The UArizona Center for Digital Humanities project will create immersive scenarios that simulate typical experiences of discrimination. By Eric Swedlund, College of Humanities Feb. 1, 2021 Bryan Carter, Director of the Center for Digital Humanities, works with augmented and virtual reality technologies that create immersive and interactive experiences.
A University of Arizona researcher is embarking on a new project that uses virtual and augmented reality to re-create common experiences of racism and discrimination.
While the old idiom to walk a mile in someone else s shoes is a familiar reminder to empathize with others, it can be little more than an imaginative exercise. Using advanced immersive technology to place a person in a scenario can create a much more realistic experience, says