The Quilt VR

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About

We are digitizing the AIDS Memorial Quilt, a 50-ton tapestry of over 100,000 lives lost to AIDS, in a 3D world that will allow you to experience it in its entirety, for the first time in over 30 years.

Impact

It will create a powerful, immersive experience, fostering empathy and understanding around the AIDS crisis, once demonized as a 'gay plague'. It will promote awareness, inspire action, and preserve a vital piece of queer history.

Progress

We have partnered with the National AIDS Memorial and got our lead volumetric video actor, Cleve Jones, on board. We have also built a prototype in Unreal Engine, and are waiting on funding to build the full experience.

Team

My queer VR experiences have won major awards, including the Special Jury Prize at SXSW. As a young queer XR developer who is passionate about queer history, I have the expertise and the personal connection to make this piece beautifully.

Funding

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Leaderboard page (offline): https://artizen.fyi/projects/1680298296701x983758798724928800
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