Faculty, staff and students are invited to play "old school" arcade games, experience virtual reality, and take green-screen photos during a United Way fundraising event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 9 in the Arkansas Union Ballroom. The event will be hosted by the University of Arkansas Global Campus.

Have fun at this one-day event while making donations to the 2019 U of A United Way campaign, which continues through Oct. 15. This year's campaign theme is "Change Does Not Happen Alone." Donations will support numerous organizations that help children and families in need.

Participants can play classic arcade games:

Instructional Design and Support Services staff will help participants strap on virtual-reality headsets to enjoy immersive experiences that are educational and engaging. Experience the wonder and majesty of the ocean, play the role of a secret agent with telekinetic abilities, take an elevator to a wooden plank anchored 80 floors above the ground, or paint in a three-dimensional space with stars, light and fire.

Finally, get your photo taken with a backdrop of Paris, a peak in the Alps, on the Yucatan Peninsula or other exotic sites. The Global Campus Media Production team will place participants in front of a green-screen background and use chroma key photography to replace the solid-colored background with selected sites.

U of A employees can donate online at unitedway.uark.edu to support the United Way.

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Play Games, Experience Virtual Reality, and Snap a Photo to Raise Funds for the United Way on Oct. 9 - University of Arkansas Newswire