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Bo Boekelman and Hilde Verschuren, two primary school pupils at De Harlekijn school in Cuijk, Noord Brabant are exploring coding at Expedition Robot, one of the extracurricular courses on offer as part of the Techlab scheme at their local library.

It’s still unusual and we’re not quite used to it: watching people with strange contraptions on their heads, flailing their arms about, as if in the dark. But step into the seeming darkness and you´ll be surprised at how immersive it really is, how quickly you forget where you are and imagine yourself somewhere completely different. It remains true: with VR – you have to try it to understand it.

As part of the prep for their first Hypersummit event in September, Counter Content and HARDT Hyperloop asked Esther to write four, original English language features for the accompanying magazine: covering HARDT´s partners´ contributions to planning of construction, materials, and its urban design.

Venlo’s strategic position on the river Maas, right on the border of Germany and the Netherlands, has made it a travellers’ and merchants’ crossroads since Roman times, and a central point in the final battles of WW2...

Politically Nijmegen has been a progressive stronghold in The Netherlands, so much so that it's sometimes referred to as 'Havana on the Waal'. Its liberalism is tangible in the laid-back terrace culture...

ING economists forecast that the Dutch technology sector will need to recruit a massive 120,000 workers over the next 12 years if it is to maintain current growth trends.

Between 20% and 25% of companies in the sector say staff shortages are now becoming a problem - a statistic making it even more crucial that ambitious women wake up to the opportunities that the technology sector presents.

That was a first, gathering with a great bunch of like minded VR enthusiasts at 7pm on a Friday evening and, after crowdsourcing concepts, working through the night to create an original VR script for production over the next 2 days! WeMakeVR were the tech brains behind Ashes to Ashes (the cinematic experience from Submarine Channel) and a fine bunch of talented folks they are too! Keep an eye on their website & app for the release of Hollow.