Outreach - 2024
On June 8, 2024, Project ArtisanVR was invited to showcase at Xplorer Day at Forum der Zukunft in the Deutsches Museum in Munich. I also attended the Tech Boost Deutschland Summit, organized by Straightlabs and Meta.
In addition, I was involved in teaching a seminar titled Extended Reality for AI: Crafting Context-Aware Environments. Together with 15 students, we conducted a literature review on the potential and limitations of using generative AI in immersive environments, focusing specifically on context-aware extended reality applications.
I conducted two user studies with a total of 102 participants to evaluate the impact of VR on immersion and generative AI for personalization, aimed at revitalizing oral traditions - Anansi the Spider VR and the Italian Intangible Cultural Heritage of ``Neapolitan Pizza.'' I am particularly interested in how these emerging technologies can inspire younger generations to reconnect with cultural heritage worldwide, and more importantly, how they reflect on these traditions and whether they remain relevant in the modern era.