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melissavr18

Melissa Korteweg is a Junior at Amherst College. She is an English major with a concentration in Digital Humanities. She has loved creative writing since she was young. Over the years, this interest manifested itself in the form of short stories and poetry. When she began researching and using virtual reality technologies like Oculus Rift, she was inspired to create new types of content. With this new medium, she hopes to collaborate with others to create compelling, first person experiences. Melissa is also interested in learning about other people's experiences and interests with VR. This blog is intended to show others her experiences with the technology, as well as introduce others through her Women in VR interview series

The Virtual Dystopia

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The Future of the Social

My first encounter with VR wasn’t through the use of any hardware. It was through Continue reading “The Future of the Social”

White Knuckles

The second demo I ever tried in the Oculus Rift was a rollercoaster. I’m much of a rollercoaster fan in the first place. They scare me. So when I was given the opportunity to try one in VR, I was a little hesitant. Continue reading “White Knuckles”

Disbelief and Belief in Virtual Reality

The view directly below her was dizzying. She was hundreds of feet above the street. The scaffolding around her was rusted and shaky. Though she didn’t want to, she gave in to the crowd around her, urging her to stand up, to try to keep her balance on the thin, metal rail. Continue reading “Disbelief and Belief in Virtual Reality”

Total Immersion: DK1 vs DK2

I had read a few articles about people trying the Oculus Rift for the first time. However, I still didn’t believe it. There was no way that putting on a clunky, heavy, head mounted display (HMD) could make you feel like you were in a small house in Italy. Maybe, if you tried hard enough, you could Continue reading “Total Immersion: DK1 vs DK2”

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