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Nonny de la Peña is an American journalist, documentary filmmaker, and entrepreneur. She is the founder and CEO of Emblematic Group, a digital media company focused on immersive virtual, mixed and augmented reality. De la Peña is widely credited with helping create the genre of immersive journalism. [1]
Founded in 2007 by Nonny de la Peña, known as the “Godmother of virtual reality” Emblematic’s team of award-winning journalists, media mavericks, filmmakers, and developers lead the industry in creating and staging powerful room-scale virtual reality environments that places the user at the scene of the story, allowing them to move ...
Founded in 2015 by Nonny de la Peña, known as the “Godmother of virtual reality” Emblematic pioneered walk-around virtual reality with the first ever VR documentary, Hunger in Los Angeles, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2012.
As the CEO of Emblematic Group, Nonny de la Peña uses cutting-edge technologies to tell stories — both fictional and news-based — that create intense, empathic engagement on the part of viewers.
Nonny de la Peña is working on a new form of journalism that combines traditional reporting with emerging virtual reality technology to put the audience inside the story. The result is an evocative experience that de la Peña hopes will help people understand the news in a brand new way.
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Nonny de la Peña is the program director of ASU’s Narrative and Emerging Media program, where she leads a best-in-class research and graduate program with a focus on new narratives developed using emerging media technologies in the areas of arts, culture and nonfiction.
Jan 17, 2008 · nonnydelapena. @NonnyDLP. CEO of Emblematic Group and pioneer in empathic virtual reality | immersive journalism. Los Angeles emblematicgroup.com Joined January 2008. 926 Following. 2,887 Followers. Tweets & replies. Media. Likes.
