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

GeekWire

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

GeekWire

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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Virtual reality storyteller creates project showcasing historically Black community in Seattle

GeekWire

Yolanda Barton, standing, created a virtual reality experience focused on Seattle’s Central District, a historically Black neighborhood. She has ideas for applications in education and tourism promotions. Barton recently demoed her project at a public library in the community.

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GeekWire Podcast: Startup CEOs optimistic despite pandemic; Amazon moves into virtual travel

GeekWire

Amazon’s latest offering is virtual tourism through its new Amazon Explore service. And the GeekWire Summit is going virtual this year, with sessions — and special guests — from Oct. Startup CEOs in Seattle are generally optimistic about the state of the economy for the next 18 months. We look at how it pencils out.

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Virtually Visit the International Space Station

Gizmodo

Though we’re not quite there when it comes to space tourism, we can at least get a glimpse of… Read more. After several months of social distancing and staying home, a lot of people are experiencing major wanderlust. And given that we’re still involved in a global pandemic, taking a break from Earth may seem especially tempting.

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

GeekWire

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

The Verge

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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