This week marks the first time I've tried a piece by Nonny de la Peña, one of this decade's most influential VR artists. For the unfamiliar, Nonny de la Peña has been creating virtual reality journalism since before the Oculus Rift — founder Palmer Luckey actually interned for her at USC — and has been generally working in what she calls "immersive journalism" for even longer. Writeups of de la Peña's work usually emphasize the emotions it produces in very specific terms, trying to convey the sense of digital empathy that she's working toward.



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