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Tag: VR

The New York Times’ Graham Roberts on why augmented reality is suited for hard news

On April 7, 2018, a chemical bomb was dropped onto the rooftop of a residential building in the Syrian city of Douma, near Damascus, killing dozens of people, many of […]

July 26, 2018July 26, 2018 Shraddha Kakade ARforChange, Behind the scenes, Interviews

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, […]

June 25, 2018June 25, 2018 Emily Freed Interviews

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 […]

March 2, 2018March 2, 2018 Delaney Lanker and Erica Yee Insights

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 […]

February 9, 2018February 9, 2018 Delaney Lanker Behind the scenes, Interviews

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 […]

October 16, 2017October 15, 2017 Eva Maldonado Insights

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 […]

September 26, 2017September 26, 2017 Sophia Fox-Sowell Insights

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, […]

July 31, 2017July 31, 2017 Rachel Grozanick Insights, Tools

SXSW: From prototyping to editing, VR tips from the filmmakers

Storybench flew all the way to Austin, Texas to attend South by Southwest, the world-renowned tech and innovation conference. Virtual reality, needless to say, was the hot topic this year. And at most every […]

March 22, 2017March 12, 2018 Felippe Rodrigues and Rachel Grozanick Insights, SXSW

SXSW: Trump vs. the NYT, algorithmic news and other cool things we heard over kickoff weekend

Storybench flew all the way to Austin, Texas to attend South by Southwest, the world-renowned tech-and-innovation conference. Reporters Rachel Grozanick and Felippe Rodrigues, both students in Northeastern’s Media Innovation program, are on […]

March 14, 2017March 12, 2018 Felippe Rodrigues and Rachel Grozanick Insights, SXSW
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