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== April 8th, 2019 ==
* '''VR Where You Might Not Expect It (Part 1)''' -- IEEE recently hosted the [https://sites.google.com/site/vrkelvar/ fourth workshop] on K-12+ embodied learning through virtual and augmented reality (KELVAR) and Blair MacIntyre from our Mixed Reality team gave the keynote. Entitled “Reshaping Learning Environments with Immersive Technology”, Blair’s talk showed how VR can provide focused learning experiences at all ages, based on his own work with students around two projects -- face-to-face class interactions using AR and enhanced online social experiences using VR.
* '''VR Where You Might Not Expect It (Part 2)''' -- Diane Hosfelt presented Mozilla’s position at IEEE’s first ever [https://sites.google.com/view/ethicsinvr/home workshop on ethics in VR] (“EVR”). The goal of the workshop was to bring together researchers and technologists to discuss VR-specific ethical frameworks for representation of people, distribution of content, removing financial barriers for consumption as in education and training, and social behavior in social VR. Enriching the ongoing explosion in VR content with attention to responsible rating, critique, and distribution of that content is needed in order to elevate the medium of VR to maturity -- all things we’re understandably passionate about.
* '''Follow-on Interest in WASI''' -- Last week we mentioned Mozilla’s role in forming and announcing WASI -- the WebAssembly System Interface -- to bring WebAssembly outside the browser. Interest in WASI since then has been strong, with over 34,000 page views of Lin Clark’s Hacks blog post and broad press coverage from [https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/03/29/mozilla_wasi_spec/ The Register], [https://www.computerworld.in/news/mozillas-wasi-takes-webassembly-beyond-browser ComputerWorld] and [https://www.html.it/01/04/2019/wasi-la-nuova-system-interface-per-webassembly/ HTML.it]. There was also a lot of conversation on Twitter including a tweet from Solomon Hykes, founder of Docker, [https://twitter.com/solomonstre/status/1111004913222324225 saying] if WASM+WASI had existed in 2008 he wouldn’t have needed to create Docker. If you’re curious about WASI, watch the overview and demo [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggtEJC0Jv8A video on YouTube].
== April 1st, 2019 ==
* '''Mentoring and Networking''' -- Mozilla San Francisco hosted the [https://mentorlounge.ca/ CGX Mentors Lounge] event as part of the annual Games Developers Conference (GDC). We had 96 attendees onsite, 65% identified themselves as women (at a game developers’ event!), and 35 industry leaders & engineers served as mentors in one-on-one sessions exploring all areas of game development across leadership, tech, creative, and industry initiatives. Videos of the event along with comments from participants are available on the [https://mentorlounge.ca/ Mentors Lounge] web site.
