Virtual reality

Overview "'Back To Reality' is a virtual reality-based reentry training program for a women's prison, created with incarcerated and formerly incarcerated women as collaborators. Conceptually drawing on VR exposure theory, this first prototype consists of facilitated discussions centered around a series of guided, first-person 3D-360° video episodes that depict psychologically stressful situations that women commonly face when returning home. Critical story and production elements—including...

Overview "The goal of environmental justice is to ensure that all people are equally protected from environmental harm and that all communities have equal access to opportunities to participate in environmental decision-making. The Fairmont Line (FL) is a commuter train line in Boston that serves many of the neighborhoods that surround it. However, many of the groups surrounding the line are low-income or minority. Telling stories of injustice can be a powerful tool for promoting change and drawing...

Overview "Future Hacked is a near future conspiracy thriller prototype for interactive virtual reality play as a narrative game.  The player controls the choices of a greenhorn FBI agent assigned to interview a suspected mole in the NSA.  In a series of interactive dialogue scenarios, the player investigates and pursues different possibilities based on what they choose to believe. The game moves forward without any fail states or restarts as the player's choices build up statistics to impact the narr...

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"'Wall, Mirror?' is an interactive visual installation designed to explore the mystery boundaries between reality and virtual reality. It is an experiment, through the form of interactive art, trying to raise people's awareness how technology can impact the way we see things. This is a designated gallery installation exploring the relationships between human and interior space." -- Abstract