In this special VR episode, Gabby speaks with EVE: Valkyrie lead designer Andrew Willans and Globes VR creator Kim Koronya about death and empathy in virtual reality.
In this special VR episode, Gabby speaks with Andrew Willans (EVE: Valkyrie) about the mechanical challenges VR developers face when designing death in their games; and Kim Koronya (Globes VR) about creating empathy using VR, and the ethics that need to be considered when creating VR games involving death.
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The music used in Andrew’s parts of this episode comes from the EVE: Valkyrie soundtrack, which was written and composed by Rich Maccoull. You can hear more at soundcloud.com/ccpgames. The piano tracks used during the opening and during Kim’s parts come from http://www.bensound.com.
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