MDIA 359 Virtual Reality: Storytelling and Spaces
Filmmaker Chris Milk claims Virtual Reality is "the ultimate empathy machine." Other film/video content producers have averred it is the future of digital storytelling. Is it? In this course, Media and Communication Studies students partner with Architecture students to explore how this technology is used to tell the story of a space/location, and whether it can be an effective and enduring mode of storytelling. Students will learn from each other' creative practice, and build upon their digital skill sets. Equips students with introductory knowledge of a state-of-the-art technology, focusing on 360 degree filmmaking, allowing them to better compete in the job market.