Unity For Humanity

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Unity for Humanity : Call for Submissions 

Amy Zimmerman : Program Manager of Unity for Humanity at Unity Technologies 

Call for Submission : 21/10/2020 - 20/11/2020

Submission point:      Unity.com/humanity

https://unity.com/humanity 

Principles

• Empathy, Respect & Opportunity

• Impact  

Offer 

• Funding
• Marketing
• Technical Support

Criteria 

• Must be at prototype stage and in production 
• Impact : Healthcare . Education . Environment . Sustainability . Inclusive Economic Opportunity  
• Have clear goals for meaningful change 

        

    UN Sustainable development Goals 

1. No Poverty
2. Zero Hunger 
3. Good Health & Wellbeing 
4. Quality Education
5. Gender Equality 
6. Clean Water & Santitation 
7. Affordable & Clean energy 
8. Decent Work & Economic Growth 
9. Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure 
10. Reduced Inequalities 
11. Sustainable Cities & Communities 
12. Responsible Consumption & Production 
13. Climate Action 
14. Life Below Water 
15. Life on land 
16. Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions 
17. Partnerships for the gaols 

• Team Diversity : Diversity of Backgrounds, experiences and perspectives. 

•  All Genres: Film, Games, XR ... 

• Must be 18+

• Companies & Individuals 

 

Application 

• Complete Application Form  

• MP4 Video Trailer 

• Pitch Desk 

Pitch Desk 

• Team & Company Information (Consent from each team member) 
• Production Budget 
• Production Timeline 
• Distribution Plan 
• Partners attached to the project 
• Impact Goals & Calls to action plan 

Selection 

• Empathy, Respect & Opportunity 
• Impact -  Does it have measurable impact goals ? Does it have a clear call to action ? How will this project create change ? 
• Viability : Does this project have a clear action plan that can be executed 
• Bonus: Innovation - A technical achievement or unique way of using unity ? 

Selectors 

• Unity Employees 
• Committee of Judges 

Unity for Humanity Summit Line-Up and Links 

Building Empathy in XR : 

Nicholas S.Roy : https://dpt.co/project/manic-vr

Sarah Berlovich : http://www.beingvr.co/about 

Erin Washington : https://embodiedlabs.com/content-library/

Arthur C Evans Jr. PhD CEO American Psychological Association

 

Immersive Storytelling for Social Justice 

Calvin Williams : Movement Strategy Center / Wakanda Dream Lab 

Bryant Young : Our American Fishean Studio

Krystal Dawn : Our American USC

 

Achille Massoma : Ibariki Media 

Innovation and Reskilling : Opportunity in the Global South 

Olu Obidina : https://envivocom.net/

James Hartt : https://www.twofour54.com/en/

Tom Thomas : https://startupmission.kerala.gov.in/

Carine Vavasseur : Ecosystem Builder Délégation Générale à l'Entrepreneuriat Rapide des Femmes et des Jeunes (DER F/J

Johana Riquier : Unity Center of Excellence (COE) Partner Program 

https://unity.com/coe?_ga=2.192487529.234503608.1603627267-1581263962.1595848702

Projecting to Design Change : Experimental Design & ASCE

Larry Goldberg : CEO Experimental Design 

David Odeh : Principle, Odeh Engineers, ASCE 

Alex McDowell : Co-Owner Creative director,  Experimental Design

Julian Faure :  Vice President Verticals at Unity Technologies   

A Fireside Chat with Alex McDowel & Sylvio Drouin

Alex McDowell : Co-Owner Creative director,  Experimental Design

Sylvio Drouin : Research Labs Unity Technologies 

Case Study : Creating an empathy-focused XR Experience 

Marcin Marcyk : Creative Producer Udyssey Creative  http://udyssey.com/

Anna Zoll : Director  Udyssey Creative http://udyssey.com/ and https://www.facebook.com/dancinglettersVR/

 

Unity MARS tutorial for social impact content 

Dan Miller : Senior Developer Advocate, XR at Unity Technologies  

University innovation with Unity 

Carolina Cruz-Neira : https://www.ist.ucf.edu/

Heather Haseley : Co-Exec, Learning Futures Collab https://lfc.asu.edu/

Dan Munnerley : Co Exec, Learning Futures Collab https://lfc.asu.edu/

Thomas Hurkxkens : Digital Learning Hub Immersive Tech Imperial College London. Initiative https://www.imperial.ac.uk/immersive-technology-initiative/

Monitizing your social impact mobile games 

Katya Kornilova = Head of User Acquisition Partnerships EMEA at Unity Technologies 

Conversation with Creators : Adam Blumenthal, Nucco Brain Studio @ Unit9 

Conversation with Creators : Bryant Young, Fishean Studio - Our American VR Experience 

Conversation with Creators : Michael Gilliard - Embodied Labs 

Rare Beauty Challenge 

The Power of indigenous storytellers 

Empowering creatives for next gen Unity Creators 

Funding your healthcare and well-being experience  

Funding your sustainability experience 

The power of positive play : Online Child Safety 

Conversation with Creators : 

Funding your education experience 

Funding your social impact project festival ready 

New Story Charity on using Unity for 3D printed communities 

Gabo Arora: Where is a friends home ? 

DEEP: Breathing in virtual reality 

Scaling impact with entertainment and popular culture 

The Power and Responsibility of Storytelling in the Age of Social Media 

Digital Medicine 

Sucessful Unity creators share their career journey 

James Stone : DoubleEye https://doubleeye.co/

Kiira Benzing : Nerdrage Studios https://www.nerdragestudios.co.uk/

Asad J.Malik : 1RIC https://1ric.com/

XR for Change : mapping the impact ecosystem 

Democratizing access to high quality learning experiences

HERO: EarthAid Live and impact content for a digital age 

How to create the most impact :  Case Studies and Strategies   

Creating physiotherapy games : Efficacy, data & accessibility 

Case Study: Providing psycho-social support for refugee youth

 
Conversations with Creators: Dumeetha Luthra 

Conversations with Creators : Jamie Bankhead 

Black realities : Exploring Blackness with innovative storytelling 

Funding cultural Impact 

How students are creating impact with Unity 

Playing for the Planet Alliance : Action on climate crisis

Vr medical training : Accelerating human learning 

Paolo A. Catilo : ORamaVR

Conversation with Creators : Paolo A Catilo 

Web 3D : Upleveling  education for nurses and nursing students 

Navigating the human body in 3D

 
VR as a key part of the mental health toolkit 

Transforming a hospital into a world of imagination 

Conversation with Creators: Raul Carvajal & Archit Kaushik 

Raul Carvajal : Games for Change 

The power of XR to create significant environmental impact with Philipp Cousteau

Philipp Cousteau : EarthEcho International 

Ashlan Cousteau : Voyancy Ventures  

Thicken the Plot : Unity for Storytelling 

Tamara Shogaolu : Ado Ato Pictures 

Turning data into future COVID preparedness

Heidi Boisvert : Artist Scientist & Creative Technologist - CEO Future Perfect Lab 

http://futureperfectlab.com/

Lean on Project  http://www.leanon.com/ 

Connecting resources to need (Visualised by 'flight patterns' on a map) 

•     Data Visualisation on a map is fundamental to the value proposition 

•     Machine Learning 

Nick Facey : Industrial Solutions Unity Technologies 

Co(vid) -Pilot :  

• Community Level Data  
• Localised & Timely - Updated Daily 
• Covid Risk Forecasting 

Tony Parisi : AR/VR Ad Innovation 

Unity program partners on inclusive economic opportunity 

Covid data visualisation in 3D 

Deforestation and rebuilding with tech : salesforce and Time 

Lveraging VR for COVID training 

Sunlight in the Hanwha Solar Forest 

Breakthru: Real-time 3D and embodied intelligence 

Melissa Painter : MAP design Lab & Breakthru

Funding social impact experiences 

Deborah Quazzo 

Jessica Lindl 

Dhaval Patel 

Nancy Pfund 

Jessica Lindl : VP of Social Impact at Unity Technologies