RECOVERY STORIES
CO-Creation Process
The following videos were co-created by our participant, an Army veteran and PhD student in recovery, as well as the Project AVATAR-AR research leads, and team of student research assistants in a semester-long course at UNL in Fall 2022. The videos were originally shared via social media, utilizing the vertical format.
We are very grateful to Ryan for sharing and co-creating his story with us.
Ryan’s Story:
Army Veteran, Father, and PhD Student in Recovery
Ashley’s Story:
Full time nurse and mother in recovery
The following videos were co-created by our participants - a full time nurse and mother in recovery, and an Army veteran and PhD student in recovery, as well as the Project AVATAR-AR research leads, Dr. Dennis McChargue and Professor Anna Henson, and team of student research assistants in a semester-long course at UNL during the 2022-2023 academic year. Our co-creation process values lived experience as equal to technical or other expertise, building from other non-hierarchical, community focused processes. Our participants are involved in every step of the creation process, from moodboards to storyboards to avatar creation, worldbuilding, motion capture, and editing. Their voices drive our creation process.
We are very grateful to Ashley and Ryan for sharing and co-creating their stories with us.
Part 1 of Ashley’s Story of addiction and recovery. Co-created with Ashley (our documentary subject) and students in my Innovation Studio course at the Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, as well as Dr. Dennis McChargue, Professor of Clinical Psychology at UNL.
Video created using original interview audio from Ashley and Dr. McChargue, motion capture with Ashley’s movements, MetaHumans, and worldbuilding in Unreal Engine.
A short video showing some of the behind-the-scenes process from our work on Project Avatar_AR as a class.