[Applause] every person that you meet is fighting a
every person that you meet is fighting a
every person that you meet is fighting a battle that you cannot see you’ve
battle that you cannot see you’ve
battle that you cannot see you’ve probably heard this same before and it’s
probably heard this same before and it’s
probably heard this same before and it’s very true
very true
very true so every single one of us at some point
so every single one of us at some point
so every single one of us at some point of our lives we encounter something that
of our lives we encounter something that
of our lives we encounter something that might be difficult to communicate let’s
might be difficult to communicate let’s
might be difficult to communicate let’s illustrate that just for a moment so
illustrate that just for a moment so
illustrate that just for a moment so this is us here today in this theater
this is us here today in this theater
this is us here today in this theater and let’s say that for a moment we
and let’s say that for a moment we
and let’s say that for a moment we represent all Canadians let’s picture
represent all Canadians let’s picture
represent all Canadians let’s picture one type of a battle that is very
one type of a battle that is very
one type of a battle that is very invisible and a lot of people can’t see
invisible and a lot of people can’t see
invisible and a lot of people can’t see it
it
it chronic disease so 60% of Canadians have
chronic disease so 60% of Canadians have
chronic disease so 60% of Canadians have won now let’s try another one invisible
won now let’s try another one invisible
won now let’s try another one invisible disability 14% of Canadians have won and
disability 14% of Canadians have won and
disability 14% of Canadians have won and that could be something that’s physical
that could be something that’s physical
that could be something that’s physical it could be mental regardless as a name
it could be mental regardless as a name
it could be mental regardless as a name states is invisible we can’t see it yet
states is invisible we can’t see it yet
states is invisible we can’t see it yet it’s there and this is just one example
it’s there and this is just one example
it’s there and this is just one example there’s so many more things that go on
there’s so many more things that go on
there’s so many more things that go on in people’s lives stay in and day out
in people’s lives stay in and day out
in people’s lives stay in and day out that we have a difficult time
that we have a difficult time
that we have a difficult time communicating and often listening to so
communicating and often listening to so
communicating and often listening to so I ask you what’s the story that you’ve
I ask you what’s the story that you’ve
I ask you what’s the story that you’ve always wanted to tell perhaps you know
always wanted to tell perhaps you know
always wanted to tell perhaps you know right away perhaps you’re not quite sure
right away perhaps you’re not quite sure
right away perhaps you’re not quite sure yet for me my own story has actually
yet for me my own story has actually
yet for me my own story has actually transformed how I approach my work in my
transformed how I approach my work in my
transformed how I approach my work in my life so I am one of the 14 percent of
life so I am one of the 14 percent of
life so I am one of the 14 percent of Canadians who has an invisible
Canadians who has an invisible
Canadians who has an invisible disability and in this case is called
disability and in this case is called
disability and in this case is called ankylosing spondylitis or yes it sounds
ankylosing spondylitis or yes it sounds
ankylosing spondylitis or yes it sounds like a very exotic disease but the truth
like a very exotic disease but the truth
like a very exotic disease but the truth is it’s just as frequent as rheumatoid
is it’s just as frequent as rheumatoid
is it’s just as frequent as rheumatoid arthritis which a lot of people are
arthritis which a lot of people are
arthritis which a lot of people are familiar with and it is a type of
familiar with and it is a type of
familiar with and it is a type of inflammatory arthritis so our short
inflammatory arthritis so our short
inflammatory arthritis so our short definition is the body is attacking
definition is the body is attacking
definition is the body is attacking itself and there’s no cure and it also
itself and there’s no cure and it also
itself and there’s no cure and it also happens to happen to people they write
happens to happen to people they write
happens to happen to people they write in the prime of their life between age
in the prime of their life between age
in the prime of their life between age 15 and 35 so right when you’re trying to
15 and 35 so right when you’re trying to
15 and 35 so right when you’re trying to figure out who you are as a person go to
figure out who you are as a person go to
figure out who you are as a person go to school maybe start a career or start a
school maybe start a career or start a
school maybe start a career or start a family this happened
family this happened
family this happened and for most people it’s just an aspect
and for most people it’s just an aspect
and for most people it’s just an aspect of their life that they battle and they
of their life that they battle and they
of their life that they battle and they move forward but it doesn’t make it any
move forward but it doesn’t make it any
move forward but it doesn’t make it any easier to communicate to anybody else
easier to communicate to anybody else
easier to communicate to anybody else so when I do try and describe to people
so when I do try and describe to people
so when I do try and describe to people what I might need on a given day even if
what I might need on a given day even if
what I might need on a given day even if they know me very well perhaps they’re a
they know me very well perhaps they’re a
they know me very well perhaps they’re a stranger I often get frequent responses
stranger I often get frequent responses
stranger I often get frequent responses from them they sound something like this
from them they sound something like this
from them they sound something like this are you sure young people don’t get
are you sure young people don’t get
are you sure young people don’t get arthritis oh you’re way too young you’re
arthritis oh you’re way too young you’re
arthritis oh you’re way too young you’re too female only men get that kind oh my
too female only men get that kind oh my
too female only men get that kind oh my back hurts sometimes too you just need
back hurts sometimes too you just need
back hurts sometimes too you just need to exercise more and build up your core
to exercise more and build up your core
to exercise more and build up your core are you sure this isn’t something that
are you sure this isn’t something that
are you sure this isn’t something that you’re just imagining like in your head
you’re just imagining like in your head
you’re just imagining like in your head cuz you look you know normal maybe you
cuz you look you know normal maybe you
cuz you look you know normal maybe you just want to sick leave to get an
just want to sick leave to get an
just want to sick leave to get an extended holiday my personal favorites
extended holiday my personal favorites
extended holiday my personal favorites my auntie’s cousins stepfathers best
my auntie’s cousins stepfathers best
my auntie’s cousins stepfathers best friend cured this by going paleo but the
friend cured this by going paleo but the
friend cured this by going paleo but the most common one is you look fine
most common one is you look fine
most common one is you look fine and I do this is what a s looks like
and I do this is what a s looks like
and I do this is what a s looks like this is a competitive athlete this is me
this is a competitive athlete this is me
this is a competitive athlete this is me my teens performing at my best on my
my teens performing at my best on my
my teens performing at my best on my best days of course you don’t see the
best days of course you don’t see the
best days of course you don’t see the bad days because I didn’t want anyone to
bad days because I didn’t want anyone to
bad days because I didn’t want anyone to see them and I continued into adulthood
see them and I continued into adulthood
see them and I continued into adulthood this is me as an adult picking the most
this is me as an adult picking the most
this is me as an adult picking the most empowering activity that I could find
empowering activity that I could find
empowering activity that I could find because I wanted to don’t just prove to
because I wanted to don’t just prove to
because I wanted to don’t just prove to myself that I was strong but I wanted
myself that I was strong but I wanted
myself that I was strong but I wanted other people to know too that I was as
other people to know too that I was as
other people to know too that I was as strong as I wanted to be and that my
strong as I wanted to be and that my
strong as I wanted to be and that my onus did not absolutely did not define
onus did not absolutely did not define
onus did not absolutely did not define me as a person but it didn’t make it
me as a person but it didn’t make it
me as a person but it didn’t make it easier to communicate as the years went
easier to communicate as the years went
easier to communicate as the years went on as a child I might say hey I can’t go
on as a child I might say hey I can’t go
on as a child I might say hey I can’t go and hang out with you guys today I’m
and hang out with you guys today I’m
and hang out with you guys today I’m just not feeling it and my friends would
just not feeling it and my friends would
just not feeling it and my friends would give me this funny look of okay you know
give me this funny look of okay you know
give me this funny look of okay you know I’m not sure what’s going on with her
I’m not sure what’s going on with her
I’m not sure what’s going on with her and as an adult I say the same thing I’d
and as an adult I say the same thing I’d
and as an adult I say the same thing I’d say hey you know why I can’t join you on
say hey you know why I can’t join you on
say hey you know why I can’t join you on the craft brewery tour because I just
the craft brewery tour because I just
the craft brewery tour because I just realized all the venues have these hard
realized all the venues have these hard
realized all the venues have these hard wooden benches and if I sit on those for
wooden benches and if I sit on those for
wooden benches and if I sit on those for several hours it could leave me
several hours it could leave me
several hours it could leave me regretting it for days to come so
regretting it for days to come so
regretting it for days to come so I might just skip so it’s it’s
I might just skip so it’s it’s
I might just skip so it’s it’s interesting because not only do I have a
interesting because not only do I have a
interesting because not only do I have a condition that sounds like an extinct
condition that sounds like an extinct
condition that sounds like an extinct dinosaur and like something somebody in
dinosaur and like something somebody in
dinosaur and like something somebody in their seventies might have because I’m
their seventies might have because I’m
their seventies might have because I’m neither a dinosaur nor mind my 70s but I
neither a dinosaur nor mind my 70s but I
neither a dinosaur nor mind my 70s but I had to find a way to try and communicate
had to find a way to try and communicate
had to find a way to try and communicate to people so that they might be able to
to people so that they might be able to
to people so that they might be able to understand and that’s that was on me to
understand and that’s that was on me to
understand and that’s that was on me to have to do and I thought for a while
have to do and I thought for a while
have to do and I thought for a while there is a youth well you know what a
there is a youth well you know what a
there is a youth well you know what a machine can do this what if we could
machine can do this what if we could
machine can do this what if we could just invent a machine and it could help
just invent a machine and it could help
just invent a machine and it could help somebody understand what I experience I
somebody understand what I experience I
somebody understand what I experience I can it can help me help them understand
can it can help me help them understand
can it can help me help them understand I thought that was a really cool idea
I thought that was a really cool idea
I thought that was a really cool idea but it’s also a bit of a cop-out because
but it’s also a bit of a cop-out because
but it’s also a bit of a cop-out because each and every one of us has something
each and every one of us has something
each and every one of us has something called a worldview and that’s a lens in
called a worldview and that’s a lens in
called a worldview and that’s a lens in which you see your life through and like
which you see your life through and like
which you see your life through and like any lens it can be as narrow or as wide
any lens it can be as narrow or as wide
any lens it can be as narrow or as wide as you make it to be so my lens is not
as you make it to be so my lens is not
as you make it to be so my lens is not going to be the same as your lens and
going to be the same as your lens and
going to be the same as your lens and vice versa so I thought well why can’t
vice versa so I thought well why can’t
vice versa so I thought well why can’t we just you know communicate and talk to
we just you know communicate and talk to
we just you know communicate and talk to one another
one another
one another can’t that just work why don’t we need a
can’t that just work why don’t we need a
can’t that just work why don’t we need a machine to do that for us but the truth
machine to do that for us but the truth
machine to do that for us but the truth is we’re not really great at
is we’re not really great at
is we’re not really great at communicating you know we’re not great
communicating you know we’re not great
communicating you know we’re not great at listening as children but as we get
at listening as children but as we get
at listening as children but as we get older we think we know a lot about the
older we think we know a lot about the
older we think we know a lot about the world we’ve developed this world for you
world we’ve developed this world for you
world we’ve developed this world for you and we tend to interpret what people are
and we tend to interpret what people are
and we tend to interpret what people are saying in a way that makes sense to us
saying in a way that makes sense to us
saying in a way that makes sense to us and it might not actually be what
and it might not actually be what
and it might not actually be what they’re trying to say so maybe there is
they’re trying to say so maybe there is
they’re trying to say so maybe there is some sort of technology or communication
some sort of technology or communication
some sort of technology or communication style that might work when words fail
style that might work when words fail
style that might work when words fail and I did find like so many others must
and I did find like so many others must
and I did find like so many others must find that at times worlds just they fail
find that at times worlds just they fail
find that at times worlds just they fail they don’t serve you so I had this aha
they don’t serve you so I had this aha
they don’t serve you so I had this aha moment about 15 years ago I entered
moment about 15 years ago I entered
moment about 15 years ago I entered something called Virtual Reality
something called Virtual Reality
something called Virtual Reality installation and I put a headset on and
installation and I put a headset on and
installation and I put a headset on and using just my breathing and basic
using just my breathing and basic
using just my breathing and basic movements back and forth in space I was
movements back and forth in space I was
movements back and forth in space I was able to levitate to the very top
able to levitate to the very top
able to levitate to the very top branches of a tree and descend below
branches of a tree and descend below
branches of a tree and descend below ground into the root system and it was
ground into the root system and it was
ground into the root system and it was as beautiful as it was profound because
as beautiful as it was profound because
as beautiful as it was profound because I realized
I realized
I realized communication can be very subtle and
communication can be very subtle and
communication can be very subtle and maybe we don’t actually always need
maybe we don’t actually always need
maybe we don’t actually always need words maybe technology can actually help
words maybe technology can actually help
words maybe technology can actually help to expand our worldviews so this
to expand our worldviews so this
to expand our worldviews so this actually changed the shift and the
actually changed the shift and the
actually changed the shift and the course of how I actually work with
course of how I actually work with
course of how I actually work with artistic practice in my scientific
artistic practice in my scientific
artistic practice in my scientific practice this is virtual reality so how
practice this is virtual reality so how
practice this is virtual reality so how it actually works is you have your
it actually works is you have your
it actually works is you have your immersive virtual environment and you
immersive virtual environment and you
immersive virtual environment and you have your physical environment and
have your physical environment and
have your physical environment and you’re in both at the same time so your
you’re in both at the same time so your
you’re in both at the same time so your mind and your body believe what is
mind and your body believe what is
mind and your body believe what is happening is real so that’s very very
happening is real so that’s very very
happening is real so that’s very very profound you’re actually there the
profound you’re actually there the
profound you’re actually there the things that you do in that virtual
things that you do in that virtual
things that you do in that virtual environment actually have ramifications
environment actually have ramifications
environment actually have ramifications for you
for you
for you this is also virtual reality this is a
this is also virtual reality this is a
this is also virtual reality this is a VR installation that we created at Simon
VR installation that we created at Simon
VR installation that we created at Simon Fraser University in which you wear the
Fraser University in which you wear the
Fraser University in which you wear the headset and just using your body to move
headset and just using your body to move
headset and just using your body to move in the direction that you want to go you
in the direction that you want to go you
in the direction that you want to go you don’t even need your hands you simply
don’t even need your hands you simply
don’t even need your hands you simply exist so this light comes and it takes
exist so this light comes and it takes
exist so this light comes and it takes you on a journey from this forest where
you on a journey from this forest where
you on a journey from this forest where you’re alone eventually into outer space
you’re alone eventually into outer space
you’re alone eventually into outer space or you see earth and afterwards maybe
or you see earth and afterwards maybe
or you see earth and afterwards maybe you feel like the world is huge and
you feel like the world is huge and
you feel like the world is huge and you’re just one person on it and maybe
you’re just one person on it and maybe
you’re just one person on it and maybe there’s a lot of people out there like
there’s a lot of people out there like
there’s a lot of people out there like you so that’s the research that we do is
you so that’s the research that we do is
you so that’s the research that we do is to look at how all in wonder might be
to look at how all in wonder might be
to look at how all in wonder might be able to facilitate feelings of
able to facilitate feelings of
able to facilitate feelings of connectedness that sounds profound it’s
connectedness that sounds profound it’s
connectedness that sounds profound it’s because it is turns out that VR can
because it is turns out that VR can
because it is turns out that VR can actually facilitate pro-social behavior
actually facilitate pro-social behavior
actually facilitate pro-social behavior you can create pro environmentalist
you can create pro environmentalist
you can create pro environmentalist behavior it can help people to
behavior it can help people to
behavior it can help people to internalize and learn from one another
internalize and learn from one another
internalize and learn from one another and this was actually in the case of med
and this was actually in the case of med
and this was actually in the case of med students learning from their patients it
students learning from their patients it
students learning from their patients it can create perspective shifts so seeing
can create perspective shifts so seeing
can create perspective shifts so seeing the world in a way that you actually
the world in a way that you actually
the world in a way that you actually haven’t seen before of course is we’re
haven’t seen before of course is we’re
haven’t seen before of course is we’re finding people might just feel connected
finding people might just feel connected
finding people might just feel connected through immersive all
it cannot be described it must be
it cannot be described it must be experienced this is something people say
experienced this is something people say
experienced this is something people say about the immersive realities after they
about the immersive realities after they
about the immersive realities after they try it try talking about something that
try it try talking about something that
try it try talking about something that your body went through it’s very
your body went through it’s very
your body went through it’s very difficult to do using again just words
difficult to do using again just words
difficult to do using again just words but this thing is often said as it
but this thing is often said as it
but this thing is often said as it relates to empathetic understanding it
relates to empathetic understanding it
relates to empathetic understanding it must be experienced
must be experienced
must be experienced so creating empathetic understanding how
so creating empathetic understanding how
so creating empathetic understanding how might you do that with a story that you
might you do that with a story that you
might you do that with a story that you want to tell I ask you because maybe the
want to tell I ask you because maybe the
want to tell I ask you because maybe the first thing that pops into mind is a
first thing that pops into mind is a
first thing that pops into mind is a story that you’ve been wanting to tell
story that you’ve been wanting to tell
story that you’ve been wanting to tell for a long time or perhaps your story’s
for a long time or perhaps your story’s
for a long time or perhaps your story’s still being written
still being written
still being written this is something artists for centuries
this is something artists for centuries
this is something artists for centuries have been asking how can I tell my story
have been asking how can I tell my story
have been asking how can I tell my story in the best way that other people might
in the best way that other people might
in the best way that other people might understand and this has actually been
understand and this has actually been
understand and this has actually been done in the immersive realities for
done in the immersive realities for
done in the immersive realities for quite some time in 1992 Reed Addison an
quite some time in 1992 Reed Addison an
quite some time in 1992 Reed Addison an artist was involved in an accident that
artist was involved in an accident that
artist was involved in an accident that left her with a traumatic brain injury
left her with a traumatic brain injury
left her with a traumatic brain injury so Rita went through a very difficult
so Rita went through a very difficult
so Rita went through a very difficult recovery process and at the end of it
recovery process and at the end of it
recovery process and at the end of it she met with a group of individuals who
she met with a group of individuals who
she met with a group of individuals who were like her had brain injuries and she
were like her had brain injuries and she
were like her had brain injuries and she finally realized just how isolating that
finally realized just how isolating that
finally realized just how isolating that whole experience was for her and she
whole experience was for her and she
whole experience was for her and she decided to do something about it
decided to do something about it
decided to do something about it so she called on her skills as an artist
so she called on her skills as an artist
so she called on her skills as an artist and using technology she never even
and using technology she never even
and using technology she never even touched before virtual reality she
touched before virtual reality she
touched before virtual reality she created detour brain reconstruction
created detour brain reconstruction
created detour brain reconstruction ahead an immersive environment that
ahead an immersive environment that
ahead an immersive environment that showed people what it’s like to recover
showed people what it’s like to recover
showed people what it’s like to recover from a brain injury and people walked
from a brain injury and people walked
from a brain injury and people walked out with their worldview completely
out with their worldview completely
out with their worldview completely transformed as to what they thought the
transformed as to what they thought the
transformed as to what they thought the experience would be like
experience would be like
experience would be like and there’s other experiences like this
and there’s other experiences like this
and there’s other experiences like this that are being developed every single
that are being developed every single
that are being developed every single day not just in research labs – but from
day not just in research labs – but from
day not just in research labs – but from people who are just like ourselves in
people who are just like ourselves in
people who are just like ourselves in 2015 I created a venue called VR village
2015 I created a venue called VR village
2015 I created a venue called VR village at an annual conference called SIGGRAPH
at an annual conference called SIGGRAPH
at an annual conference called SIGGRAPH for computer graphics professionals and
for computer graphics professionals and
for computer graphics professionals and the purpose was to create a home for
the purpose was to create a home for
the purpose was to create a home for these types of experiences so they’re
these types of experiences so they’re
these types of experiences so they’re not just about tech they’re not about
not just about tech they’re not about
not just about tech they’re not about entertainment and gaming definitely not
entertainment and gaming definitely not
entertainment and gaming definitely not only about that they’re about how we
only about that they’re about how we
only about that they’re about how we might connect to one another and how we
might connect to one another and how we
might connect to one another and how we might use the technology to
might use the technology to
might use the technology to tell stories and create experiences that
tell stories and create experiences that
tell stories and create experiences that we’ve actually never seen before because
we’ve actually never seen before because
we’ve actually never seen before because it should be noted that we’re in a
it should be noted that we’re in a
it should be noted that we’re in a really exciting time this is a huge
really exciting time this is a huge
really exciting time this is a huge shift that’s happening this technology
shift that’s happening this technology
shift that’s happening this technology has never been more accessible than it
has never been more accessible than it
has never been more accessible than it is right now in the same way that the
is right now in the same way that the
is right now in the same way that the internet made information and knowledge
internet made information and knowledge
internet made information and knowledge accessible the DSLR cameras that
accessible the DSLR cameras that
accessible the DSLR cameras that everybody uses and your mobile phones
everybody uses and your mobile phones
everybody uses and your mobile phones have made photography and documentation
have made photography and documentation
have made photography and documentation accessible
accessible
accessible well the immersive realities or making
well the immersive realities or making
well the immersive realities or making experience is accessible and in order to
experience is accessible and in order to
experience is accessible and in order to be successful at doing this we need as
be successful at doing this we need as
be successful at doing this we need as many diverse voices and actions involved
many diverse voices and actions involved
many diverse voices and actions involved as possible so I prompt every single one
as possible so I prompt every single one
as possible so I prompt every single one of you to actually go out and try
of you to actually go out and try
of you to actually go out and try something so you might be thinking well
something so you might be thinking well
something so you might be thinking well how in fact do I do that isn’t that
how in fact do I do that isn’t that
how in fact do I do that isn’t that difficult don’t I need a lot of
difficult don’t I need a lot of
difficult don’t I need a lot of technical know-how or maybe I need to be
technical know-how or maybe I need to be
technical know-how or maybe I need to be an artist but the truth is having now
an artist but the truth is having now
an artist but the truth is having now experienced close to 1,000 virtual
experienced close to 1,000 virtual
experienced close to 1,000 virtual reality installations in close to three
reality installations in close to three
reality installations in close to three years there’s two traits in particular
years there’s two traits in particular
years there’s two traits in particular for the ones that succeed the best at
for the ones that succeed the best at
for the ones that succeed the best at connecting people to one another and
connecting people to one another and
connecting people to one another and creating this sense of empathetic
creating this sense of empathetic
creating this sense of empathetic understanding those two traits are
understanding those two traits are
understanding those two traits are authenticity and co-creation so what do
authenticity and co-creation so what do
authenticity and co-creation so what do I mean by authenticity it’s pretty
I mean by authenticity it’s pretty
I mean by authenticity it’s pretty straightforward
straightforward
straightforward the idea is that you stay true to the
the idea is that you stay true to the
the idea is that you stay true to the origin of the story that you want to
origin of the story that you want to
origin of the story that you want to talk about so what does that actually
talk about so what does that actually
talk about so what does that actually mean well maybe let’s look at an example
mean well maybe let’s look at an example
mean well maybe let’s look at an example of something that’s not authentic this
of something that’s not authentic this
of something that’s not authentic this is a disability simulator the act of
is a disability simulator the act of
is a disability simulator the act of blindfolding somebody so that they might
blindfolding somebody so that they might
blindfolding somebody so that they might have trouble doing impossible tasks like
have trouble doing impossible tasks like
have trouble doing impossible tasks like shooting a bow and arrow
shooting a bow and arrow
shooting a bow and arrow this isn’t authentic because for an
this isn’t authentic because for an
this isn’t authentic because for an individual who is blind they might
individual who is blind they might
individual who is blind they might actually have no trouble doing this at
actually have no trouble doing this at
actually have no trouble doing this at all they’ve built up a lifetime of
all they’ve built up a lifetime of
all they’ve built up a lifetime of skills and abilities and these
skills and abilities and these
skills and abilities and these experiences are now known not to create
experiences are now known not to create
experiences are now known not to create empathetic behavior they don’t succeed
empathetic behavior they don’t succeed
empathetic behavior they don’t succeed at doing that so what might we try
at doing that so what might we try
at doing that so what might we try instead we can learn from somebody named
instead we can learn from somebody named
instead we can learn from somebody named John hull now John was interesting when
John hull now John was interesting when
John hull now John was interesting when he found out that he was going blind he
he found out that he was going blind he
he found out that he was going blind he started taking audio recordings of the
started taking audio recordings of the
started taking audio recordings of the experience and he wanted people to
experience and he wanted people to
experience and he wanted people to understand what it might be like to live
understand what it might be like to live
understand what it might be like to live in the world beyond sight that’s how
in the world beyond sight that’s how
in the world beyond sight that’s how he put it his world didn’t stop when he
he put it his world didn’t stop when he
he put it his world didn’t stop when he became blind so he teamed with a group
became blind so he teamed with a group
became blind so he teamed with a group of virtual reality creators about three
of virtual reality creators about three
of virtual reality creators about three years ago to create notes on blindness
years ago to create notes on blindness
years ago to create notes on blindness VR to show people and help them
VR to show people and help them
VR to show people and help them experience what it might be like to
experience what it might be like to
experience what it might be like to develop these multi sensory abilities
develop these multi sensory abilities
develop these multi sensory abilities just like he did so that’s an excellent
just like he did so that’s an excellent
just like he did so that’s an excellent idea
idea
idea next co-creation what does that mean
next co-creation what does that mean
next co-creation what does that mean well that last example actually was
well that last example actually was
well that last example actually was pretty good at telling you what
pretty good at telling you what
pretty good at telling you what co-creation might be because here you
co-creation might be because here you
co-creation might be because here you have a storyteller who needs to tell
have a storyteller who needs to tell
have a storyteller who needs to tell their narrative and you have a team
their narrative and you have a team
their narrative and you have a team who’ve got the skills I can help him do
who’ve got the skills I can help him do
who’ve got the skills I can help him do that
that
that that’s what co-creation is and the truth
that’s what co-creation is and the truth
that’s what co-creation is and the truth is like any communication medium it
is like any communication medium it
is like any communication medium it takes an entire village to create it but
takes an entire village to create it but
takes an entire village to create it but what’s interesting is in the immersive
what’s interesting is in the immersive
what’s interesting is in the immersive realities co-creation can actually mean
realities co-creation can actually mean
realities co-creation can actually mean one more thing and this that the
one more thing and this that the
one more thing and this that the narrative doesn’t have to be linear ABC
narrative doesn’t have to be linear ABC
narrative doesn’t have to be linear ABC in sequence a narrative can actually be
in sequence a narrative can actually be
in sequence a narrative can actually be generated through the experience itself
generated through the experience itself
generated through the experience itself and not just by one people but by
and not just by one people but by
and not just by one people but by multiple people so the story can keep on
multiple people so the story can keep on
multiple people so the story can keep on going
going
going this is dream makers this is an
this is dream makers this is an
this is dream makers this is an experience that was at V our villages
experience that was at V our villages
experience that was at V our villages past year and how it works is you have
past year and how it works is you have
past year and how it works is you have one person who has a tablet it’s saying
one person who has a tablet it’s saying
one person who has a tablet it’s saying essentially it’s a recipe book full of
essentially it’s a recipe book full of
essentially it’s a recipe book full of what you need four ingredients to create
what you need four ingredients to create
what you need four ingredients to create dreams so that person goes and they
dreams so that person goes and they
dreams so that person goes and they actually distribute those ingredients to
actually distribute those ingredients to
actually distribute those ingredients to the person who’s in the VR headset that
the person who’s in the VR headset that
the person who’s in the VR headset that person must think either up the
person must think either up the
person must think either up the ingredients combine them together and
ingredients combine them together and
ingredients combine them together and only then can the dreams be made reality
only then can the dreams be made reality
only then can the dreams be made reality so only by working together can these
so only by working together can these
so only by working together can these two people create this experience and
two people create this experience and
two people create this experience and it’s going to be unique for every single
it’s going to be unique for every single
it’s going to be unique for every single person who goes through it the other
person who goes through it the other
person who goes through it the other beautiful thing about lists is they may
beautiful thing about lists is they may
beautiful thing about lists is they may never meet it doesn’t matter what gender
never meet it doesn’t matter what gender
never meet it doesn’t matter what gender they are what age they are what their
they are what age they are what their
they are what age they are what their backgrounds are what their skill Tuffle
backgrounds are what their skill Tuffle
backgrounds are what their skill Tuffle is they could just be there and they
is they could just be there and they
is they could just be there and they could work together and create their own
could work together and create their own
could work together and create their own story together
so I encourage you to step inside an
so I encourage you to step inside an immersive environment and contemplate
immersive environment and contemplate
immersive environment and contemplate the experience that you’ve had so how am
the experience that you’ve had so how am
the experience that you’ve had so how am I you go on to use a technology to tell
I you go on to use a technology to tell
I you go on to use a technology to tell a story that you’ve been wanting to tell
a story that you’ve been wanting to tell
a story that you’ve been wanting to tell and maybe have been at a loss for worse
and maybe have been at a loss for worse
and maybe have been at a loss for worse to do so because never before has this
to do so because never before has this
to do so because never before has this technology ever been so affordable and
technology ever been so affordable and
technology ever been so affordable and accessible as it is right now and the
accessible as it is right now and the
accessible as it is right now and the truth is the experiences that we create
truth is the experiences that we create
truth is the experiences that we create that end up out there in the public they
that end up out there in the public they
that end up out there in the public they need diverse voices and they’re only
need diverse voices and they’re only
need diverse voices and they’re only going to be as good as we make them and
going to be as good as we make them and
going to be as good as we make them and that’s us thank you very much
that’s us thank you very much
that’s us thank you very much [Applause]
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