Chris Milk: How virtual reality can create the ultimate empathy machine
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About Chris
Milk was born in Glen Cove, New York. After attending Friends Academy High School, Milk studied Music and Film at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He then obtained a B.F.A. in Film, Photography and Computer Graphics at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, CA. He is now an entrepreneur, innovator, director, photographer and "immersive" artist. Virtual reality had caught his interest from early on. Chris launched his first VR project in collaboration with musical artist Beck. The project consisted on the audience being able to watch Beck perform online using 360° cameras, allowing them to experience enveloping sound in a 3D environment. In 2014, Milk and Aaron Koblin founded Within (Virtual Reality), a virtual reality technology and sister company of Vrse.works. He developed the technology to create and distribute the most innovative human stories in virtual reality. Milk's work has been exhibited in museums worldwide; including the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Tate Modern in London, the Barbican Cente in London, CENTQUATRE in Paris and the Ullens Center for Contemporary Art in Beijing. Among his many recognitions, Milk has been awarded the Grand Prix Cannes Lions, the D&AD Black Pencil, the Grand Clio and SXSW's 'Best of Show.' He has also been repeated nominated to the Grammy's, MTV Moon Men, and the UK MVA Innovation Award. Milk was named one of the 50 Most Creative People by Advertising Age in 2011 and 2015. He is also considered as one of the "100 Most Creative People in Business" by Fast Company in 2012.

































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Chris Milk
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Arianna Huffington
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Paola Antonelli
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Anil Dash
Rob Forbes
Christoph Niemann
Kelly McGonigal
Joanne Wilson
Oliver Burkeman
Aaron Dignan
Tony Buzan
Tom Chatfield
John Armstrong
John-Paul Flintoff

Mitchell Besser

Ron Gutman

Donald Sadoway

Jane McGonigal

Jorge Soto

Alice Bows-Larkin

Topher White

Chris Milk

Yves Behar

Caleb Chung

Nilofer Merchant

Shawn Achor

Astro Teller

Adam Grant

Tim Harford

Jason Fried

Arianna Huffington

David Logan

Roselinde Torres

Paola Antonelli

Alex Blumberg

Rochelle King

Anil Dash

Rob Forbes

Christoph Niemann

Kelly McGonigal

Joanne Wilson

Oliver Burkeman

Aaron Dignan

Tony Buzan

Tom Chatfield

John Armstrong

John-Paul Flintoff