1) The document discusses the potential for augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) to increase empathy through new forms of storytelling and human connection. 2) "Data skins" which integrate local sensor data with contextual user information could be combined with "presence" in VR to translate data into more expressive human language. 3) The super power of AR and VR is seen as the ability to enhance empathy by making users feel experiences rather than just see them.

1. Tish Shute
THRED, Founding Team
Co-founder Augmented World Expo
What are you going to do with your
AR and VR Super Powers?

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High Expectations for AR and VR
Images made in THRED

3. 3The world changing VR Game he was playing…?

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It was actually quite cute but definitely not
world changing yet…

5. A lot has changed in computing since AR and VR
began the journey to “presence”
http://www.roadtovr.com/oculus-shares-5-key-ingredients-for-presence-in-virtual-
reality/
Tracking Latency Low Persistence Resolution Optics

6. Prosthetics, exoskeletons, soft exosuits, pacemakers, corneal lenses, contacts
(with zooming lenses), artificial joints, braces, drug implant systems, artificial skin
and glasses and more..
“Computers are no longer objects that humans
manipulate, they are part of us.” (Borthwick).

7. “Computing will not just be about interacting with what
you see on a screen”
“..it’s about the connections you can make.”
Borthwick

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The Super Power of Augmented and Virtual
Reality is the potential to increase empathy

9. Wearables, watches, beacons and nearables, haptic triggers and navigation
virtual reality and augmented reality….
are blurring the lines between biological and augmented intelligence.
Augmented Intelligence
“It’s the difference between seeing something and
feeling something.” Borthwick
.”

10. “Data Skins”
Local data, GPS, accelerometer, temperature, atmospheric pressure, humidity sensors,
heart rate, glucose levels, hydration levels and calories - married with contextual
information, such as your interests, your location, your history.
But the language of computers is getting further
away from the expressive language of humans

11. “Data Skins” + “Presence” = New Forms of Empathy
AR and VR can bring data back into human language
and bring new forms of empathy to story telling.

12. tish.shute@gmail.com
@tishshute