Canadian Studies Professor Launches New VR Humanities Experience

UC Professor and interim Director of Canadian Studies Siobhan O'Flynn launches a single-user virtual reality work alongside fellow Canadian feminist Decameron Collective collaborators.

Named after the Ukrainian Orthodox prayer for the dead, Memory Eternal (Вічная Пам'ять) was designed for Quest 2 and features seventeen distinct storytelling works including 360 degree video, interactive and spatialized sound, AI generated images, video, film, and text.

The work investigates our shared experiences of grief and loss at personal, societal, and planetary scales and is up for nomination for a Digital Humanities Award in the 'Fun' category with further information and award voting here. Scroll down to the last category "Best Use of DH for Fun", to find Memory Eternal.