Faculty Spotlight:
Meet Sarah Berkovich
How long have you been teaching at ELA? This is my second semester teaching at ELA
Which course(s) do you teach?
I’m currently teaching the Virtual Reality for Social Change Course
Do you teach anywhere else?
Not currently.
What’s your background?
My background is in documentary film production.
What are you currently working on?
I’ve got a lot of projects going on. I recently started a new position at Film Independent, my VR project Being Henry, is being developed as part of Oculus Launchpad, and I’ve also been working to promote more VR/AR courses at Emerson and presented to the board on that.
What’s one of your most memorable experiences teaching at Emerson?
I’ve really enjoyed seeing what students can create with new media tools like virtual reality, it always blows me away. I also enjoy seeing their reactions when they first try out room scale virtual reality and have an ‘aha’ moment.
Is there a piece of advice you find yourself giving to students frequently?
90% of working in an emerging field is being able to deal with the stress of things not working how you think they will, staying calm, and slowly problem solving your way through it. You also don’t need to be a technology expert to learn how to make virtual reality, it’s just a tool to tell stories in a new way.