Hip Hop Lit
literature study Augmented Reality experience
collab with Dr. Tyechia Thompson at Virginia Tech
Learn some of hip hop's key aesthetics through short augmented reality lectures delivered by Dr. Tyechia Thompson.
This AR app contains introductory lectures from the course "Black American Literature," taught by a digital hologram of Dr. Tyechia Thompson, an assistant professor in the Department of English at Virginia Tech.
This course explores some key aesthetics and some aspects of the philosophy and culture of Hip Hop. After each lesson, this course also features quizzes to evaluate knowledge. "The Sources" contains references made by Dr. Tyechia Thompson in this course. These AR lectures adopt new approaches to teaching and learning using technology.
Credits
TYECHIA THOMPSON - instructor, producer
NIKITA SHOKHOV - artist in immersive video and sound, Unity developer, mobile app distributor
ANNA EVTIUGINA - producer - ipureland.art
GRIGORIY KASHTANOV - Unity developer, augmented reality and user interface programmer and designer
NIKKI GIOVANNI - guest performer
AMANDA HODES, HARSHAL PILANIA, SARAH HAMMER - production assistants
PARKER FORD - user interface programmer and designer
KIMBERLEY HOMER - transcripts
CRAIG ARTHUR - proof-reading
GABRIEL DESTRO, NAYHA POCHIRAJU - 3D artists
RIYA PARIKH - 3D scanning technologist
Supported by
- Technology-Enhanced Learning and Online Strategies (TLOS) at Virginia Tech
- Applied Research in Immersive Experiences and Simulations program (ARIES) at Virginia Tech Libraries: Todd Ogle, Jonathan Bradley, Sarah Tucker
- DEPTHKIT: James George, Cory Allen, Timothy Scaffidi
- Innovative Technologies for Learning Environments at Virginia Tech
- Department of English at Virginia Tech
- RADA Film Group: Joe Brewster, Michèle Stephenson
- Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology (ICAT) at Virginia Tech
- 3D Scanning Studio at Virginia Tech Libraries: Max Ofsa
Music
- Digging in the Crates: Hip Hop Studies at Virginia Tech "Beat Battle", 2019
- Nikki Giovanni and the New York Community Choir under the direction of Benny Diggs "Like a ripple on a pond", 1973
USA 2022-2023
©2023 Tyechia Thompson, Nikita Shokhov, Pure Land LLC