Modern artists have been coming up with more engaging ways to tap into this empathy. Virtual reality (VR) is one of them. Alejandro Iñárritu, the Oscar-winning director of “The Revenant”, created “Carne y Arena” (“Flesh and Sand”) to replicate the experience of migrants making the perilous journey across the Sonoran desert into America.

Source: Immersive experiences, the future of philanthropy