Rewriting the Script: Racial Embodiment in Virtual Reality
Creative Inquiry, Psychology
Student Name(s): Romeo Bahoumda, Arleene Castillo, Matthew Clarke, JohnDerek Daniels, Hannah Fabian, Khalid Khamis, Spencer Lander, Nick Owens, Joyce Park, Courteney Parry, Swetha Ramesh, Garrett Rosenboom, Claire Siepser, Myunggee Sung, Mya Tucker, Juan Valladares
Course: CINQ 389 – Inquiry to Impact Projects
Faculty Member: Valerie Taylor
Project Details: Link here
Project description:
Could virtual reality be the key to improving interracial relations? This project is 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.