Immersive News

"On October 25th, join the Associated Press Television/Radio Association (APTRA) members at the University of Southern California for APTRA's first ever workshop on Virtual Reality Journalism.

"USC's Integrated Media Systems Center, in collaboration with the Annenberg School for Journalism, will describe its research using 360-degree video cameras and virtual reality headsets to put the viewer in the actual news scene. The video results are stunning as you look around the scene and watch the reporter tell the story and conduct interviews.

"USC Professors Skip Rizzo, Larry Pryor, and Alexander Sawchuk will discuss the future implications for this form of news media capture and presentation, show an actual news story shot in Southern California and demonstrate how this potential "News of the Future" is done. The equipment will also be available for a hands-on recorded and live demonstration!

"The event will take place on Saturday, October 25, 2003, from 9:30am to 12:30pm at USC's Gerontology Auditorium in the Gerontology Building on the Main USC Campus.

"The cost: $10 for students and $15 for others
Limited number of Free Student Tickets-Call 213-740-9819"

Alright, now that all the info's out there for you, my couple of comments:
1. Once again, ironic that dual research goes on in multiple departments at USC, and we don't know abou it.
2. I have an issue with using the term "Virtual Reality" in this context. This is immersive, but I feel that they're taking the term a bit too far.

I'm still going to try to go, though . . .

[Added Thursday, 23 October] Well, I got 7 free tickets, so if you want to go, let me know.