Welcome to the new StoryFutures Academy podcast.

This 8-part series, hosted by immersive director Shehani Fernando, gives listeners a practical look at how VR and AR productions actually get made. If you want to begin creating your own immersive stories or learn more about the XR sector, this is the podcast for you. With the help of some of the biggest names in the industry, she explores practical tips, case studies and the challenges that make this a really exciting area to work in.

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In our first episode, we delve into what the opportunities are for immersive storytelling. We speak to Becky Gregory-Clarke, Head of Immersive at StoryFutures Academy about the potential of this relatively new industry, and hear from Professor James Bennett, Director, StoryFutures and Co-Director, StoryFutures Academy about their mission and where he thinks the future is going. In addition, we’re joined by Darren Emerson from East City Films who talks about his recent VR experience, Common Ground, set in the Aylesbury Estate in South London.

Credits:

Presenter: Shehani Fernando

Producers: Chris Hogg & Shehani Fernando

Assistant Producer: Max Bower

Executive Producer: Will Saunders

Editing and sound design: John Wakefield & Matt McGuinness

The title track is ‘A Thousand Years’ by David A Molina

Additional music by Neil Cullen

Clips from 1943 Berlin Blitz courtesy of the BBC

Clips from Common Ground, courtesy of East City Films

Other clips from our introductory montage courtesy of The Guardian, NASA, Common Ground

RESOURCES

For more information on things discussed in the episode, see the links below:

Story Futures Academy - The National Centre for Immersive Storytelling

StoryFutures - funded by the government’s Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund

You can see 1943 Berlin Blitz, courtesy of the BBC

Find out more about Darren Emerson’s experience, Common Ground by East City Films

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This week, we look at how to take your first tentative steps into making immersive content and thinking spatially. But where do you begin? Do you jump into a game engine, or go up into the loft to find your old lego? To help us decide, we’ve enlisted the help of Kim-Leigh Pontin, Creative Director at Nexus Studios and Verity McIntosh, Senior Lecturer in Virtual and Extended Realities at the University of the West of England.

Presenter: Shehani Fernando,

Producers: Chris Hogg & Shehani Fernando,

Assistant Producer: Max Bower,

Executive Producer: Will Saunders,

Editing and sound design: John Wakefield & Matt McGuinness,

The title track is: ‘A Thousand Years’ by  David A Molina,

Additional music: Neil Cullen

Other clips from our introductory montage courtesy of The Guardian, NASA, Common Ground

With thanks to Sky for permission to use a clip from 'Discovery of Witches - Hiding in Plain Sight VR' and Ellie Richold for the 'Virtual Love Islands' clip

RESOURCES

Virtual Love Islands VR Piece: https://www.ellierichold.co.uk/arvr

Nexus Studios: https://nexusstudios.com/

Discovery of Witches VR Piece: https://www.oculus.com/experiences/rift/942242895886564/?locale=en_GB

Britannia VR Piece: https://www.oculus.com/experiences/rift/2084154688334944/?locale=en_GB

Tilt Brush: https://www.tiltbrush.com/

Quill: https://quill.fb.com/

Unity: https://unity.com/

Unreal: https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/

Medium (sculpting tool in VR) - https://www.oculus.com/medium/?locale=en_GB

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