VR maps the unmapped – 360 films from the favelas
More than 1.5 million Rio residents live in the favelas—equivalent to one in every five people in the city. But for many locals and tourists alike, the favelas remain an unmapped and mysterious area.
In an attempt to breakdown this invisible wall that divides Rio, Google’s Beyond the Map video experience uses 360-degree footage and a virtual host who’s a favela resident to take viewers on a tour to explore the favelas and tell some of the stories of the individuals who live there.
She later says, “When you aren’t on the map, you don’t exist. But we do exist.”
Beyond the Map is just one example of how technology like VR can amplify otherwise unheard voices and stories from around the world.
See the full story here: https://singularityhub.com/2017/03/10/how-google-is-revealing-unmapped-areas-of-the-world-in-virtual-reality/