Last Christmas, I gave you some immersive…
Hey folks! Just a couple of bibs and bobs in the news this week, mostly in the XR world, so we’ll be taking it easy between Christmas and New Year’s, with maybe a few more reviews here but not the usual barrage of news.
In the meantime, be sure to read our epic 2018 Year In Immersive Wrap-Up and listen to the last episode of the NoPro podcast for 2018 featuring Samantha Gorman of indie XR/game/art studio Tender Claws (Virtual Virtual Reality, Tendar).
We’ll see you in 2019!
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ON THE PODCAST THIS WEEK
Samantha Gorman is the co-founder — along with Danny Cannizzaro — of Tender Claws, a groundbreaking digital studio that mixes tech, art, and a wry sense of humor to create virtual and augmented reality works that push the narrative boundaries of the medium while maintaining a real heart. No small feat, that.
We talk with Samantha about what goes into making their work, focusing on their latest Tendar, and AR app currently available on the Google Play store.
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When: January 5, 2019; podcast at 2pm; office hours at 3pm
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Join us under the Big Top at Two Bit Circus’ Club 01 for the first ever NOPRO LIVE!
This special edition of the podcast will be taped in front of a LIVE studio audience: YOU!
Host Noah Nelson will be on hand along with LA Editor Anthony Robinson, and special guests Eric Gradman (Two Bit Circus), Lauren Ludwig (Capital W), Josh Randall (Blackout/Two Bit Circus) in a totally different format from anything we’ve done before. This SPECIAL EPISODE commemorates the FIFTH ANNIVERSARY of the founding of NoPro and the FIRST ANNIVERSARY of the IMMERSIVE DESIGN SUMMIT.
Then: after the show is over we’re sliding into Office Hours mode, with Club 01 as our base of operations and all of Two Bit to hang out in.
Meet fellow fans and creators as we kick off 2019 right!
FROM THE WIRE: SHOWS, EVENTS, & EXPERIENCES
Honolulu: Light Garden
REVIEWS
From No Proscenium:
Tomorrow, Today: Dreamscape Immersive Launches Flagship VR Location (First Look)New worlds awaitnoproscenium.comBringing New Spirit to an Old Ghost Story with ‘Bit of a Party’ (Review)Brooklyn’s №11 Productions’ reimagines Dickens’ A Christmas Carolnoproscenium.comThe Great Dickens Christmas Fair (The NoPro Review)Spend the holidays in wintry Victorian London without leaving foggy San Francisconoproscenium.com
From David & Lisa Spira of Room Escape Artist:
Mission Escape Games - Operation End of Days [Review] - Room Escape ArtistA new beginning. Location: New York, New York Date Played: December 6, 2018 Team size: up to 8 (note that they have two…roomescapeartist.comClub Drosselmeyer 1941 [Review] - Room Escape ArtistWe can do it! Location: Cambridge (Boston), Massachusetts Date Played: December 16, 2018 Team size: we recommend 2-8…roomescapeartist.com
STORIES
From NoProscenium.com and our Twitter feed:
Everything Immersive This Year — 2018A year of milestones in immersive theatre, escape rooms, theme parks, mixed reality, and morenoproscenium.comHit Viral Song POP/STARS Comes to 'Beat Saber' Free on All PlatformsBeat Games today announced that the hit viral song POP/STARS by K/DA is now available as a free track in Beat Saber…www.roadtovr.comDear AngelicaFrom Emmy Award winning Oculus Story Studio comes Dear Angelica, a journey through the magical and dreamlike ways we…www.oculus.comDarren Aronofsky's VR Film 'Spheres' to Screen at Rockefeller Center (Exclusive)The VR film Spheres, directed by Eliza McNitt and executive produced by Darren Aronofsky, will make history once again…www.hollywoodreporter.comWatch a Behind-the-Scenes Video for Google's 'Age of Sail' Spotlight Story (EXCLUSIVE)Google's latest Spotlight Story "Age of Sail" has been shortlisted for an Academy Award for Animated Shorts, and has…variety.comMagic Leap's Luna Moondust Garden points to an augmented futureI've been following Magic Leap from its genesis as megalodon-sized funding monster, through its hype-deflation crisis…www.polygon.com6 things to know about Evermore's magical world of AuroraSince its grand opening in September, Evermore Park in Pleasant Grove has been luring in guests with the offer of…www.heraldextra.comThe virtual-reality art show that seeks to repair our 'broken connection with nature'We Live in an Ocean of Air, now showing at Saatchi Gallery in London, fully immerses visitors in a multisensory…www.thenational.ae
From David & Lisa Spira of Room Escape Artist:
“Victor Milton van Doorn of Amsterdam’s famed Sherlocked put together a lovely video with his thoughts on the recent Enthusiast Choice Awards. His game The Vault won one of these awards. (It also won a 2017 Golden Lock-In for Room Escape Artist).”
“Club Drosselmeyer was a magnificent mirage. For a few hours, an idyllic night club filled with swing dancers, jazz musicians, histrionic characters, and challenging puzzles appeared out of the cold Boston air to host a distorted World War II rendition of The Nutcracker… and disappeared just as clock struck 11pm. There is no event in the puzzle or immersive theatre world that I eagerly anticipate more than this annual confluence of puzzles, swing dancing, music, and theatrics. It’s all of the entertainment that I love wrapped up for Christmas and tied with a bow.”
From Kent Bye, Voices of VR:
“When I hear of immersive documentary, I think of a 360 video. But that’s not what IDFA DocLab’s Caspar Sonnen thinks of. He’s guided by Grierson’s definition of “Documentary is the creative treatment of actuality.” DocLab showed me that the emerging immersive media landscape is about the creative treatment of the actuality of your embodied & emotional direct experiences mediated through immersive theater, social dynamics, and the interactive mechanics of VR, AR, and AI. Here’s an interview with Sonnen as well as my DocLab wrap-up:”
From Michael Anderson, ARGN.com:
“On Friday December 21st, members of the Agents of FIELD cracked Field Notes’ month-long ARG, chasing down a series of notebooks hidden across the globe to unlock a safe containing…well, you’ll just have to watch the final video to find out.”
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“Setec Astronomy’s Alex Rosenthal recently gave a TED Talk on the MIT Mystery Hunt. In 2017, he embedded a series of puzzles in TEDEd videos as part of the Hunt. Setec is running the 2019 Hunt again, and there’s a puzzle hidden in the video.”
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