May 3, 2019
NoPro Executive Editor Kathryn Yu speaks to creators at the
Tribeca Film Festival, exploring three different pieces currently
showcasing at the Virtual Arcade through May 4.
She sits down with Kevin Cornish of
Moth + Flame to talk about
2nd Civil
War, where participants have the power to change the
narrative of the VR film using a voice interface; they also go
through an immersive theatre one-on-one with a performer before and
after the VR experience. (Note: this interview took place in a busy
cafe area.)
She also talks to Brandon Padveen, Associate Producer at
MWM
Immersive, about War
Remains on the rooftop of Spring Studios; he discusses
working with Dan Carlin of Hardcore History to create this
“immersive memory” and designing the free-roaming VR experience,
which includes a large set, realistic props, wind effects, rumbling
floors, and more. (Read
her War Remains review.)
Then she chats with immersive creator and director of the Columbia University Digital Storytelling Lab Lance Weiler to talk about his latest project, Where There’s Smoke. The work is an immersive experience for four people exploring Lance’s relationship with his father (a former volunteer firefighter and hobbyist fire photographer), his father’s battle with cancer, and two mysterious fires that happened during Lance’s childhood. He describes the project as a non-linear documentary, an immersive theatre piece without performers, and an escape room without any escape. (Read her Where There’s Smoke review.)