{"id":62438,"date":"2018-04-19T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-04-19T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/foxtail\/2018\/04\/19\/nonny-de-la-pena-the-power-of-immersive-storytelling\/"},"modified":"2021-02-09T05:36:34","modified_gmt":"2021-02-09T05:36:34","slug":"nonny-de-la-pena-the-power-of-immersive-storytelling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/en\/mozilla\/nonny-de-la-pena-the-power-of-immersive-storytelling\/","title":{"rendered":"Nonny de la Pe\u00f1a &amp; the Power of Immersive Storytelling"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden\">\n  <iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/K26focrVS3k\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cI want you to think: if she can walk into that room and change her entire life and help create this whole energy and buzz, you can do it too.\u201d<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>&#8211; Nonny de la Pe\u00f1a<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This week, we\u2019re highlighting VR\u2019s groundbreaking potential to take audiences inside stories with a four part video series. There aren\u2019t many examples of creators doing that more effectively and powerfully than Nonny de la Pe\u00f1a. <\/p>\n<p>Nonny de la Pe\u00f1a is a former correspondent for Newsweek, the New York Times and other major outlets. For more than a decade now, de la Pe\u00f1a has been focused on merging her passion for documentary filmmaking with a deep-seeded expertise in VR. She essentially invented the field of \u201cimmersive journalism\u201d through her company, <a href=\"http:\/\/emblematicgroup.com\/#\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Emblematic Group<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>What makes de la Pe\u00f1a\u2019s work particularly noteworthy (and a primary reason we\u2019ve been driven to collaborate with her), is that her journalism often uses virtual reality to bring attention to under-served and overlooked groups.  <\/p>\n<p>To that end, our panel at this year\u2019s Sundance Festival doubled as another installation in <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/press\/2018\/01\/mozilla-empowers-journalists-with-the-power-of-a-frame\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Nonny\u2019s latest project, Mother Nature<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Screenshot-2018-04-18-13.30.41-1000x513.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"513\" class=\"alignnone size-extra-large wp-image-11392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/278\/files\/2018\/04\/Screenshot-2018-04-18-13.30.41-1000x513.png 1000w, https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/278\/files\/2018\/04\/Screenshot-2018-04-18-13.30.41-300x154.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/278\/files\/2018\/04\/Screenshot-2018-04-18-13.30.41-1024x526.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/278\/files\/2018\/04\/Screenshot-2018-04-18-13.30.41-768x394.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/278\/files\/2018\/04\/Screenshot-2018-04-18-13.30.41-1536x788.png 1536w, https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/278\/files\/2018\/04\/Screenshot-2018-04-18-13.30.41-2048x1051.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Mother Nature is an open and collaborative project that amplifies the voices of women and creators working in tech. It rebukes the concept that women are underrepresented in positions of power in tech and engineer roles because of anything inherent in their gender.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Screenshot-2018-04-18-13.34.45-1000x514.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"514\" class=\"alignnone size-extra-large wp-image-11393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/278\/files\/2018\/04\/Screenshot-2018-04-18-13.34.45-1000x514.png 1000w, https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/278\/files\/2018\/04\/Screenshot-2018-04-18-13.34.45-300x154.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/278\/files\/2018\/04\/Screenshot-2018-04-18-13.34.45-1024x526.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/278\/files\/2018\/04\/Screenshot-2018-04-18-13.34.45-768x394.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/278\/files\/2018\/04\/Screenshot-2018-04-18-13.34.45-1536x789.png 1536w, https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/278\/files\/2018\/04\/Screenshot-2018-04-18-13.34.45-2048x1052.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a clear demonstration of how journalists and all storytellers can use VR to create experiences that can change minds and hearts, and help move our culture towards a more open and human direction. <\/p>\n<p>For more on Nonny de la Pe\u00f1a and her immersive projects, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/emblematicgroup.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Emblematic Group<\/a>. I\u2019d also encourage you to access our resources and open tools at <a href=\"https:\/\/mixedreality.mozilla.org\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/mixedreality.mozilla.org\/<\/a> and learn how you can use virtual reality and the web to tell your own stories.<\/p>\n<h3>Read more on VR the People<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/blog\/2018\/04\/17\/an-open-call-to-storytellers-make-something-amazing-with-virtual-reality-and-the-open-web\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">An Open Call to Filmmakers: Make Something Amazing With Virtual Reality and the Open Web<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/blog\/2018\/04\/18\/virtual-reality-at-the-intersection-of-art-technology\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Virtual Reality at the Intersection of Art &#038; Technology<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 \u201cI want you to think: if she can walk into that room and change her entire life and help create this whole energy and buzz, you can do it too.\u201d &#8211; Nonny de la Pe\u00f1a \u00a0 This week, we\u2019re highlighting VR\u2019s groundbreaking potential to take audiences inside stories with a four part video series. 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