XR Researcher, Educator & Speaker
“My mission is to help establish authentic and effective communication within virtual social and training spaces. Utilizing immersive XR technology, I aim to understand the psychological impact of Embodiment* and define equity and consistency in representation.”
*The feeling of owning a digital avatar in virtual spaces
Since being one of the youngest people to be accepted onto the IGGI (Intelligent Games and Games Intelligence) Ph.D. program in '15, Tara Collingwoode-Williams has specialized in Embodiment and Social Interaction in immersive Virtual Reality and is fascinated by the incredible opportunities that these new technologies provide.
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JANUARY 2023
PANELIST FOR THE S.H.E GATHERVERSE SUMMIT PANEL, ‘TO BE A WOMAN IN TECHNOLOGY: SHATTERING STEREOTYPES’, (WATCH PANEL HERE)
JULY 2022
SPEAKING AT THE DEVELOP CONFERENCE, “VIRTUAL HUMANS IN TRAINING AND COLLABORATION” (SPEAKER PAGE HERE)
JUNE 2022
HOSTED A PANEL FOR THE IMX CONFERENCE ON DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IN THE METAVERSE AND ACTED AS DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION CO-CHAIR (SEE PANEL DETAILS HERE)
MARCH 2022
FEATURED IN THE VOICE NEWSPAPER, “MASTERING THE METAVERSE” MY JOURNEY TO XR AS A POC (SEE HERE)
JUNE 2021
FEATURED IN SYFE ARTICLE, “YOU CAN VIRTUALLY CALL OUT SOMEONE ACTING SUSPICIOUS, EVEN IN VIRTUAL REALITY...” (SEE HERE)
JUNE 2021
HOSTED A PANEL FOR THE IMX CONFERENCE ON LIVE IMMERSIVE ENTERTAINMENT AND ACTED AS PUBLICITY CO-CHAIR (TWEET HERE)
MAY 2021
PAPER PUBLISHED IN ‘FRONTIERS IN VIRTUAL REALITY (SEE HERE)