Fashion Forward: Wearable Tech, Augmented Reality and Journalism

  • Saturday - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
  • Chicago Ballroom VIII
  • #fashionfrwd

Google Glass. Fitbits. Smart watches. Wearable tech and augmented reality are becoming increasingly accessible, allowing more content creators to tell engaging stories. What will this mean to journalism? What will happen to the "article" when it is presented in a new, contextual place? Learn the current and immediate landscape of these technologies and help brainstorm ways to proactively imagine these new storytelling formats.

Slides for this session can be found here.

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— This session will have live video

— This session will have recorded audio

Speaker

Robert Hernandez - Professor / Web Journalist, USC Annenberg
@webjournalist | http://webjournalist.org