CORDIScovery Podcast | Number 06 (June 2021)

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#06 Virtual Reality

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Is there a wider scope of the application of VR beyond our own individual entertainment? Can the inherent characteristics of VR, communicating at a distance but in a space that feels intimate, be harnessed to really revolutionise the way we interact? Can avatars, digital representations of ourselves, foster empathy or are they yet another medium providing a cloak of anonymity that can be abused? And are deep fakes about to go 3D?  Three EU-funded researchers answer these questions and more:-

  • Salvador Alvidrez, Marie Curie Research Fellow at Queen’s University Belfast, is interested in the socio-psychological effects of communication technologies. He is looking at VR and its role in tackling prejudice. Can we use VR to walk around in someone else’s shoes?
  • Veronica Orvalho's company, Didimo, has patented technology to generate digital humans. Her inventions have been used by Microsoft, Universal and Sony and others.
  • Sergi Fernandez, explains how I2CAT is making VR tech cheaper and more immersive.
Source Link https://cordis.europa.eu/article/id/430274-ready-player-you-virtual-reality-awaits-with-the-latest-episode-of-the-cordiscovery-podcast
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  • https://cordis.europa.eu/article/id/430274-ready-player-you-virtual-reality-awaits-with-the-latest-episode-of-the-cordiscovery-podcast/en?format=pdf
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EU CORDIS: Horizon 2020 Projects: An end-to-end system for the production and delivery of photorealistic social immersive virtual reality experiences https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/762111
EU CORDIS: Horizon 2020 Projects: Humanity in Digital Communication https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/873511
EU CORDIS: Horizon 2020 Projects: Intergroup Contact in Virtual Reality: Comparative Effects of Two Contact Strategies on Reducing Prejudice and Increasing Trust Between Catholics and Protestants in Northern Ireland https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/832662
ESO Records
EU CORDIS: Research*EU Magazine, June 2021: Special Feature: Ready Player...You? Welcome to the Virtual Reality Revolution https://www.europeansources.info/record/researcheu-magazine-number-103-june-2021/
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