An immersive look at the LA fires—and what we lost | Nonny de la Pena | TEDxManhattanBeach
After the devastating January 2025 Los Angeles firestorm, immersive journalism pioneer Nonny de la Peña used spatial technology and AI to document neighborhoods reduced to silence. Blending personal loss with cutting-edge storytelling, she reveals how immersive media can bear witness to disaster, preserve memory, and help communities rebuild with resilience. This is a powerful reflection on what endures after everything burns—and how love and human connection become our guiding force. #fire #Palisadesfire #firestorm #LAfiresNonny de la Peña is an internationally recognized pioneer of virtual, augmented, and mixed reality storytelling, transforming how nonfiction narratives are experienced across journalism, arts, and culture. She is Program Director of Arizona State University’s Narrative and Emerging Media program in Los Angeles. She is founder/CEO of Emblematic Group, a groundbreaking media company specializing in immersive journalism through XR. Her work helped establish immersive journalism as a field, earning global recognition at Sundance and Tribeca with projects including Hunger in Los Angeles and A Life in Pieces. She also created the WebXR platform REACH.Love, enabling AR/VR storytelling without coding. Often called the “Godmother of Virtual Reality,” her honors include the Peabody Field Builder Award and SXSW Innovation Awards Hall of Fame. She has worked for Newsweek and The New York Times, and holds degrees from Harvard University and USC, including a Ph.D. (USC School of Cinematic Arts).
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