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Seeing is Believing: Communicating Research through Virtual Worlds

a man using virtual reality googles

Hosted by: Professors for the Future

Being able to effectively explain complex research outside academia is incredibly important–for networking, collaborating, teaching, and leading. This five-part 30-min webinar series explores how data visualization can help graduate students and postdoctoral researchers better communicate with public audiences–using virtual reality.

Topics include:

  • Session 1: Introduction: Communicating with the Public (Thursday, April 1 | 2–2:30pm)
  • Session 2: Understanding Your Audience: Persona Analysis (Friday, April 2 | 2–2:30pm)
  • Session 3: Tools for Making 3D Models and Visuals (Monday ,April 5 | 2–2:30pm)
  • Session 4: Web Deployment: How to Make It Interactive (Tuesday, April 6 | 2–2:30pm)
  • Session 5: Use of 3D Interactive Environment for Public Communication (Wednesday, April 7 | 2–2:30pm)

Register here

Attendees who participate in the hands-on activity at the end of each session will be entered into a raffle to win $15 Amazon gift cards! Questions? Contact Jiyoon Yi, Professors for the Future Fellow at jyyi@ucdavis.edu

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