Tag: TestingGround
Is virtual reality accessible to Northeastern students?
“Nobody has access to VR and AR equipment or if they do it is very hard to get into it,” said Peter Abbondanzo, president of NUVR, a student club at […]
Understanding how new copyright law will affect social media embeds for news publishers
Picture this: A photo of two major athletes goes viral, weaving across social platforms, and pops up via embed on popular news sites. For most, this doesn’t seem noteworthy – […]
Despite the growing educational uses for virtual reality, research into its potential problems is lacking
From experiencing swimming underwater with a Blue Whale, to feeling what it is like to live in solitary confinement or reliving the horrors of 9/11, virtual reality is changing the […]
“The number one rule in podcasting is you can do what you want”
After working in public and commercial radio as a broadcaster in the 1990’s and 2000’s, Jason Norris started producing and publishing podcasts of his shows back in 2006. This led him […]
Alexey Furman dreams in 360: An interview with the co-founder of Ukraine’s New Cave Media
Alexey Furman is a Ukrainian freelance photojournalist, co-founder of New Cave Media and an alum of the Missouri School of Journalism. He has won awards for his work documenting Ukraine’s […]
How a Spanish news company is using augmented reality to engage elementary school students
From Snapchat to Pokémon Go to magazine covers, augmented reality (AR) technology is helping people explore the world around them, often using devices they already have. NUSHU, a Barcelona-based AR […]
The website as archive: why NowThis publishes all of its content straight to social media
NowThis is a digital video news network that garners upwards of two billion views every month, according to Christian Tom, the company’s publisher and vice president of sales. And until […]
“We’re still at the beginning” – Politico’s Dan Diamond on podcasting
While 2009 might not seem like too long ago, for the podcasting industry it might as well have been prehistoric times. Although the infrastructure was nearly nonexistent and it was […]