PinnedMember-onlyParental Guidance for the Metaverseby Lance Powell I started researching harassment in Social VR in 2017 (pre-Quest) when there were significantly fewer users, and this work became my M.A. thesis, called: A Framework for Understanding and Detecting Harassment in Social VR. …Virtual Reality10 min readVirtual Reality10 min read
Published inEuromersive Türkiye·Mar 3, 2022Metaverse için Ebeveyn RehberiSosyal VR’da tacizi araştırmaya 2017'de (quest öncesi) önemli ölçüde daha az kullanıcı varken başladım ve bu çalışma, “Sosyal VR’da Tacizi Anlama ve Tespit Etme Çerçevesi” adlı yüksek lisans tezim oldu. Araştırmamın bir parçası olarak, üç büyük platformda saatler geçirdim: Altspace, Rec Room ve VRchat. …Metaverse8 min readMetaverse8 min read
Jul 10, 2021Environmental Design for the Virtual ClassroomThe advancement of virtual spaces, whether facilitated by personal computers or XR technology, has been instructive with regards to our collective approaches to design and how much material reality is reflected in those spaces. Material versions of productive spaces such as schools and businesses would hardly integrate vestigial elements into…Virtual Reality4 min readVirtual Reality4 min read
Apr 2, 2021A Metaverse-Wide Book Tour: Experiences and Lessons LearnedPremise The initial conceit of the Mirror Box Book Tour, lasting from 10 January 2021 to 27 March 2021, came from something I’ve coined ‘End-of-Year Resolutions’ in which I panic at the approaching New Year, take stock of what I’ve accomplished during the current year, and rush towards a goal…Virtual Reality28 min readVirtual Reality28 min read
Mar 22, 2020Social VR in the Time of COVID-19Since late 2016 as I was pursuing a master’s degree, I have been working towards research in Social VR with regards to design and sociolinguistics. My study soon enabled me to speak knowledgably on the topic of Social VR in several conferences and venues local to Istanbul. Some of these…Social Vr5 min readSocial Vr5 min read
Mar 2, 2020Member-onlyHealth Security for XR Co-Working SpacesIn the domain of hotels and food service, there has been a long practice of regulating their cleanliness and the health and safety implications have become important enough to warrant their own departments such as the FSIS (Food Safety and Inspection Services) in the United States. Despite the existence of…VR9 min readVR9 min read
Feb 20, 2020On Mortality and Fire MarioIt seems epiphany comes in three shapes and sizes: little, super, and fire. A few months ago, I brought home a $30 mini-NES console imported from China containing 600+ games and, of the Mario franchise, it included the original Mario Bros. and Super Mario Bros. alongside the unreleased sequels Super…Super Mario Bros5 min readSuper Mario Bros5 min read
Published inXR Bootcamp·Jan 30, 2020Defining Art and Ethics in VR: An Interview with Mariam Zakarian of Amaryllis VRIt’s rare for an artist to encounter a major medium that has no real art history yet, no rules, no language. It means you’re helping shape and define these things through your work, which is a great privilege. Both terrifying and exciting. How were you first drawn to VR? Did…Art10 min readArt10 min read
Published inXR Bootcamp·Dec 31, 2019Education and Community in XR: An Interview with Michael McCready of Lethbridge College#1) How would you describe your role at Lethbridge College and your activities in XR more broadly? What are you most proud of so far? I am one of the instructors in the new Virtual and Augmented Reality Certificate program at Lethbridge College. We have a team of three amazing…Virtual Reality7 min readVirtual Reality7 min read
Published inXR Bootcamp·Nov 28, 2019XR Bootcamp — Why Work in XR?This current, persistent wave of XR has been life-changing for me personally since it directed a significant amount of my post-graduate education — as I’ve been researching social interactions in VR — and, beginning with VR First, brought me into contact with a diverse set of interesting and motivated people…Virtual Reality5 min readVirtual Reality5 min read
