Isabelle Anderson 22 Part of an underwater VR scene Isabelle Anderson created for a Mozilla Hubs competition last fall, in coordination with RIT s Frameless Labs XR Symposium. She won second place.
Last fall, after being introduced to “The Key” an award-winning interactive VR experience about the plight of refugees Isabelle Anderson ’22 (New Media Design) was emotionally moved. So much so, she shifted her creative focus to use VR as a vehicle to provide education on important initiatives.
To Anderson, VR technology is a powerful tool to connect people and inspire empathy.
Isabelle Anderson
“Once I saw (‘The Key’) I was like, ‘This is what I want to do with my life. This is what I want to make. This is so impactful,’” said Anderson, a VR artist from Fairport, N.Y.