How this film festival's virtual reality showcase highlights social causes

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Tribeca Film Festival's Virtual Arcade is highlighting social causes.

Since 2012, the Tribeca Film Festival has been showcasing virtual reality. At this year's Virtual Arcade, the festival has a lineup of 22 virtual and augmented exhibits. New and established artists are using VR to bridge storytelling and technology.

A collaboration with Philippe and Ashlan Cousteau along with Vision3 and Conservation International, this interactive and social experience lets users explore the depths of the water while getting a first-hand look at the plastic pollution crisis impacting the world's oceans.

The children in the film are currently under the care of Children of Peace Uganda and Go Campaign, humanitarian organizations dedicated to providing aid to war-affected children. On a CPU farm in rural Northern Uganda, Aloyo and her peers receive education and rehabilitation services, enabling them to become themselves again.The Aylesbury Estate is the largest social housing project in Europe. Since the 1960s, it has been home to thousands of working-class South Londoners.

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