Travel

Journeys of Discovery: Traveling via Atlas Obscura’s virtual reality

KCBX | By Tom Wilmer

Published May 14, 2020 at 4:43 AM PDT

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Correspondent Tom Wilmer (left) visits with Kain Tietzel (right), founder of Sydney, Australia based StartVR with intern Randi hair seated next to Tom and VIrginia Scripps (center).

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Intern, Randi Hair (left) experiences Virtual Reality as Virginia Scripps (right) explains the technical process.

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Kain Tietzel, CEO and founder of Sydney, Australia-based Start VR talks about the newly released Atlas Obscura VR (virtual reality) hi-fidelity virtual travel experience.

Join Tietzel, Virginia Scripps with Los Angeles-based Press Kitchen PR, and Cal Poly intern Randi Hair as we explore the new frontier of virtual world travel via a smart phone and headset.

This show was originally broadcast September 5, 2017 and is reposted as a “best-of-the-best” podcast in celebration of Journeys of Discovery’s 30th anniversary producing on-air and digital media podcasts on KCBX.

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