Virtual Rigoletto in Vicenza, Italy

Half-virtual, to be more precise.
Tomorrow, May 7, at the City Theater of Vicenza, Italy, born from colaboration of The Orchestra del Teatro Olimpico, The Teatro Sociale di Rovigo and The Teatro del Giglio di Lucca, will take place the first representation of Verdi's Rigoletto featuring - virtual reality.
In this unique mise-en-scene, all the scenery for [...]

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Virtual worlds and real Human Rights

On May 6, in Strasbourg, France, a workshop will be organized by the Council of Europe and its European Audiovisual Observatory, with the goal to explore the guidelines interpreting Human Rights in an online context.
Two sets of guidelines have been published the last October. The documents are the following :

The Human Rights Guidelines for Online [...]

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Virtual recruitment fair held in Italy

The first virtual recruitment fair was organized and held this week (April 22-24) in Italy. The manifestation was hosted by a local organization called BIP (Borsa Internationale del Placement, or International Placement Market), and attracted more than 85 companies, 70 universities and 15,000 candidates.

Seems too obvious, but in fact it was just like a real [...]

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The biggest European VR conference opens in Laval, France

For the eleventh time, the Europe's no. 1 annual virtual reality fair opened its doors today in Laval, western France. This year's edition, April 22-26, will host participants from 40 countries, and is expected to attract roughly 11.000 visitors.
Laval Virtual is a 5-day (three for professionals and two for general public) gathering of VR enthusiasts [...]

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Virtual Journalism Summit to be held today on WSU

Washington State University, in its CUB Auditorium on the Pullman campus, will host today the Virtual Journalism Summit. The Summit is presented by The Edward R. Murrow College of Communication, in partnership with the McCormick Foundation, and has for objective to examine the growing popularity of virtual worlds and the influence it has on [...]

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