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Virtual reality tool helping Indigenous people connect with Country • Dec. 22, 2025, 12:12 AM ET (Tech Xplore)

Join the witches in Macbeth or look for ghosts in Hamlet as part of new Guelph-made VR experience • Dec. 16, 2025, 3:28 AM ET (CBC)

The Titanic V-R Immersive Experience is now in Sacramento! • Dec. 7, 2025, 11:49 PM ET (CBS)

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