Author Archives: Maria Korolov
Social media links for WiVR
(Image courtesy geralt via pixabay.) Since Google Plus was the main way WiVR members communicated with one another, and that platform is now gone, the main alternative is the Women…
UploadVR lawsuit is a warning for nascent VR industry
May 23, 2017 -- Last week's lawsuit against UploadVR is a reminder to the emerging virtual reality industry that it needs to pay more attention to being more inclusive and welcoming…
Melinda Gates will focus on women in tech
Lee High School - Thursday, 23 October 2008 Melinda Gates, former Microsoft executive and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation co-chair, has said that she is opening a new personal office, separate…
Marie Claire features VR ‘female mafia’
Marie Claire ran an article about virtual reality today, with mentions of both Women in Virtual Reality and WIVR member Resh Sidhu, creative director of virtual reality at Framestore. Media attention to…
WiVR in Bust
Women in Virtual Reality was mentioned in an article on Bust this week. Author Daphne Stanford wrote: The media tends to cover VR as though it is just another extension…
UK Women in VR Meetup launched
(Image courtesy Women in VR UK.) WIVR Network UK is a networking group for women in the fields of VR, AR and other immersive technologies. "We’ve had one meeting, during…
World’s largest computing society elects all-female leadership team
ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, has announced the election of new officers who will lead the organization for a two-year term beginning July 1. With this election, ACM will have its…
Unity sponsors ‘Women in Gaming’ talk series
Press release: Unity Technologies To Promote and Invest in Success of Women Globally With Series of ‘Women in Gaming’ Talks Key Female Leaders and Executives Will Offer Their Views on…
Aussie men say ‘no’ to male-only panels
The all-male CEBIT panel that panelist Alan Jones called out on Twitter. More than 30 men -- so far -- have signed an Australian pledge to say "No, thanks, mate"…
WiVR’s Fee Berry in Network World
Fee Berry WiVR founding member Fee Berry, project manager at UK-based e-learning company Mediverse, was quoted in a Network World story about how virtual reality is transforming health care. The March 28…