Episode 196: From Avatar XPrizes To Meaningful VR Experiences - Jacki Morie

Dr. Jacquelyn Ford Morie is an early Virtual Reality creator, developing techniques in this medium to deliver meaningful and emotional experiences. She has advanced degrees in both Fine Art and Computer Science, and serves on the boards of several future-oriented immersive media companies. She is a senior technical advisor to the recently awarded ANA Avatar XPRIZE, which challenged teams to build a physical robot avatar people could inhabit from a distance. Her company, All These Worlds, consults and builds immersive environments for a wide variety of clients. She enjoys sharing her expertise in the classes she teaches at the Otis College of Art and Design and at UCLA.