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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]
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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.
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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.
In March 2022, Founding Director of Narrative and Emerging Media at Arizona State University Nonny de la Peña was named as a Peabody award recipient! Learn more about De la Peña, dubbed “The...
Nonny de la Peña, New Arizona Fellow and founder of Emblematic Group, was named 2018 WSJ Technology Innovator of the Year and one of CNET’s 20 Most Influential Latinos in Tech in 2017, as well as being called “The Godmother of Virtual Reality” by Engadget and the Guardian for her leadership using cutting edge technologies to tell ...
