Google Immerse VR | Racial Identity: Clayton’s Story 360º VR Video

This VR video features Clayton sharing his personal experiences growing up in rural Illinois and his reflections on racial identity. He discusses how his upbringing and the people around him shaped his views, challenging stereotypes about poverty and race.

Google Immerse VR videos investigate race, diversity, and identity by exploring how real people interact with the world and how the world interacts with them. Experience the other Google Immerse VR videos at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL590L5WQmH8c8AJGzN1laCvgUXFqDb9um Join Clayton, a Diversity Business Partner at Google, as he reflects on the messages he’s received about race and unconscious bias within and around him. Clayton shares: “Whiteness to me means seeing that I have real work to do with other white folks for us to as much as we can, strip off the blinders." Stand shoulder to shoulder in Virtual Reality with Clayton as he discusses his journey to understand his racial identity and travels to his childhood homes of St. Louis, MO, and Ashley, IL, and to his current home of San Francisco, CA. Made in partnership with Light Sail VR. Part 3 of 3 in the Google Immerse VR racial identity series. Featuring: Clayton Robbins and John Harry "Cayenne" Bonck, Carl Crossgrove, Jack Davis, Tim Lubic, K Morris, Matthew Simmons, Ricardo Villalobos Light Sail VR Team: Director - Matthew Celia Producer - Robert Watts Writer - Katherine Celia Cinematography - Keith Lancaster Editors - Chris Willett, Matthew Celia Original Music - Dimitri Smith Guitar Soloist - Kevin Enstrom Cello Soloist - Katt Newlon Production Manager - Jason Huddleston Production Sound Mixer - Gabe Ruggiero VFX - Occlusion VFX Post Production Sound - Empty Sea Audio Supervising Sound Editor - Mark Camperell, MPSE Re-Recording Mixer - Michael O’Connor Sound Editor - Michael O’Connor Colorist - Arianna Shinning Star Pane at Velem Google Immerse Team: Google Immerse Founder - Gina Rudan Google Immerse Executive Producer & Program Manager - Jeffrey Breau Google Immerse Executive Producers - Liza Patnoe, Dominique Mungin, Ragland Williamson Executive Producer - Hunter Johnson Google Immerse Communications - Sarah Choi With Special Thanks to: Courtney Bass, Katie Gilmartin, Jose Guzman Colon, Carrie Ellis, Dianne Hackett, Audrey Harris, Jen Mayer Sandoval, Dan Nicoletta, K. Jennifer Oki, Rosa Villalobos, David Weaver, Mark Wyn, Jovian Zayne; Nilka Thomas, Dr. Myosha McAfee and the Google Diversity & Inclusion Team; Peter Lubbers, Jamie Baughman and Google Developer Studio; Google People Development Team; Google Computer Science Education in Media; Sarah Steele, Joe Szopa and the Jump Team; Oona King, Stephen Golden and the YouTube Diversity & Inclusion Team; Erin Teague and the YouTube VR Team; Xpedition Media; The City of Ashley, IL; The City of St. Louis, MO; The City and County of San Francisco, CA Made on: Jump