Education, News, Virtual Reality (VR), VR World

VR used to educate on Australian bushfires

In Australia, authorities have released a VR experience designed to educate citizens about the dangers of bushfires. “Bushfires”, for the non-Aussies out there, are essentially just wildfires. However, most of Australia is covered by forest (the bush), and this, combined with high temperatures, means that bushfires are a very present safety concern for Australians. However, some people may not be experienced with bushfires or know what to do when they happen. To combat this, authorities released a Bushfire Virtual Reality Experience on Facebook to provide a simulated version of a bushfire and to walk viewers through three different scenarios. While you could probably accomplish the

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Business, Gaming, VR World

2K Australia, The Country’s Only AAA Dev, Is No More

Due to rising development costs, 2K shutters its Oceanic games studio.

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Business, Cloud Computing, Software Programs, VR World

TripIt Makes a Wish Come True

TripIt, a travel app, helped make a girl’s wish come true by helping fly her out to Australia to see the person who helped save her life with their donation

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Opinion, Technology Security, VR World

NSA Can Spy on Any Country Not in the "Five Eyes"

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According to documents obtained by the Washington Post, the US court that oversees the FISA-based activities, also known as the FISA Court, has given the NSA the ability to effectively spy on any country that isn’t part of the Five Eyes alliance. The countries included in the Five Eyes alliance are all English-speaking powers that are England or former English colonies. These include, The UK (who has GCHQ), Canada, Australia and New Zealand. The US is also part of the Five Eyes alliance, which is the fifth member of this English-speaking alliance. And due to agreements signed by these five countries, they have all agreed

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