Get the immersive experience via your phone (and Google Cardboard) by going to this URL: https://www.storyspheres.com/scene/3BFb9RY6
You can see the old (kinda broken) project here: http://o.seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sculpturepark/
]]>It’s great to see the rush of people coming to explore the emerging tech of virtual reality. Yes, it appears the overly-hyped promise that under delivered for several decades has finally become a legitimate reality.
All thanks to a former journalism student turned billionaire and this smart lady.
I’ve been exploring different forms of VR dating back to my college days when I was fascinated by Apple QuickTime VT Studio, but I am no pioneer. I have been more into Augmented Reality (I still think it is the most promising future) since I became a professor at USC Annenberg some six years ago.
But after attending a local VR conference about a year ago, I knew this was going to be huge.
So, I created a course with the aim of exploring what the hell VR experiences could be in journalism.
Read more here: https://medium.com/@webjournalist/you-don-t-need-to-be-the-nytimes-to-do-vr-be4efb00ff74
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