In the time of the coronavirus pandemic where schools are being closed and are transitioned to online classes, Melissa Painter shares her experience on collaborative virtual workspaces and collaborative practices.

Melissa also talks about her journey as a transmedia storyteller—from MFA at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts to designing 5D workspaces, transitioning from long-form narrative filmmaking to short-form documentaries and eventually wanting to design real-world solutions.

She further discusses her vision for the world in the advent of AI and spatial computing, making a radical choice which changed her trajectory, founding Breakthru—a platform of immersive wellbeing experiences for the workplace, and how she sees the future of education and healthcare.

Melissa Painter heads MAP Lab. She has deep experience in narrative design, augmented and virtual reality, content strategy, interaction design, storytelling, both cinematic and live, and in leading large and small teams in creative collaboration. As a filmmaker, her films have premiered at Sundance, Cannes, The New York Film Festival, SXSW, and Telluride. She is also co-author of the book Edie Sedgwick, Edie: Girl on Fire.

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