MOSCOW, March 6. Two VR zones of the agency took part in the largest youth event of 2024 — the World Youth Festival, taking place from March 1 to 7 in Sochi.VR zones are located on the site of the agency's partner — the project «Another Business» — the presidential platform «Russia is a country of opportunities. More than 20,000 participants from 180 countries were able to get acquainted with VR projects presented by the agency.
Among them are two new projects: “The Gates of the Kulikovo Field. The Battle of Epifan” and “The Pride of Ulyp. VR Legends of Chuvashia”, as well as the already beloved “Kruzenshtern. Around the World “Nadezhdy””, “VR Archeology: Secrets of the Kulikovo Field” , «Game of crafts. VR immersion in the world of folk crafts.» And the agency’s patriotic projects “VR-reconstruction: “Nuremberg. VRdict of the people” and “Valerka meets Gagarin” that do not lose their relevance.
In addition, as part of the media forum and a session with experts, a master class by VR scriptwriter and editor of the Center for Innovative Journalism Ruslan Zhigalov was held for festival participants. The expert explained how XR journalism differs from creating games and simulators, as well as what opportunities game design provides for the media.
«The main task of journalism is to tell people about what is happening in the world. Right now, historical events are unfolding in different parts of the world, and thanks to new technologies, everyone can become an eyewitness. To create an XR project, a journalist can use the techniques of directors and game designers , but covering real stories and coming up with a new part of a shooter are not the same thing,” noted Ruslan Zhigalov.
VR zones are open not only to event participants, but also to festival volunteers.
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“The “Another Business” project is the main youth project in Russia, which is based on gamification. It motivates participants to do useful things through a game where everyone can earn points and spend their real bonuses — online courses, tickets to museums, travel. This This is not our first successful collaboration with. We know that games are the best motivation for learning, so VR integration with is designed to awaken interest in the history of Russia, to feel like a participant and even a co-author of the events of the past,» noted the senior coordinator for special projects of the development program » Another Thing» Ivan Tristan.
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The World Youth Festival is being held in Russia for the third time with the aim of developing international youth cooperation. The organizer is Rosmolodezh. The festival was attended by 20,000 Russian and foreign young leaders in the fields of business, media, international cooperation, culture, science, education, volunteering and charity, sports, various spheres of public life, as well as teenagers representing various children's organizations and associations.
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