Goethe Institute of the Federal Republic of Germany’s cultural center has invited Alltiepost.com Correspondent in Benin City, Bob MajiriOghene Etemiku, to attend its 3-day Virtual Reality (VR) training workshop taking place in Lagos from 13 to 15, 2019.
The VR and 360°-video Journalism Workshop at the Goethe-Institute in Nigeria is a VR-storytelling workshop for practicing and aspiring journalists. Alltimepost.com, a United States-based online newspaper is among the 12 media participants selected for the workshop.
Organizers who targeted practicing and aspiring journalists working in print or electronic media said that interested persons had to have at least two (2) years’ relevant experience covering politics and similar news items.
Participants were also expected to show evidence of interest in using virtual reality in telling their stories, be willing to experiment and be ready to work with others in groups.
The VR and 360°- video Journalism Workshop is taking place in the framework of the touring Games and Politics exhibition of the Goethe Institute, which went on display in Lagos from April 23 to May 15, 2019.
Many journalists are enthusiastic about VR because it enhances the way stories are being told. Big tech companies have also invested in VR.
During this hands-on workshop, participants will embrace new technologies, experiment with new devices and discuss immersive storytelling techniques.
According to the Goethe Institute, participants will gain insights into the current VR market, discuss best practices from news organizations, learn more about storytelling techniques and publish their own 360º stories on the Vragments platform Fader.
The Institute said that Dr. Phil. Linda Rath-Wiggins and Tino Breddin, both of Vragments, an award-winning Berlin-based company focusing on VR projects in journalism organisation will facilitate the workshop.
Over the past four years, Vragments has produced numerous immersive VR projects in collaboration with public broadcasters and international journalists.
Vragments is building Fader (getfader.com), a web-based product for storytellers to create and share VR stories easily and fast.
To be selected for this training, Alltimepost.com correspondent in Benin City, Bob MajiriOghene Etemiku, wrote a letter of motivation and submitted 2 samples of his work to include the following: (1) https://www.alltimepost.com/2019/02/edo-state-when-center-for-community-development-fails-the-people-due-to-abandonment-2/
(2) https://www.alltimepost.com/2019/04/edo-road-construction-bitter-tale-of-abandoned-oko-community/
