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Students on Summer Project Team:
Michaela Lewis '21, Computer Science
Swetha Ramesh '22, Computer Science & Business
Juan Valladares 'G, Psychology
Hannah Fabian '21, Computer Science
Nick Owens '22, Computer Science
Claire Siepser '21G, Counseling & Human Services
Myunggee Sung '21, Psychology

Faculty Mentor(s): Valerie Jones Taylor, Assistant Professor, Psychology

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Project description:
Full project title: Rewriting the Script 2.0 - Designing Virtual Racial Embodiment Interactions to Transform U.S. Race Relations

Could virtual reality be the key to improving interracial relations? This project continues to build on the work of teams in the past year, who have been developing VR scenarios, using the political theatre theories of artists like Augusto Boal, which can allow users to embody the “other” in order to increase empathy and understanding.