How can we mobilize to change the future for the better? Climate change unquestionably represents the biggest challenge to the continued presence of humankind?or any other species?on this planet. Managing and attempting to limit the effects of global warming should be our biggest project, prompting us to marshal our collective will, energy, and creativity to design a livable solution to the inevitable shifts in weather and habitat. Urgent timelines alone, however, are not enough to prompt action. This seminar aims to make the invisible visible and tangible by harnessing virtual reality as an empathy machine. Taking inspiration from VR artists and creatives like Participant Media and Condition One (This Is Climate Change), Marshmallow Laser Feast (In the Eyes of the Animal, Ocean of Air), Winslow Porter and Milica Zec (Tree), Tamiko Thiel (Evolution of Fish, Unexpected Growth), the Yale University Hackathon (The Reality of Global Climate Change), among others, we will bring to life the latest climate data on the city?s potential future(s) in VR with the aim of creating immersive experiences that can spur us to positive change in the here and now.
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