Professor brings immersive cinema to U.Va.
With advances in virtual reality technology, a new field of filmmaking has emerged — one that allows artists to not just display their work to viewers but to bring viewers inside a world of their creation. The futuristic field of immersive media uses different — and often still developing — VR technologies to both capture and simulate physical spaces that can immerse users inside virtual models of real-life environments. At the University, one of the leading filmmakers in this field is Mona Kasra, associate professor of digital media design in the department of drama.