Building Empathy and Attunement through VR In January 2016, I visited Paris for a dialogue with Blaise Agüera y Arcas in la Nuit des Idées. We brainstormed on designing a deliberation process in virtual reality, entering the architect’s visions and interact with them in real time, making it enjoyable to participate — like watching and acting in a 3D IMAX movie. In this talk, I will share best practices built through collaboration with teams in Hangzhou, Madrid and Taipei. Scenarios include: * Informing citizens with full affective-environmetal context * Facilitating mixed-reality discussions through telepresence * Augmenting participatory design processes with VR spaces The overarching theme is the overview effect — participants become more attuned to each other and to the environment, resulting in higher-quality deliberations.

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Civic Deliberation
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awe

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5. January
NIGHT OF IDEAS

6. 綜觀效應

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10. April
REALITIES.IO

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autonomy

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14. September
ROBOT WORKSHOP

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17. September-October
HANGZHOU KAOHSIUNG

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assurance

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21. September
K-12 STUDENTS INTERVIEW

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24. November
NEXT TV INTERVIEW

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🤗 assurance
autonomy
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internet of beings

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shared reality

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collaborative learning

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human experience

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Plurality