Abby's Brief: Jackie Robinson VR is a  virtual reality experience from the perspective of the world-famous baseball player, Jackie Robinson. Viewers observe Jackie Robinson's world in the 1940s and 1950s. Using VR, users step into Robinson's shoes and provides a deeper understanding of the hardship that existed in a segregated country. 

Jackie Robinson is extremely famous for his accomplishments, especially being one of the first African-American to play in the MLB. The purpose of the project is to shine a light on the struggle Jackie Robinson had to endure. It highlights his perseverance while dealing with racism on a professional and personal level. This VR was produced by modeling shapes and figures in Rhino, then assembling and adding texture in Unity. From Unity, users can access the game and step into Jackie's world.

Anara's Brief:

The Jackie Robinson VR is based on personal experiences of the first black baseball player in the MLB, Jackie Robinson. The VR is created with different interactive scenes where the viewer can encounter different events that happened in Robinson’s life. 

The first scene is a hallway that the viewer (Jackie Robinson) walks through. Inside, users walk past pictures of famous white baseball players like Babe Ruth and Cy Young. There are also bats and baseballs that can be touched and moved. When the viewer walks onto the field, people boo and throw bananas at him. The third scene is the viewer in the kitchen where they can read and interact with a newspaper. The three scenes were specifically designed to make the viewer understand the events that Jackie Robinson endured to achieve his goal of being the first black baseball player in the MLB.

Ollo's Brief:

Jackie Robinson VR is a virtual reality experience from the perspective of a world-famous baseball player, Jackie Robinson. Viewers observe Jackie Robinson's world in the 1940s and 1950s. Using VR, users step into Robinson's shoes and provides a deeper understanding of the hardship that existed in a segregated country. 

Jackie Robinson is a very powerful historical figure and also had a significant influence on civil rights. He endured discrimination and adversity, yet persevered and became the first African American baseball player in the all-white major leagues. Through the power of virtual reality, JR VR  shows the viewer the story of Jackie Robinson in his first year of the majors and portrays forms of racism he faced in his time playing with the Brooklyn Dodgers. This simulation allows the user to travel back in time and walk through three scenes from Jackie Robinson's rookie year. In one scene, a tunnel is shown where Jackie Robinson walks down and notices on the wall photos of white players and creates the feeling of power with him being the first African American player. The second scene portrays Jackie Robinson on the field with the crowd jeering and booing him. The final scene portrays Jackie's house and shows him as a civil rights leader as well as a baseball player.

Steve's Brief:

Jackie Robinson VR is a virtual reality experience from the perspective of the world-famous baseball player, Jackie Robinson. Viewers observe Jackie Robinson's world in the 1940s and 1950s. Using VR,  users step into Robinson's shoes and provides a deeper understanding of the hardship that existed in a segregated country.

Jackie Robinson is a very powerful historical figure and also had a significant influence on civil rights. He endured discrimination and adversity, yet persevered and became the first African American baseball player in the all-white major leagues. Through the power of virtual reality, JR VR shows the viewer the story of Robinson in his first year of the majors and portrays forms of racism he faced in his time playing with the Brooklyn Dodgers. This simulation allows the user to travel back in time and walk through three scenes from Jackie Robinson's rookie year. The first Scene visualizes Jackie walking out onto an MLB field for the first time, where you will be booed and have banana's thrown at you. Lastly, you will be at home reading about racism at the time, and the steps Jackie Robinson took in the right direction.