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Amazon jumps into virtual tourism, offering live one-on-one experiences around the world

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At left, Hongying Tang of HQ Tourism Services points to the Saint Lawrence River during a virtual tour of Quebec City as part of the Amazon Explore beta. At right, Daniela Elias of Signature Tours shows the empanadas she made during a one-on-one virtual cooking class from Buenos Aires. Amazon Photo).

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Virtual reality storyteller creates project showcasing historically Black community in Seattle

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Yolanda Barton, standing, created a virtual reality experience focused on Seattle’s Central District, a historically Black neighborhood. The VR weaves together digital illustrations, historic photos and recent video interviews, with a narrator providing details. She has ideas for applications in education and tourism promotions.

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Virgin Galactic offers a peek inside SpaceShipTwo in VR, making its case in the space tourism race

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And in a move befitting this era of social distancing, the big reveal was done with the aid of virtual reality. The thought experiment was a cosmic version of the classic VR game where you walk on a plank sticking out from the ledge of a virtual skyscraper and dare yourself to jump off.

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San Diego Comic-Con, E3, and Anime Expo cancel geek gatherings for the second year in a row

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There’ll still be a virtual event from July 23rd to the 25th, and organizers are planning a three-day in-person convention tentatively set for November, but they’re clear that the full shebang has been postponed until 2022 — and offering refunds and rollovers as appropriate.

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Virtual internships: Tech companies and students adjust as pandemic forces remote experience

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And she’s one of 8,000 interns that Amazon has taken on this summer around the world, hosting all of them virtually for the first time. The information technology sector trailed only travel and tourism as the hardest hit industries. due to the coronavirus. Albert Kim. LinkedIn Photo). ” Not what anyone expected. .”

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Beloved Japanese gaming store Super Potato has opened an eBay shop

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It’s fun enough to just look around, but if you’re a collector, there aren’t many places left where you can walk in and pick up a Virtual Boy headset or find a cache of Sega Dreamcast games that never released outside of Japan. My point is that you absolutely should go at some point if you can.

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COVID-19 lessons from Iceland: How one Nordic country has all but stopped the virus in its tracks

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It took place virtually this year due to global restrictions on travel and public gatherings. The next big step will be reopening the country to tourism, one of the key drivers of its economy. ” Watch a replay of the panel via the video above, or nis2020.com.

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