{"id":17072,"date":"2021-10-05T09:42:52","date_gmt":"2021-10-05T13:42:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sjc\/?p=17072"},"modified":"2021-10-05T09:42:52","modified_gmt":"2021-10-05T13:42:52","slug":"virtual-reality-film-selected-for-prestigious-vr-film-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sjc\/2021\/virtual-reality-film-selected-for-prestigious-vr-film-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Virtual Reality Film Selected for Prestigious VR Film Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-17073 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sjc\/wp-content\/uploads\/BMPD-poster-1-400x533.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sjc\/wp-content\/uploads\/BMPD-poster-1-400x533.png 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sjc\/wp-content\/uploads\/BMPD-poster-1-1400x1867.png 1400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sjc\/wp-content\/uploads\/BMPD-poster-1-300x400.png 300w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sjc\/wp-content\/uploads\/BMPD-poster-1-768x1024.png 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sjc\/wp-content\/uploads\/BMPD-poster-1-1152x1536.png 1152w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sjc\/wp-content\/uploads\/BMPD-poster-1-1536x2048.png 1536w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sjc\/wp-content\/uploads\/BMPD-poster-1-700x933.png 700w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/sjc\/wp-content\/uploads\/BMPD-poster-1.png 1728w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>A film directed by Sojung Bahng, a postdoctoral fellow and instructor in the Media Production and Design program and produced by MPAD program director Vicky McArthur has been selected for screening at a prestigious Los Angeles film festival.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYouth During COVID-19\u201d has been selected to be shown at the Festival of International Virtual and Augmented Reality Stories (FIVARS) this October. The virtual reality short features stories by MPAD students Brendan Currie-O\u2019Brien, Eddie Benhin, Everett Rama, Jada Rodgers, Liam Arp, Shirley Hu, Yuchen Hu, and Xinpeng Liu.<\/p>\n<p>The film began as a class project for ITEC 3100: Immersive Storytelling \u2013 a required course in the third year of the Media Production and Design program. This project represented a unique opportunity to help BMPD students create and share their own COVID-19 experiences, leveraging the storytelling affordances of VR. The course was taught by Bahng, an internationally recognized digital media storyteller whose own VR films have been featured at many prestigious film festivals around the world.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe COVID-19 pandemic has had significant impact on mental health issues in North American university students, including increased levels of stress, anxiety, and depression,\u201d Bahng said. \u201cCreating their autobiographical stories about the COVID-19 pandemic could allow people to indirectly experience undergraduate students\u2019 experiences of COVID-19 and the effects of isolation on their daily lives. The resultant works can serve as a historical archive that contains personal feelings and ideas related to the pandemic experiences of university students.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s festival is a hybrid event with the in-person screenings October 15<sup>th<\/sup> \u2013 17<sup>th<\/sup> and the virtual event from October 22<sup>nd<\/sup> to November 2<sup>nd<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<p>To view the trailer for Youth During Covid-19, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cix8aeVy9XM\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cix8aeVy9XM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For more information about the festival, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/fivars.net\/\">https:\/\/fivars.net\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A film directed by Sojung Bahng, a postdoctoral fellow and instructor in the Media Production and Design program and produced by MPAD program director Vicky McArthur has been selected for screening at a prestigious Los Angeles film festival. \u201cYouth During COVID-19\u201d has 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