Auschwitz & Immersive Journalism: on the verge of empathy machines XR.

Olthof, A. M. (Speaker)

Faculty of Digital Media and Creative Industries (FDMCI)

Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Educational

Description

Immersive Technologies, such as Virtual Reality, are incredible tools, but should its immersive nature be used to portray extreme weighty experiences? What should be the code-of-conduct for VR?

This talk showed story-concepts for Auschwitz, using a variety of narrative techniques and media. Presentation for students 'International Journalism' #HvA during symposium 'Immersive Journalism' on Sept. 4, 2018.

Period	4 Sept 2018
Event title	Symposium 'Immersive Journalism' Amsterdam UAS
Event type	Seminar
Location	Amsterdam, NetherlandsShow on map
Degree of Recognition	Local

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Immersive Technologies, such as Virtual Reality, are incredible tools, but should its immersive nature be used to portray extreme weighty experiences? What should be the code-of-conduct for VR? This talk showed story-concepts for Auschwitz, using a variety of narrative techniques and media. Presentation for students 'International Journalism' #HvA during symposium 'Immersive Journalism' on Sept. 4, 2018.