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During the Summer of 2017, I participated in the Oculus Launch Pad program which was created to support diversity in VR development. After a weekend boot camp and several weeks of brainstorming, I began development on an interactive experience for GearVR using Tilt Brush and Unity. The goal of this project was to help spread awareness of emotional abuse.

I continued to refine the concept and look for ways to leverage the power of presence and embodiment that is so unique to this medium. My hope was for the app to create opportunities for others to see they aren’t alone and give them a chance to understand the behavior before it happens to them. Through my exploration, I discovered firsthand how VR can be so powerful that it is actually triggering. As a result, I decided to refocus my efforts during Oculus Launchpad on a different project called Musical Mushrooms, and later on also did further exploration in Tilt Brush (“Remember Me Always”).