Michael Wheeler, Queen's University

Research

Virtual Reality Theatre Civil Rights Liveness

Latest funding

Meta Physical Theatre
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$494,700
You Should Have Stayed Home: Live theatrical performance for multiple audience members in virtual reality
SSHRC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$62,950

All 2 grants and awards

Meta Physical Theatre

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Wheeler, Michael C.

$494,700

You Should Have Stayed Home: Live theatrical performance for multiple audience members in virtual reality

Principal investigatorSSHRC2021Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Wheeler, Michael

Keywords: Virtual Reality; Theatre; Civil Rights; Liveness

$62,950

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Virtual Reality Dear Professor Wheeler, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on virtual reality connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Meta Physical Theatre" (2025), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]