Introduction The Empathy Project was created by Heather Cole, Ben Moliterno, Wei Yuan, and Annie Zukowski for Creative Computing Studio during the fall of 2018. The Empathy Project portrays what a manic and psychotic experience of a person with Bipolar I Disorder could be like. This artistic representation gives a taste of inner thoughts, feelings,…
From unexpected amounts of work, to technical difficulties, to unavailable resources… Always expect the unexpected, and be ready to accommodate your project timeline. There is never enough time to accommodate for everything, but with this open mindset you can be more prepared for the unexpected. On my team’s project (VR experience with bipolar disorder), we…
We plan on creating a Virtual Reality experience which portrays a mental disorder (most likely Schizophrenia or Type 1 Bipolar Disorder). We plan on doing this by giving the users defined goals, but ambiguous rules, such as doing everyday tasks. Our goal is that users will empathize with those that have mental disorders and help…
Mixed Reality & the HoloLens Many people in the technology industry know about several up-and-coming simulation environments. Some have been popularized, such as virtual reality (VR) with the Oculus (completely submersive visual interactive environment), and augmented reality (AR) with games like Pokemon Go (layers visual simulations on top of the real world, but they don’t…
I am very interested in exploring virtual reality/augmented reality/mixed reality. If possible, I would like to take advantage of the creative nature of this class to implement an idea with VR/AR/MR technology. Idea 1: Experience life in someone else’s shoes. An example of this could be a game with certain tasks, like gathering information or…
Heather Cole is a senior at Virginia Tech, majoring in Computer Science. She is graduating in December and is looking forward to this course bringing together two of her favorite pastimes (creativity/art and coding/technology). She is passionate about education, equal rights, and the environment. A few possibilities of a project she would like to be…