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.