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Agog, Backed by Philanthropist Wendy Schmidt, Pushes XR as a Force for Good


Agog, backed by Wendy Schmidt, is the latest organization to recognize XR as a tool for empathy and an accelerator for social change.

If the institute might eventually develop projects internally, for the time being Giller and crew want to bolster education and outreach program out of the Arizona State University and MIT, as well as well as independent XR producers. An earlier iteration played at the most recent edition of Venice Immersive and the BFI London Film Festival, while the producers are now updating the project with greater technological means and the expansive connections of the Schmidt family network. “We’re trying to change systems, whether that’s with clean renewable energy, access to healthy food, and also human rights and representation of people who have been left out of our society, and it’s very important to engage with those issues using new technology.”

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