David Smith
David Smith is a Teaching Associate Professor at the West Virginia University Reed College of Media, where he has taught courses in visual journalism, video for social media, brand storytelling, drone journalism, augmented and virtual reality (AR & VR) and international study abroad.
His creative and professional work ranges from traditional photojournalism and videography to experimental and emerging technology, including augmented reality, social virtual reality and VR film.
Before joining the faculty at WVU 2013, he was a visual journalist for several news organizations in North and South Carolina, Alabama, Ohio, and West Virginia. He is a graduate of Randolph Community College (A.A.S.) and West Virginia University (B.A. and M.A.).
Honors Faculty Fellows Lecture Series
“Extending Reality” will present students with a guided media and discussion-based tour of XR technology (virtual, augmented and mixed reality), learning about its origins, current applications and future growth potential. With the increasing merging of the digital and physical worlds, we are presented with new opportunities for interactivity and communication as well as new problems of privacy and digital identity in the metaverse. Students will learn about these concepts through lectures, class discussions and hands-on learning activities. The course will culminate in students pitching, planning and producing a meaningful XR project made to benefit a campus or community partner.
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