Tech has always been dorky. Long before Google Glass, nerds were looking like geeks in the name of innovation<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve done my share of looking foolish<\/a>, but I do it in the name of journalism.<\/p>\n

This week marks the start of my latest innovative, hackathon style course\u2026 this year it\u2019s Virtual Reality Journalism<\/a>. (Last year it was Glass Journalism<\/a> and Augmented Reality Journalism<\/a> before that.)<\/p>\n

This week also marks the 10-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. <\/p>\n

There are a lot of things to remember and reflect on, especially in regards to journalism. I remember the amazing work done by the Times-Picayune\/NOLA.com<\/a>, that literally saved lives.<\/p>\n

But, perhaps because I am a dork, I mostly remember this photo:
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VR is something that I\u2019ve always kept my eye on. My experience began with Apple\u2019s QuickTime VR Studio<\/a> and I managed to work that tech (paired with ambient sound) into some multimedia coverage I did at the Seattle Times. <\/p>\n

Those links are pretty much dead, but the Bering Sea<\/a> and the Olympic Sculpture Park<\/a> were two projects I did this with.<\/p>\n

That said, the first time I saw 360-degree video in news was ten years ago when MSNBC\u2019s special Katrina project Rising from Ruin<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I saw the video and was blown away (video no longer works\u2026 they killed it, I think, for their year anniversary).<\/p>\n

But they kept this page\u2026 a page I looked at in awe.
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\nDirect link: http:\/\/risingfromruin.msnbc.com\/2005\/11\/you_write_the_c.html<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

It never occurred to me to reach out to the guy in the photo (Ashley Wells \/ @DangerWells<\/a>), but I did today:
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He replied:
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While impromptu and we both don’t have the time, I asked him for an interview. I’ll keep you posted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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