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When Jurassic Park first debuted back in 1993, the movie — overseen by acclaimed director Steven Spielberg — quickly roared its way to blockbuster success.
Leah Donnella is an editor on NPR's Code Switch team, where she helps produce and edit for the Code Switch podcast, blog, and newsletter. She created
Vincenzi used the Media Commons to create a tutorial showing students the virtual reality world of Tilt Brush before they began using it in the lab. Their time in the lab was limited because of COVID-19 restrictions; the class met twice in small groups, with one session to experiment with Tilt Brush and a second session to complete the dress designs. Vincenzi said the VR program makes the design process more flexible and spontaneous, and allows users to see their creations in different dimensions. “It’s very suitable for the first stage of ideation of a fashion garment. Students can go ar...
Code Switch team, where she helps produce and edit for the Code Switch podcast, blog, and newsletter. She created the "Ask Code Switch" series, where members of the team respond to listener questions about how race, identity, and culture come up in everyday life. Donnella originally came to NPR in September 2015 as an intern for Code Switch. Prior to that, she was a summer intern at WHYY's Public Media Commons, where she helped teach high school students the ins and outs of journalism and film-making. She spent a lot of time out in the hot Philly sun tracking down unsuspecting tourists fo...