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Virtual Reality for Han | Semi Ryu | TEDxRVA


few years ago I found my hand I was

few years ago I found my hand I was standing on the London stage and keeping

standing on the London stage and keeping

standing on the London stage and keeping my performance party onesie during the

my performance party onesie during the

my performance party onesie during the performance I acted out the role of two

performance I acted out the role of two

performance I acted out the role of two lovers saying farewell in impossible

lovers saying farewell in impossible

lovers saying farewell in impossible love situation facing the avatar on

love situation facing the avatar on

love situation facing the avatar on screen I was acting our female robber

screen I was acting our female robber

screen I was acting our female robber dressed up

dressed up

dressed up Korean costume but my male lover was on

Korean costume but my male lover was on

Korean costume but my male lover was on screen avatar with my voice

Geneva’s performance something

Geneva’s performance something unexpected happened my voice and body

unexpected happened my voice and body

unexpected happened my voice and body started shaking I was weeping it was not

started shaking I was weeping it was not

started shaking I was weeping it was not acting I was so embarrassed by human

acting I was so embarrassed by human

acting I was so embarrassed by human tears in front of live audience but I

tears in front of live audience but I

tears in front of live audience but I couldn’t stop crying there was a

couldn’t stop crying there was a

couldn’t stop crying there was a something overwhelming in this situation

something overwhelming in this situation

something overwhelming in this situation to relationship between culture body and

to relationship between culture body and

to relationship between culture body and my actual body I grew up in Korean

my actual body I grew up in Korean

my actual body I grew up in Korean confusion society with rigid rules

confusion society with rigid rules

confusion society with rigid rules constraints suppressed emotion for women

constraints suppressed emotion for women

constraints suppressed emotion for women in my title with my avatar I fell I said

in my title with my avatar I fell I said

in my title with my avatar I fell I said I’m having farewell with my potential

I’m having farewell with my potential

I’m having farewell with my potential self on that screen there was a longing

self on that screen there was a longing

self on that screen there was a longing and conflict between my multiple version

and conflict between my multiple version

and conflict between my multiple version of stealth deep located in different

of stealth deep located in different

of stealth deep located in different reality social spiritual material in

reality social spiritual material in

reality social spiritual material in material actual virtual

after the performance with all these

after the performance with all these tears I feel strange sense of relief as

tears I feel strange sense of relief as

tears I feel strange sense of relief as if something cloud had melted away and

if something cloud had melted away and

if something cloud had melted away and this incident gave me idea my

this incident gave me idea my

this incident gave me idea my can be used for exploration of multiple

can be used for exploration of multiple

can be used for exploration of multiple selves an emotional release and it may

selves an emotional release and it may

selves an emotional release and it may work for people older than me then I

work for people older than me then I

work for people older than me then I realized this emotional epiphany is

realized this emotional epiphany is

realized this emotional epiphany is Korean culture called Han and I found

Korean culture called Han and I found

Korean culture called Han and I found harm after a few years in a more amazing

harm after a few years in a more amazing

harm after a few years in a more amazing community of older adults here in

community of older adults here in

community of older adults here in Richmond who taught me Han is a

Richmond who taught me Han is a

Richmond who taught me Han is a springboard to jump up for

springboard to jump up for

springboard to jump up for transformation so what is Han Han is

transformation so what is Han Han is

transformation so what is Han Han is Korean emotional paradox it is extreme

Korean emotional paradox it is extreme

Korean emotional paradox it is extreme state of grief caused by physical or

state of grief caused by physical or

state of grief caused by physical or mental constraints but on the other hand

mental constraints but on the other hand

mental constraints but on the other hand it is a great hole and strong desire for

it is a great hole and strong desire for

it is a great hole and strong desire for overcoming the situation seemingly

overcoming the situation seemingly

overcoming the situation seemingly impossible

impossible

impossible honey the diverse interpretations and

honey the diverse interpretations and

honey the diverse interpretations and let me give you example of how I

let me give you example of how I

let me give you example of how I understand it imagine yourself in wide

understand it imagine yourself in wide

understand it imagine yourself in wide open field and saying farewell with

open field and saying farewell with

open field and saying farewell with someone you deeply love can you maintain

someone you deeply love can you maintain

someone you deeply love can you maintain your gaze as your love disappear over

your gaze as your love disappear over

your gaze as your love disappear over the horizon your heart is breaking your

the horizon your heart is breaking your

the horizon your heart is breaking your heart is breaking with every step as

heart is breaking with every step as

heart is breaking with every step as your love walk away

your love walk away

your love walk away however pilot on your love becomes a

however pilot on your love becomes a

however pilot on your love becomes a pretty bit of shadow and disappear over

pretty bit of shadow and disappear over

pretty bit of shadow and disappear over the horizon your trials may dry out and

the horizon your trials may dry out and

the horizon your trials may dry out and you may notice entire field including

you may notice entire field including

you may notice entire field including yourself you’ll love sky and earth as a

yourself you’ll love sky and earth as a

yourself you’ll love sky and earth as a one who picture one field different

one who picture one field different

one who picture one field different state of consciousness can emerge

state of consciousness can emerge

state of consciousness can emerge transforming your tears through infinite

transforming your tears through infinite

transforming your tears through infinite process of hoping longing

process of hoping longing

process of hoping longing and loving however our contemporary

and loving however our contemporary

and loving however our contemporary version of Paris I’m still much quicker

version of Paris I’m still much quicker

version of Paris I’m still much quicker and easier without much feelings or pain

and easier without much feelings or pain

and easier without much feelings or pain turning your back right away from your

turning your back right away from your

turning your back right away from your lost love lost ourselves lost dreams

lost love lost ourselves lost dreams

lost love lost ourselves lost dreams especially in America we are encouraged

especially in America we are encouraged

especially in America we are encouraged to be positive and optimistic to be

to be positive and optimistic to be

to be positive and optimistic to be successful member of society but often

successful member of society but often

successful member of society but often in denial real issue without confronting

in denial real issue without confronting

in denial real issue without confronting difficulties saying everything is fine

difficulties saying everything is fine

difficulties saying everything is fine this kind of passive optimism does not

this kind of passive optimism does not

this kind of passive optimism does not promote change or growth hum explains my

promote change or growth hum explains my

promote change or growth hum explains my relationship with virtual body and

relationship with virtual body and

relationship with virtual body and virtual reality in a paradoxical

virtual reality in a paradoxical

virtual reality in a paradoxical conflict between human and machine

conflict between human and machine

conflict between human and machine acknowledging struggle in a state of

acknowledging struggle in a state of

acknowledging struggle in a state of grief

my emotional position of humanizing

my emotional position of humanizing technology hum has been usually

technology hum has been usually

technology hum has been usually considered negatively since it’s

considered negatively since it’s

considered negatively since it’s associated with sad filling but I have

associated with sad filling but I have

associated with sad filling but I have dedicated to find Han beyond the

dedicated to find Han beyond the

dedicated to find Han beyond the cultural boundaries as a source for

cultural boundaries as a source for

cultural boundaries as a source for change and I’ve seen it in people who

change and I’ve seen it in people who

change and I’ve seen it in people who has been isolated discriminated

has been isolated discriminated

has been isolated discriminated suppressed or there is not hurt and this

suppressed or there is not hurt and this

suppressed or there is not hurt and this is especially true of older adults here

is especially true of older adults here

is especially true of older adults here in the United States for me older adults

in the United States for me older adults

in the United States for me older adults has a ham in their conflicts between

has a ham in their conflicts between

has a ham in their conflicts between multiple selves aging body a jealous

multiple selves aging body a jealous

multiple selves aging body a jealous body their AngelList self is jumping up

body their AngelList self is jumping up

body their AngelList self is jumping up from material constraints of physical

from material constraints of physical

from material constraints of physical body with new expectation and

body with new expectation and

body with new expectation and transformation

transformation

transformation however our society see aging so

however our society see aging so

however our society see aging so negatively and see our older adults

negatively and see our older adults

negatively and see our older adults powerless to challenge this perception

powerless to challenge this perception

powerless to challenge this perception since 2014 I have worked with aging

since 2014 I have worked with aging

since 2014 I have worked with aging population in my voicing under project

population in my voicing under project

population in my voicing under project its Abbott a live review platform for

its Abbott a live review platform for

its Abbott a live review platform for older adults last year we had 10 like

older adults last year we had 10 like

older adults last year we had 10 like review sessions happen at Katyn Terre

review sessions happen at Katyn Terre

review sessions happen at Katyn Terre senior living

senior living

senior living we provided 8 avatars with different

we provided 8 avatars with different

we provided 8 avatars with different genders and ages and the resident faced

genders and ages and the resident faced

genders and ages and the resident faced the avatar on screen and they speak

the avatar on screen and they speak

the avatar on screen and they speak through the avatar lip synching their

through the avatar lip synching their

through the avatar lip synching their speech and mirroring their body movement

speech and mirroring their body movement

speech and mirroring their body movement when they’d home the emotional story

when they’d home the emotional story

when they’d home the emotional story we provided visuals and sound just

we provided visuals and sound just

we provided visuals and sound just responding to their feelings to promote

responding to their feelings to promote

responding to their feelings to promote their emotional memories beautiful

their emotional memories beautiful

their emotional memories beautiful things has happened

things has happened

things has happened a lady person to tears at the end of her

a lady person to tears at the end of her

a lady person to tears at the end of her father story a gentleman made a

father story a gentleman made a

father story a gentleman made a conversation with female avatar

conversation with female avatar

conversation with female avatar his elementary school teacher and he

his elementary school teacher and he

his elementary school teacher and he tried to hug her physically on screen

tried to hug her physically on screen

tried to hug her physically on screen and after its storytelling without any

and after its storytelling without any

and after its storytelling without any exception the storyteller was surrounded

exception the storyteller was surrounded

exception the storyteller was surrounded by crowd

by crowd

by crowd artist resident and stabbed with

artist resident and stabbed with

artist resident and stabbed with empathetic connection when I first visit

empathetic connection when I first visit

empathetic connection when I first visit the seniors and terror I was not sure I

the seniors and terror I was not sure I

the seniors and terror I was not sure I can even interact and communicate with

can even interact and communicate with

can even interact and communicate with the people in community I’m a very shy

the people in community I’m a very shy

the people in community I’m a very shy and anxious person and it is

and anxious person and it is

and anxious person and it is unbelievable I’m standing here on this

unbelievable I’m standing here on this

unbelievable I’m standing here on this stage

in front of this many people of you but

in front of this many people of you but after experience of this project I

after experience of this project I

after experience of this project I realized my shyness can turn into

realized my shyness can turn into

realized my shyness can turn into emotional sensitivity my anxiety can

emotional sensitivity my anxiety can

emotional sensitivity my anxiety can transform into deep empathy and

transform into deep empathy and

transform into deep empathy and communication jumping from haha thank

communication jumping from haha thank

communication jumping from haha thank you for all the resonance that at gate

you for all the resonance that at gate

you for all the resonance that at gate interest in your living helping me to

interest in your living helping me to

interest in your living helping me to realize this lesson for teaching me hum

realize this lesson for teaching me hum

realize this lesson for teaching me hum can be transnational transcultural trans

can be transnational transcultural trans

can be transnational transcultural trans ratio and it can help us to communicate

ratio and it can help us to communicate

ratio and it can help us to communicate far beyond the boundaries after this

far beyond the boundaries after this

far beyond the boundaries after this project my perspective about all the

project my perspective about all the

project my perspective about all the adults shifted from thinking they need

adults shifted from thinking they need

adults shifted from thinking they need my help to realizing that they could

my help to realizing that they could

my help to realizing that they could help me at you let me share with you one

help me at you let me share with you one

help me at you let me share with you one of the very best example of mahon

of the very best example of mahon

of the very best example of mahon happened when our system started

happened when our system started

happened when our system started malfunction during miss assist

malfunction during miss assist

malfunction during miss assist storytelling

storytelling

storytelling she tried to touch her heart saying in

she tried to touch her heart saying in

she tried to touch her heart saying in my heart due to the lack of detection

my heart due to the lack of detection

my heart due to the lack of detection and sensor avatar couldn’t follow this

and sensor avatar couldn’t follow this

and sensor avatar couldn’t follow this section she tried all possible poses

section she tried all possible poses

section she tried all possible poses including avatar ever pose impossible

including avatar ever pose impossible

including avatar ever pose impossible for human joy and she and heart many

for human joy and she and heart many

for human joy and she and heart many times an eventual Sudha from the chair

times an eventual Sudha from the chair

times an eventual Sudha from the chair and hoping for better detection finally

and hoping for better detection finally

and hoping for better detection finally after teaming with similar action

after teaming with similar action

after teaming with similar action touching heart hugging or kissing we

touching heart hugging or kissing we

touching heart hugging or kissing we couldn’t make it happen naturally in our

couldn’t make it happen naturally in our

couldn’t make it happen naturally in our system yet but there was a beauty in the

system yet but there was a beauty in the

system yet but there was a beauty in the struggle making us human we’ve learned

struggle making us human we’ve learned

struggle making us human we’ve learned how important to express our feelings

how important to express our feelings

how important to express our feelings and heart in our story mrs. C end up

and heart in our story mrs. C end up

and heart in our story mrs. C end up crying at the end by expressing emotion

crying at the end by expressing emotion

crying at the end by expressing emotion in full capacity

in full capacity

in full capacity even if technology was incomplete and

even if technology was incomplete and

even if technology was incomplete and not who up

not who up

not who up reading imagine again yourself having

reading imagine again yourself having

reading imagine again yourself having farewell with someone you’re deeply

farewell with someone you’re deeply

farewell with someone you’re deeply loved and you have two choices let you

loved and you have two choices let you

loved and you have two choices let you love leave as quickly as possible

love leave as quickly as possible

love leave as quickly as possible turning your back or closing your eyes

turning your back or closing your eyes

turning your back or closing your eyes or you can fully celebrate the entire

or you can fully celebrate the entire

or you can fully celebrate the entire process of farewell you might be

process of farewell you might be

process of farewell you might be emotionally overwhelmed but experiencing

emotionally overwhelmed but experiencing

emotionally overwhelmed but experiencing all this struggle will take you to

all this struggle will take you to

all this struggle will take you to another dimension with the New Hope’s

another dimension with the New Hope’s

another dimension with the New Hope’s new dreams new potential this is our

new dreams new potential this is our

new dreams new potential this is our virtual reality this is our

virtual reality this is our

virtual reality this is our transformation this is our hand

transformation this is our hand

transformation this is our hand [Music]

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