Through the Looking Glass: A VR Odyssey
VWBPE 2025 Presentation
Presented: April 5, 2025
Speaker: Acuppa Tae (John O'Connor, Technological University Dublin)
Categories: Research & Studies
Dive into the historical and transformative journey of virtual reality in our session, where we explore its cultural origins and evolving role in society.
Virtual reality, an extension of human creativity and storytelling, now intersects with AI-driven technologies, prompting significant changes in education, learning, and our societal framework.
As we move beyond the Gutenberg Parenthesis, this presentation will challenge and redefine our understanding of what it means to be human in the 21st century.
Discover the roots of VR and its profound implications for the future as we navigate these crucial transitions.
Objectives:
To present the origin of VR in a cultural context.
To consider the implications of AI-driven virtual spaces on human society.
Tags: vr, virtual worlds, edtech, AI
