Thanks for participating in XR4C's Talk & Play and Save the Date!

Thanks for attending G4C's first XR4C Talk and Play about civics & social issues at SAP Next-Gen's Innovation space at Hudson Yards. Save the date!

View this email in your browser THANKS FOR JOINING THE XR4C COMMUNITY Many thanks to those who attended the first XR for Change Talk and Play at SAP Next-Gen's Innovation space at Hudson Yards. The event was an astounding success and this would not have been possible without your participation! Check out the online conversation on Twitter using the #XR4C hashtag. G4C would also like to thank our inspiring speakers  Zohar Kfir (media artist), Gabo Arora (LightShed), Navid Khonsari (iNK Stories) and Jamie Pallot (Emblematic Group) for a panel filled with insights and honest debate, led by Erik Martin (Unity). It was a lively discussion about the challenges and opportunities around creating social impact with immersive media technology. The panel discussed how VR/MR/AR experiences were the ideal platform to raise awareness and tackle social and civic issues. All of the panelists agreed that XR allows a shift in power dynamics of media tech and helps viewers establish empathetic connections with stories from a different time and place. More specifically, Khonsari viewed his XR projects as stories that lived beyond the individual and served a wider social purpose. Arora provided insights on how to make a compelling XR story and mentioned that the key ingredient was to be bold with media technology to get your message across.  Learn about the XR projects that were demoed: iNK Stories' game Blindfold puts the player in the shoes of a journalist under interrogation in Iran's most notorious prison. Emblematic Group showcased Greenland Melting and After Solitary. The latter tells the story of a former inmate's experience in solitary confinement. The project uses photogrammetry and volumetric video capture to create an incredibly realistic stage for the story to be set. LightShed's experience The Last Goodbye provides an emotional experience that immerses you in the story of Pinchas Gutter, a Holocaust survivor of the Majdanek concentration camp. Zohar Kfir's Testimony is an interactive documentary for virtual reality that shares the stories of five survivors of sexual assault and their journey to healing. Beyond just a piece, Testimony is an advocacy platform to allow the public to bear witness to those who have been silenced. SAVE THE DATE FOR THE NEXT XR4C TALK AND PLAY HEALTH EVENT  March 27th, from 5:30-8pm G4C's next XR for Change Talk and Play event will be on XR and Health. Save the date as we look forward to gathering on March 27 at SAP Next-Gen's Innovation space at Hudson Yards. To find out how to register for the upcoming Talk and Play event and to be informed about the latest XR4C industry news sign-up to our newsletter. SIGN UP REGISTRATION IS OPEN FOR XR FOR CHANGE SUMMIT If you want to learn more about the power of games and XR for Impact, please join us at the 15th annual Games for Change Festival and XR for Change Summit. Get your Early Bird Discount Passes before they run out! REGISTER Copyright © 2018 Games for Change, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in at our website www.gamesforchange.org or gamesforchange.org/festival/ You can opt out of this newsletter at any time. Our mailing address is: Games for Change 205 E 42nd St., 20th floor New York, New York 10017 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.