Award-Winning 'Body Of Mine' VR Experience On Gender Identity Launches On Quest Store For Pride Month

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Award-Winning 'Body Of Mine' VR Experience On Gender Identity Launches On Quest Store For Pride Month
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Charlie Fink is a consultant, columnist, author, and adjunct, covering AI, XR, and the Metaverse for Forbes. He is the author of the critically acclaimed AR-enabled books Charlie Fink’s Metaverse (2017), and Convergence, How The World Will Be Painted With Data (2019).

Taylor Woods, Ty Kostopoulos and Charles Anderson win the XR Competition Special Jury Award for “Body of Mine” at the SXSW Film & TV Awards during the 2023 SXSW Conference and Festivals at the Paramount Theatre on March 14, 2023 in Austin, Texas. , winner of a Special Jury Award at SXSW 2023, is coming to the Quest store June 13. The full-body VR experience, which explores gender dysphoria, is one of the first openly queer projects available on the Quest, just in time for Pride month.

The VR experience was made by first-time creator Cameron Kostopoulos, a recent graduate of ASU’s New Masters degree program in Narrative and Emerging Media. I experiencedVR experience in a festival setting at SXSW. Kostopoulous attached body trackers to the my arms, legs, and torso. Combined with an eye and face tracking headset,, you find yourself standing inside a body—literally.

The project’s impact and innovation have already been recognized with numerous prestigious awards. In addition to winning at SXSW, the team also took home the Producers Guild Innovation Award, Best XR at Games for Change, and a BAFTA Student Award, among others. Body of Mine is available on the Meta Quest Store for $9.99 for Quest 3, Quest Pro, & Quest 2, starting June 13.Our community is about connecting people through open and thoughtful conversations. We want our readers to share their views and exchange ideas and facts in a safe space.

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