I’m 33 years old and I swam with sharks and I’ve been to space
and I’ve been to space
and I’ve been to space i deactivated the bomb just three
i deactivated the bomb just three
i deactivated the bomb just three seconds before it exploded I’ve been to
seconds before it exploded I’ve been to
seconds before it exploded I’ve been to prison I was even attacked by a zombie
prison I was even attacked by a zombie
prison I was even attacked by a zombie once and I’ve been at the top of Mount
once and I’ve been at the top of Mount
once and I’ve been at the top of Mount Everest
Everest
Everest wearing high heels by now most of you
wearing high heels by now most of you
wearing high heels by now most of you already have tried virtual reality but
already have tried virtual reality but
already have tried virtual reality but for those who haven’t let me tell you
for those who haven’t let me tell you
for those who haven’t let me tell you it’s really cool it allows you to live
it’s really cool it allows you to live
it’s really cool it allows you to live experiences you’ve never even dream of
experiences you’ve never even dream of
experiences you’ve never even dream of by putting you in the center of any
by putting you in the center of any
by putting you in the center of any world any adventure any reality that you
world any adventure any reality that you
world any adventure any reality that you can imagine and when you are there it
can imagine and when you are there it
can imagine and when you are there it feels so real that you feel present and
feels so real that you feel present and
feels so real that you feel present and it feels the truth and you can help but
it feels the truth and you can help but
it feels the truth and you can help but let emotions flow for more than five
let emotions flow for more than five
let emotions flow for more than five years now I’ve been member of an
years now I’ve been member of an
years now I’ve been member of an innovation services company and I’ve had
innovation services company and I’ve had
innovation services company and I’ve had the chance to witness the explosion of
the chance to witness the explosion of
the chance to witness the explosion of emerging technologies from the inside in
emerging technologies from the inside in
emerging technologies from the inside in all these years I’ve had the attempts to
all these years I’ve had the attempts to
all these years I’ve had the attempts to collaborate both with top brands in
collaborate both with top brands in
collaborate both with top brands in creating really cool immersive campaigns
creating really cool immersive campaigns
creating really cool immersive campaigns but also in projects aimed at
but also in projects aimed at
but also in projects aimed at implementing innovation in social
implementing innovation in social
implementing innovation in social matters needless to say the most
matters needless to say the most
matters needless to say the most rewarding ones are the latter and the
rewarding ones are the latter and the
rewarding ones are the latter and the impact they have on people and the
impact they have on people and the
impact they have on people and the results that you see confirm that
results that you see confirm that
results that you see confirm that virtual reality is capable of help
virtual reality is capable of help
virtual reality is capable of help bringing a social change and as such
bringing a social change and as such
bringing a social change and as such give us hope for a better future through
give us hope for a better future through
give us hope for a better future through virtual reality for instance you are
virtual reality for instance you are
virtual reality for instance you are able to witness the realities of other
able to witness the realities of other
able to witness the realities of other people’s from a very unique point of
people’s from a very unique point of
people’s from a very unique point of view oneself imagine for a moment that
view oneself imagine for a moment that
view oneself imagine for a moment that you are getting old and for some reasons
you are getting old and for some reasons
you are getting old and for some reasons things are starting to be confusing you
things are starting to be confusing you
things are starting to be confusing you forget about important things like
forget about important things like
forget about important things like should have you taken any pills today
should have you taken any pills today
should have you taken any pills today which way is home what is it actually
which way is home what is it actually
which way is home what is it actually the do you live or even who is that
the do you live or even who is that
the do you live or even who is that little girl sitting across across the
little girl sitting across across the
little girl sitting across across the table that calls me grandma you guessed
table that calls me grandma you guessed
table that calls me grandma you guessed right I’m talking about Alzheimer
right I’m talking about Alzheimer
right I’m talking about Alzheimer now imagine that on top of that nonsense
now imagine that on top of that nonsense
now imagine that on top of that nonsense that you are living your family starts
that you are living your family starts
that you are living your family starts acting strange they ask you to the
acting strange they ask you to the
acting strange they ask you to the things they never used to before they
things they never used to before they
things they never used to before they are worried of course even a little bit
are worried of course even a little bit
are worried of course even a little bit annoyed or even angry just because they
annoyed or even angry just because they
annoyed or even angry just because they don’t know what the heck is happening to
don’t know what the heck is happening to
don’t know what the heck is happening to you we join forces without shame a
you we join forces without shame a
you we join forces without shame a result UK a team at Google in a project
result UK a team at Google in a project
result UK a team at Google in a project called award through dementia where we
called award through dementia where we
called award through dementia where we search for a solution for families and
search for a solution for families and
search for a solution for families and carers to better see and understand what
carers to better see and understand what
carers to better see and understand what the person suffering from Alzheimer’s
the person suffering from Alzheimer’s
the person suffering from Alzheimer’s is going through the key is
is going through the key is
is going through the key is understanding Alzheimer not only as a
understanding Alzheimer not only as a
understanding Alzheimer not only as a memory loss was it the dementia it
memory loss was it the dementia it
memory loss was it the dementia it affects orientation which leads to
affects orientation which leads to
affects orientation which leads to confusion and it even disconnect the
confusion and it even disconnect the
confusion and it even disconnect the brain and the senses like hearing and
brain and the senses like hearing and
brain and the senses like hearing and eyesight until now it was really
eyesight until now it was really
eyesight until now it was really difficult to be able to properly explain
difficult to be able to properly explain
difficult to be able to properly explain and therefore to properly understand
and therefore to properly understand
and therefore to properly understand these symptoms but now on thanks to
these symptoms but now on thanks to
these symptoms but now on thanks to virtual reality we are actually able to
virtual reality we are actually able to
virtual reality we are actually able to put people in the shoes of someone
put people in the shoes of someone
put people in the shoes of someone living with dementia to do so we build
living with dementia to do so we build
living with dementia to do so we build an app and recreated three everyday
an app and recreated three everyday
an app and recreated three everyday scenarios and showed the symptoms that
scenarios and showed the symptoms that
scenarios and showed the symptoms that pose challenges to a person suffering
pose challenges to a person suffering
pose challenges to a person suffering from any kind of dimension the impact of
from any kind of dimension the impact of
from any kind of dimension the impact of the project was so welcomed it was so
the project was so welcomed it was so
the project was so welcomed it was so good that actually Bupa healthcare is
good that actually Bupa healthcare is
good that actually Bupa healthcare is using it to train their carers in
using it to train their carers in
using it to train their carers in private residences to be able to see
private residences to be able to see
private residences to be able to see what their patients angle are going
what their patients angle are going
what their patients angle are going through and therefore be able to offer
through and therefore be able to offer
through and therefore be able to offer that help the fact that through virtual
that help the fact that through virtual
that help the fact that through virtual reality we can witness others people’s
reality we can witness others people’s
reality we can witness others people’s realities allows us even for a greater
realities allows us even for a greater
realities allows us even for a greater challenge the quest for real empathy
challenge the quest for real empathy
challenge the quest for real empathy empathy is in making us our brain is
empathy is in making us our brain is
empathy is in making us our brain is capable of mirroring the emotions of the
capable of mirroring the emotions of the
capable of mirroring the emotions of the person that we are observing that’s why
person that we are observing that’s why
person that we are observing that’s why we empathize we feel others people’s
we empathize we feel others people’s
we empathize we feel others people’s emotions we live in a world more
emotions we live in a world more
emotions we live in a world more connected than ever ever and any story
connected than ever ever and any story
connected than ever ever and any story can spread through the world in just a
can spread through the world in just a
can spread through the world in just a matter of seconds and actually when
matter of seconds and actually when
matter of seconds and actually when tragedy hits the world as we’ve seen too
tragedy hits the world as we’ve seen too
tragedy hits the world as we’ve seen too much and too close lately there’s a huge
much and too close lately there’s a huge
much and too close lately there’s a huge outpouring of online messages that’s
outpouring of online messages that’s
outpouring of online messages that’s because we empathy
because we empathy
because we empathy we are on and share it and have a say
we are on and share it and have a say
we are on and share it and have a say and change your profile picture and show
and change your profile picture and show
and change your profile picture and show a rejection which is wonderful but it
a rejection which is wonderful but it
a rejection which is wonderful but it feels so short it vanishes so quickly
feels so short it vanishes so quickly
feels so short it vanishes so quickly tribute or reality we can achieve a
tribute or reality we can achieve a
tribute or reality we can achieve a whole new level of empathy actually many
whole new level of empathy actually many
whole new level of empathy actually many NGOs have been using virtual reality in
NGOs have been using virtual reality in
NGOs have been using virtual reality in order to create a greater impact and the
order to create a greater impact and the
order to create a greater impact and the people that come to their events by
people that come to their events by
people that come to their events by putting people inside the realities they
putting people inside the realities they
putting people inside the realities they are fighting against for them to be
are fighting against for them to be
are fighting against for them to be there for them to see it with their own
there for them to see it with their own
there for them to see it with their own eyes to generate proximity and from
eyes to generate proximity and from
eyes to generate proximity and from their empathy blooms because proximity
their empathy blooms because proximity
their empathy blooms because proximity is a key driver of empathy there are
is a key driver of empathy there are
is a key driver of empathy there are four types of proximity temporal spatial
four types of proximity temporal spatial
four types of proximity temporal spatial probabilistic and emotional which means
probabilistic and emotional which means
probabilistic and emotional which means that if something occurs closer to you
that if something occurs closer to you
that if something occurs closer to you either in time or space if you have some
either in time or space if you have some
either in time or space if you have some sort of emotional connection to it or if
sort of emotional connection to it or if
sort of emotional connection to it or if it’s more probable to happen to you then
it’s more probable to happen to you then
it’s more probable to happen to you then is more likely that that matter will
is more likely that that matter will
is more likely that that matter will raise your attention and that you will
raise your attention and that you will
raise your attention and that you will empathize with it actually cornerstone
empathize with it actually cornerstone
empathize with it actually cornerstone contacted us for a very unique and
contacted us for a very unique and
contacted us for a very unique and beautiful project cornerstone is a
beautiful project cornerstone is a
beautiful project cornerstone is a uk-based charity focused on providing a
uk-based charity focused on providing a
uk-based charity focused on providing a safe home for kids in the foster care
safe home for kids in the foster care
safe home for kids in the foster care system they contacted us to make a vr
system they contacted us to make a vr
system they contacted us to make a vr short based on empathy and aimed at
short based on empathy and aimed at
short based on empathy and aimed at generating an emotional link for parents
generating an emotional link for parents
generating an emotional link for parents considering fostering a kid to find the
considering fostering a kid to find the
considering fostering a kid to find the courageous needed to make the lifelong
courageous needed to make the lifelong
courageous needed to make the lifelong commitment of adopting a child and
commitment of adopting a child and
commitment of adopting a child and providing him or her with the safe home
providing him or her with the safe home
providing him or her with the safe home and a life of love such is the power of
and a life of love such is the power of
and a life of love such is the power of empathy and that wonderful the things it
empathy and that wonderful the things it
empathy and that wonderful the things it can lead us to do but virtual reality is
can lead us to do but virtual reality is
can lead us to do but virtual reality is not only about sitting back and
not only about sitting back and
not only about sitting back and observing information it opens a whole
observing information it opens a whole
observing information it opens a whole new world in terms of platforms and
new world in terms of platforms and
new world in terms of platforms and tools that we can build that can help
tools that we can build that can help
tools that we can build that can help improve our lives and break barriers
improve our lives and break barriers
improve our lives and break barriers that we encounter today and actually
that we encounter today and actually
that we encounter today and actually with that in mind we built the first
with that in mind we built the first
with that in mind we built the first teleportation platform let me explain it
teleportation platform let me explain it
teleportation platform let me explain it a hospital in Holland conducted us
a hospital in Holland conducted us
a hospital in Holland conducted us because they wanted to know if there was
because they wanted to know if there was
because they wanted to know if there was any sort of solution
any sort of solution
any sort of solution emerging technologies to help long
emerging technologies to help long
emerging technologies to help long staying patients be able to escape their
staying patients be able to escape their
staying patients be able to escape their rooms while of course they were actually
rooms while of course they were actually
rooms while of course they were actually able to leave the hospital so current
able to leave the hospital so current
able to leave the hospital so current means of communication weren’t enough
means of communication weren’t enough
means of communication weren’t enough not even video calls we needed to move
not even video calls we needed to move
not even video calls we needed to move from calling or talking to to being with
from calling or talking to to being with
from calling or talking to to being with because isolation was affecting their
because isolation was affecting their
because isolation was affecting their mindset into a negative way which was
mindset into a negative way which was
mindset into a negative way which was affecting the recovery process virtual
affecting the recovery process virtual
affecting the recovery process virtual reality and emerging technologies once
reality and emerging technologies once
reality and emerging technologies once again allowed us to go one step further
again allowed us to go one step further
again allowed us to go one step further so what we did was to build a closed
so what we did was to build a closed
so what we did was to build a closed system where we placed a 360 camera in
system where we placed a 360 camera in
system where we placed a 360 camera in the home of some of the patients
the home of some of the patients
the home of some of the patients actually like this little guy there that
actually like this little guy there that
actually like this little guy there that camera recorded everything around it and
camera recorded everything around it and
camera recorded everything around it and that video and that audio we’re streamed
that video and that audio we’re streamed
that video and that audio we’re streamed to a headset of your glasses like the
to a headset of your glasses like the
to a headset of your glasses like the one you have there
one you have there
one you have there so when patient and then we gave it to
so when patient and then we gave it to
so when patient and then we gave it to patients so when patients put it on they
patients so when patients put it on they
patients so when patients put it on they were able to see everything around it
were able to see everything around it
were able to see everything around it now remember that I mentioned that when
now remember that I mentioned that when
now remember that I mentioned that when you are there in the virtual reality you
you are there in the virtual reality you
you are there in the virtual reality you feel present and it fills the truth you
feel present and it fills the truth you
feel present and it fills the truth you can imagine the face of this little guy
can imagine the face of this little guy
can imagine the face of this little guy after months of being in the hospital to
after months of being in the hospital to
after months of being in the hospital to put the glasses on and feel home with
put the glasses on and feel home with
put the glasses on and feel home with mom and dad and even the little dog that
mom and dad and even the little dog that
mom and dad and even the little dog that just couldn’t stop barking as soon as he
just couldn’t stop barking as soon as he
just couldn’t stop barking as soon as he heard his voice he was absolutely happy
heard his voice he was absolutely happy
heard his voice he was absolutely happy it was wonderful and actually the
it was wonderful and actually the
it was wonderful and actually the hospital carried on some studies and
hospital carried on some studies and
hospital carried on some studies and confirmed that by using this system the
confirmed that by using this system the
confirmed that by using this system the patients were happier and the recovery
patients were happier and the recovery
patients were happier and the recovery process was easier and faster so once we
process was easier and faster so once we
process was easier and faster so once we saw the results we couldn’t just stop
saw the results we couldn’t just stop
saw the results we couldn’t just stop there and what we did was to turn this
there and what we did was to turn this
there and what we did was to turn this closed system into an open platform for
closed system into an open platform for
closed system into an open platform for everyone to have access to it because
everyone to have access to it because
everyone to have access to it because these sort of platforms and tools are
these sort of platforms and tools are
these sort of platforms and tools are not only for these cases in terms of
not only for these cases in terms of
not only for these cases in terms of Education for instance online students
Education for instance online students
Education for instance online students can avoid one of the major gaps that
can avoid one of the major gaps that
can avoid one of the major gaps that elearning has which is the lack of group
elearning has which is the lack of group
elearning has which is the lack of group consciousness the lack of classmates and
consciousness the lack of classmates and
consciousness the lack of classmates and colleagues so through this sort of
colleagues so through this sort of
colleagues so through this sort of platforms they can actually go to school
platforms they can actually go to school
platforms they can actually go to school but again we
but again we
but again we can go even one step further now imagine
can go even one step further now imagine
can go even one step further now imagine someone confined at home for any reason
someone confined at home for any reason
someone confined at home for any reason for any condition or even a prisoner or
for any condition or even a prisoner or
for any condition or even a prisoner or again a person that has to be
again a person that has to be
again a person that has to be hospitalized for a long time through
hospitalized for a long time through
hospitalized for a long time through these systems they can actually keep on
these systems they can actually keep on
these systems they can actually keep on going to school and that’s what the use
going to school and that’s what the use
going to school and that’s what the use of virtual reality and emerging
of virtual reality and emerging
of virtual reality and emerging technologies for a greater good is all
technologies for a greater good is all
technologies for a greater good is all about technology won’t make us better
about technology won’t make us better
about technology won’t make us better human beings that’s on us but as a tool
human beings that’s on us but as a tool
human beings that’s on us but as a tool it can help us improve our lives and
it can help us improve our lives and
it can help us improve our lives and break barriers that we encounter today
break barriers that we encounter today
break barriers that we encounter today and as a mean of communication it can
and as a mean of communication it can
and as a mean of communication it can help us fight apathy with empathy and
help us fight apathy with empathy and
help us fight apathy with empathy and proximity get us to open our eyes and
proximity get us to open our eyes and
proximity get us to open our eyes and see others people’s realities to get
see others people’s realities to get
see others people’s realities to get involved and to commit as this is the
involved and to commit as this is the
involved and to commit as this is the key to trigger social change that can
key to trigger social change that can
key to trigger social change that can give us hope for a better future thank
give us hope for a better future thank
give us hope for a better future thank you
you
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