Please note: The Spring 2021 SoA Colloquium season begins with a presentation by SoA Professor Ming-Chun Lee: Discover Charlotte Neighborhoods through Extended Reality (XR). Although the event will not be held in the Charles C. Hight Architecture Library due to Covid-19 related building restrictions, we are excited to announce that the talks will be broadcast on Zoom.
Friday, January 22, 2021 at 12:30 PM EST
Zoom Meeting ID: 96107511248 Passcode: 490993
(If you are joining out of the local Charlotte area, you may email soa-info@uncc.edu for an alternate Zoom log-in)
Extended Reality (XR) goes beyond the dichotomy of passive methods of engagement with the public. It offers an interactive method to expand visualization techniques in public participation. This presentation discusses a set of XR applications developed by a partnership among four community-based organizations and educational institutions in City of Charlotte. These apps support a series of community events aimed at increasing overall public participation and civic engagement with a goal of increasing awareness of community history through data and storytelling.