Virtual Seminar Part 2 Hologram

On October 29, we livestreamed a webinar where classrooms around the country tuned in to view speakers and ask questions. There were two parts of this event. In the second part of the webinar, a staff member from Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center demonstrated the beta of their Survivor Interactive "Hologram" testimony, exploring the future of Holocaust education after survivors have gone. The "hologram" then answered questions from audience members and classrooms tuning in to the livestream. About the Survivor Interactive ("Hologram"): For decades, hearing firsthand accounts from survivors has been an integral part of learning about the Holocaust. But around the world, educators are trying to come up with meaningful ways to keep survivor stories alive when the survivors themselves are no longer around to tell them. To address this, the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center, using technology developed by the USC Shoah Foundation through their Dimensions in Testimony program, is implementing a state-of-the-art-solution: allowing visitors to have a conversation with recorded Survivor. This first-in-the-world display was created by filming 360-degree recordings of survivors answering thousands of potential students questions. Visitors to the museum are able to ask the recorded survivors questions, and the recording can answer them directly using the wealth of pre-recorded knowledge. Suggested Citation: Holocaust Center of Pittsburgh. “Virtual Seminar Part 2: Hologram.” YouTube, Oct. 29, 2018,    • Virtual Seminar Part 2 Hologram