Nani de lapana has been called the godmother of virtual reality. Her journey in new media grew out of her cessful careers as a print and broadcast journalist. De la pena uses cutting edge technologies to tell stories that create intense, ampathetic engagement from viewers via virtual, mixed and augmented reality. She created the first vr piece ever showcased at the sun dance film festival,. And just this year, ashonored with a coveted peabody award.
Peabody Awardee and “Godmother of Virtual Reality,” Nonny de la Peña shares her vision for the future of immersive journalism and virtual reality.
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Produced by Future of StoryTelling, Corp.
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Founder and CEO, Charles Melcher
Executive Producer, Carolyn Merriman
Producer, Sarah Vitak
in collaboration with Charts & Leisure
Founder, Jason Oberholtzer
Executive Producer, Mike Rugnetta
Editor, Garrett Crowe
Mix and Music, Michael Simonelli
With special thanks to Nonny de la Peña, Bonnie Eldon, Shannon Fanuko, Meghal Janardan, and Megan Worman.