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To gain a better understanding on the benefits and flaws of VR and AR storytelling with international stories, I reached out to Asad J. Malik, founder and head developer of the AR project Asad and Assad, which explores the Muslim experience in America as an “Augmented Reality interactive documentary” project. As the viewer walks into a space, they will be able to “meet holograms of numerous human beings” talking about their experiences with Muslim identity.
I started focusing on and realizing the whole concept of holograms, where removing barriers might keep two people from being separate or distant. I started focusing on bringing images from two distant parts of the world, to juxtapose two realities. I did a project called Holograms from Syria, and displayed them in places in the US, and the impact for people to see those images.
There a lot challenges. One of the challenges is that the best practices aren’t established yet.
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