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VR-AR-MR (Virtual Reality / Augmented Reality / Mixed Reality), are immediate, involving, engaging and immersive types of entertainment that can accessed anywhere in the world.

VR-AR-MR (Virtual Reality / Augmented Reality / Mixed Reality), are immediate, involving, engaging and immersive types of entertainment that can accessed anywhere in the world.

Of those 3.5 billion people, 1.4 live in extreme poverty, surviving on less than $US 1.25 per day.

Across the globe, many people struggle to have and sustain basic needs such as food, clean water, basic medical supplies, and adequate shelter.

Gamification helps users focus on tasks that might normally be boring, and the process might be applied to fields such as customer loyalty, education, health, recreation, job training, self-improvement, household chores, fundraising, and activism.

Gamification is being used by corporations to make marketing interactive, but it’s also being used to benefit individual health and well-being.

Gamification applies the theories of game development that make games so alluring and creates sustained attention.

Players and teams win points and rewards by completing designated tasks.How can we reverse this trend in order to decrease the adverse impact of poverty on future generations?International Travel Sleep Patterns Gamification Living In Poverty De-Extinction International Travel Sleep Patterns Gamification From woolly mammoths to saber-tooth cats, to passenger pigeons and dodos, to a myriad of insects and invertebrates, many species have become extinct over time.Most people dream of visiting new and exciting places to experience culture, cuisine, and local entertainment through travel.Transportation technology makes it easier and faster than ever before to get from one country to another although travel can be very expensive and time-consuming for many people.It is manifest in increasing demand for sleeping pills due to stressful modern lifestyles and increasing numbers of initiatives by various health organizations to increase awareness about sleep disorders.Sleep medications often have undesirable side effects and patents of major sleep drugs expire.For nearly a century, scientists have been able to record brain activity and see the dynamic changes during sleep.Lack of sleep can affect brain function, especially memory, language, and emotional balance.Wakefulness aids, stimulants and prescription drugs such as coffee, energy drinks, benzodiazepines and even illegal drugs are gaining in popularity as a perceived solution to the need to perform effectively despite sleep deprivation.How might our over-scheduled lives and increased digital presence disrupt natural circadian and sleep patterns? What new technologies might be available to help people monitor and adjust brain wave activity during sleep?