“Games are dramatic models of our psychological lives providing release of particular tensions.”— Marshall McLuhan Hi everyone. It is a privilege to present my board game project, McLuhan's Maelstrom: The Deck-building, Augmented Reality Learning Game. I am a proud graduate of the Ryerson School of Professional Communication Masters progam, and a current PhD Candidate at … Continue reading Guest Lecture – Knowledge Translation
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Autoethnographic Disclosure
Tanya Pobuda I am a third-year PhD student in the Communication and Culture program held jointly by Ryerson and York Universities. I've been studying the use of virtual reality (VR) in pedagogy for the past three years. I was looking specifically at the use of VR in training students and business professionals to feel empathy … Continue reading Autoethnographic Disclosure
A (Very) Brief History of Virtual Reality (VR)
How to Make Holograms on (Less Than) a Dime
Making a Hologram is as easy as 1, 2, 3. Wow your friends, family, your students in class or attendees at that upcoming conference by creating holograms with regular, everyday household items. First, what do I mean by holograms? And what do these holograms look like in action? Well, here are a few videos I … Continue reading How to Make Holograms on (Less Than) a Dime
Bullying Podcast
Bullies on the Job: A Strategy for Communicators Presenter: Tanya Pobuda Podcast due date: March 3, 2017 Thumbnail Summary: While the communications sector can be creative and exciting, professional communicators can often face long days on the job, stressful working conditions and sometimes, they can encounter bullies. According to a 2014 nationwide CareerBuilder survey, 45% … Continue reading Bullying Podcast