Dr. Courtney Cogburn is an associate professor at Columbia and has developed a VR system that allows users to experience what it’s like to be Black first-hand. Dr. Courtney Cogburn, associate professor at Columbia University Jacob Slaton PhotographyGassam: How does the VR system that you created work? Cogburn: The VR experience that I developed…is called 1000 Cut Journey, which was developed with the virtual human interaction lab at Stanford University, puts you into the digital shoes of the character named Michael Sterling. Gassam: So, for someone who wants to experience this VR system that you have created, how can they do that? Gassam: What has been the impact that you’ve seen thus far after someone has done this interactive VR experience?

Source: Forbes March 11, 2020 04:41 UTC