preserve historical and cultural memory. In many countries, such heritage is…
A Virtual Reality Experience of Ancient Jerusalem
Wars, modernization and gentrification are all factors that wipe off a city’s heritage ad treasures. Many of the world’s oldest cities have simply morphed into new cities as old buildings…
NASA Launches Two New Virtual Reality Apps For Taking Selfies in Cosmic Locations
NASA has launched two virtual reality apps that let users generate snapshots of themselves in various cosmic environments such as the Orion Nebula and the Milky Way (the earth’s home…
Glückauf! Take a Guided Virtual Reality Tour Inside Germany’s Last Coal Mine
For generations, coal or the “black gold” powered Germany’s industrial pre-eminence. Generations of families and communities lived off the coal mines that also kept German industries humming along. Now the…
Emirates Pioneers Virtual Reality Seat Selection
Airlines are constantly coming up with lots of novel solutions to enhance the customer experience. The latest innovation is Emirates leap into the virtual reality experience with its onboard virtual…
Google Creates VR Models to Help Preserve World Heritage Sites
One of the tragic highlights of ISIS’ rampage across the Middle East was its destruction of ancient buildings and artefacts, human heritage that had been preserved for thousands of years.…
Space Needle Launches The VR Bar
Seattle’s Space Needle offers guests free 360-degree VR experiences, which include jumping off from the tall building in a bungee rope and much more. Space Needle in Seattle Opens New…
Google Adds Street View to Google Earth VR
Google it’s adding Street View to the Virtual Reality version of Google Earth in a new update, allowing users to check street view images from 85 countries. Experience Street View…
New York Times VR App Launches on Samsung Gear VR
The New York Times announced that its NYT VR app is available for the Samsung Gear VR; it offers a streamlined immersive experience with high-quality video. New York Times’ Immersive…
Mars 2030 Lands on the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive
Mars 2030 is a Virtual Reality experience approved by NASA that finally becomes available for the HTC Vive and the Oculus Rift users who want to travel to Mars. Fusion…