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Take an Animal’s Perspective – The Potential of Animal Embodiment in Virtual Reality

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We chat with Dr Danny Pimentel, a researcher from the University of Oregon. Danny’s research investigates the impacts of eXtended Reality (VR, AR, and MR) storytelling experiences on attitudes and behavior. In particularly, Danny has investigated how seeing the world through an animals eyes in Virtual Reality influences people. If you’re interested in trying out one of Danny’s VR experiences then go to: https://projectshell.org/ For more about Danny’s research go to their google scholar page. 

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