HOW TO MAKE A VIRTUAL REALITY MOVIE Bob Gerard bob.gerard@accenture.com Elliot Kotek elliot@thenationofartists.com

Everyone Wants Virtual Reality The idea of Virtual Reality has been around for years, but only now is it approaching the mainstream. We have long speculated on potential applications for learning and professional development afforded by Virtual Reality. It is time to bring the idea to life, with a focus on one specific area… Empathy.

Virtual reality (and specifically cinematic VR) is the right tool for building empathy “So, when you're inside of the headset. you're not seeing it like this….You're not watching it through a television screen, you're not watching it through a window, you're sitting there with her. “When you look down, you're sitting on the same ground that she's sitting on. And because of that, you feel her humanity in a deeper way. “You empathize with her in a deeper way. “And I think that we can change minds with this machine.” Chris Milk CEO, Within TED Conference, March 2015

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