DSI Conference, led by Bree McEwan, Explores the Future of VR

The Data Sciences Institute (DSI) recently hosted Questioning Reality: Explorations of Virtual Reality (VR) and our Social Future, a three-day conference where scholars, professionals, and enthusiasts gathered to discuss the future of VR and its social impact.

Questioning Reality was led by Bree McEwan (ICCIT professor and DSI associate director) and Sun Joo (Grace) Ahn (University of Georgia professor and director of the Center for Advanced Computer-Human Ecosystems). The event, which invited 40 attendees, was intended to shape a social interaction-informed agenda for the next research cycle on VR.

“This event is an extension of the DSI’s mission to bring the data sciences across industries together to drive social change and work on a concept of social interaction across a variety of realities,” said McEwan. “We’ve brought together not only the academics but also industry professionals to hear their ideas about the potential future of this area of research.”

You can read more about the event on the Data Science Institute's website.