Tag: virtual reality
How one VR experience explores the frightening and ebullient world of bipolar disorder
Manic is a virtual reality experience that explores the beautiful, chaotic, frightening and ebullient world of those with bipolar disorder. It follows the thoughts of creator Kalina Bertin‘s siblings, Felicia and François, […]
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 […]
The #ARforChange Project: Using immersive technologies and data for social change
Here at Northeastern, we’re exploring new platforms for civic engagement and social change using immersive media, from 360 video to data storytelling to virtual reality. The School of Journalism, in […]
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 […]
A quick tour of the science of virtual reality
It’s teaching paraplegics to walk. It’s untangling genes. It’s showing you what it’s like to be a different race. Virtual reality is being heralded as a medium with which to […]
The godmother of virtual reality spoils us with insight
At Sundance Film Festival in 2012, investigative journalist and virtual reality pioneer Nonny De La Peña premiered Hunger in L.A., the first VR documentary to screen at Sundance. Hunger in L.A. puts […]
A new AP report charts the future of immersive journalism
The revolution will be immersive. Journalists today have a suite of new mediums at their disposal with which to tell stories that not only engage audiences but also allows news […]
Voxhop will help mediamakers record location-based audio in virtual reality
Journalists are often expected to not only be able to tell stories and know how to report but also to know how to code, design websites, shoot and edit video, […]
Notes on VR from the 2017 Sheffield Doc/Fest
A growing number of non-fiction works are being produced at the intersection of documentary storytelling and journalism. The Sheffield Doc/Fest has become one of the best events to experience these new […]
How the International Rescue Committee used virtual reality to attract donors
With so much information coming at news readers today with a daily barrage of social media, email newsletters and push notifications, many feel overburdened. In fact, 20 percent of Americans […]