Amazing what they can do nowadays. In a way, it makes you feel that you are there.
Virtual Reality Gives 360-Degree View Inside Syria
Associated Press
August 11, 2015 4:50 PM
LOS ANGELES—
The latest frontier in virtual reality could be closer to reality than fantasy.
While video game creators and filmmakers have recreated the likes of Middle-earth and Jurassic Worldin VR, activist news organization Ryot is teleporting viewers to real-life conflict zones and disaster areas like Nepal and Syria.
Ryot released an immersive short film Tuesday that was shot last month on the war-ravaged streets of Aleppo.
The three-minute film, Welcome To Aleppo, features 360-degree views of abandoned areas in Syria's former commercial center. In one scene, bullets can be heard whizzing past the device used to film the VR footage, while another catches a glimpse of four Syrians on a motorbike traveling down a ruined street.
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Virtual Reality Gives 360-Degree View Inside Syria?
Virtual Reality Gives 360-Degree View Inside Syria
Associated Press
August 11, 2015 4:50 PM
LOS ANGELES—
The latest frontier in virtual reality could be closer to reality than fantasy.
While video game creators and filmmakers have recreated the likes of Middle-earth and Jurassic Worldin VR, activist news organization Ryot is teleporting viewers to real-life conflict zones and disaster areas like Nepal and Syria.
Ryot released an immersive short film Tuesday that was shot last month on the war-ravaged streets of Aleppo.
The three-minute film, Welcome To Aleppo, features 360-degree views of abandoned areas in Syria's former commercial center. In one scene, bullets can be heard whizzing past the device used to film the VR footage, while another catches a glimpse of four Syrians on a motorbike traveling down a ruined street.
Continue reading at:
Virtual Reality Gives 360-Degree View Inside Syria?
