My First Experience with VR: A Review of Vrse

Virtual reality always seemed like something out of a sci-movie. You put on the headset, and wow, you’re in a whole new world. And as a huge fan of those cheesy movies, I couldn’t wait to try out the Google Cardboard. I was worried that with a name…

The Value of Virtual Reality for News

Virtual reality is a pretty new concept. To me, at least. Virtual reality has been around for seemingly ages. While it’s the talk of the tech world now, it wasn’t always so: VR was once only thought of as futuristic headsets, out-of-this-world graphics and…

Sensors are a journalist’s new best friend.

Your cell phone, your laptop, GPS devices, and even grocery store scanners collect information without us even knowing. A whole industry of data science has been booming as people try to harness and interpret that information. When done accurately, these…

The California Drought: A Missed Opportunity for Drone Journalism

When I think of effective drone usage, I think of fly-overs that tell the stories of large geographical areas — construction sites, football arenas, oceanic expanses, giant cornfields.

New York Times Wins Again

Second Virtual Reality Project a Success

VR is the New Wave in the Tech Era….Kinda

With the ever expanding ideas and gadgets coming out, where does virtual reality sit? In an era amongst everything having to do with “i” (iPhone, iPad, etc), what are YOU really experiencing?

Just a girl with a virtual reality headset.

I am in a Syrian refugee camp. Turning my head to the left I see a young girl; to the right I see a family in a small home. The voice of the girl fills my ears and without looking at me, she tells me the young child (her younger brother) often cries. Her…

WNYC’s Bored and Brilliant project: NOT journalism