Description

An in depth look at how three organisations are using VR and AR in different ways to build empathy or as an educational tool.
Christopher will talk about how the ICRC have used AR and VR to communicate about urban warfare with the aim of building empathy. He can talk about two projects i. Enter the Room, an AR project: https://vrscout.com/news/red-cross-ar-app-war/
ii. Google Daydream Impact funded VR film the Right Choice: https://vrscout.com/news/the-right-choice-daydream-impact
Sandra will share insights from their VR project about the threat of improvised explosive devices in Fallujah, Iraq.
 https://www.homeafterwar.net
Charlotte will talk about how VR can be used for health promotion and education in their film that aims to remove stigma, and motivate young people to get tested for HIV.
https://www.unaids.org/en/resources/presscentre/pressreleaseandstatementarchive/2018/november/20181120_360HIV_PR

Speakers

Sandra Bialystok

Digital Media Coordinator , Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD)

Tamar Hay

Education Director , Peres Center for Peace and Innovation

Amir Rubin

Co-Founder / CEO , Sixense Enterprises Inc

Charlotte Sector

Communications Manager , UNAIDS

Christopher Nicholas

Audiovisual Producer , International Committee of the Red Cross