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ITHRA CREATIVE SOLUTIONS SHOWCASE

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Saudi Arabia
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The Creative Solutions programme set up by Ithra (part of Saudi Aramco) is the first development program for immersive works in Saudi Arabia. It supports creatives and innovators in Saudi Arabia exploring immersive technologies using Virtual reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), Mixed realties (MR), Extended Realities (XR) This collaboration with Red Sea: VR showcases four projects from the first programme in an out of competition showcase. THE ANTICIPATION OF RAIN by Naima Karim ALQATT AL-ASIRI by Areej Alwabi WAMDAH: A GLIMPSE TO THE FUTURE by Abdullah Bamashmoos STORY OF SCIENCE: REFLECTION ON THE COSMOS by Abdullah Alarfaj Tickets are free for this experience.

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