Live performances are coming to mixed reality. Between volumetric capture and motion tracking systems dancers and actors can bring more of their craft to emerging digital mediums.
The Under Presents is a bit like immersive theater meets VR gaming. An intriguing multiplayer experience set between two worlds: a jaunty vaudeville stage and the harrowing survival narrative. Uncover the story of a ship stranded in time as supplies dwindle and day-by-day an otherworldly mist rolls closer. Follow characters’ interlocking fates as all journeys forward must turn back or become lost.
Think of it as a full single player timeloop based game with multiplayer components as a layer on top of it. There’s exploration, puzzle and narrative elements. As you discover the Under you may encounter some of our live roving performers
Tender Claws says that through the month of May, players can jump into The Under Presents every Friday for two hours starting at 5PM PDT
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A Craftsman of Dream Worlds
Danny Bittman is a self-described virtual reality artist, filmmaker, and developer but that barely relates what he actually does. He makes whole words from voxels, brainwaves, and dreams. Using VR creation tools like Tilt Brush and Blocks, he has created immersive experiences for Marvel, Google, Hyundai, Nvidia, and more. He was also part of Google’s pioneering artist-in-residence program. Currently, he animates and directs freelance projects such as Taryn Southern’s innovative “Life Support”
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Bittman wants to help all creatives discover their potential with immersive tools
His background is in narrative and special effects. He starting writing about VR very early on, but just as a bystander, once he took the plunge he was surprised that he was able to create so much with first just generation technology. He’s shared his journey as he’s experimented with tools, technique and practices as fast as he’s learned it with the intention of helping others discover their potential with immersive tools that often seemingly defy the impossible.
More of Bittman’s work
With over 1,600 hours exploring the creative potential of VR, Danny Bittman has plenty of work to showcase, including this Stephen Curry ad for Under Armour.
“Life Support” was composed using AI from Amper, with VR animation from Danny Bittman using Google Tiltbrush and Unity, incorporating fMRI videos of Taryn Southern’s brain.
Too Much is such a fan of Brittman that his work has already been featured in Opusculum.
You can find out more about Bittman’s latest work over at his website: dannybittman.com
I'm creating a music video for an old song I wrote in college
— Danny Bittman (@DannyBittman) March 23, 2019This was all made today in #VR with #ANIMVR. The final video will be about two minutes long, which I'll hopefully share next week. Here's to sharing more personal projects with ya'll this year
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By utilizing the upcoming VR creation tool #ANIMVR, I choreographed a 10-minute #VR music video and performed inside of it live at @marketo's #MKTGnation Summit. The environments were built with #TiltBrush, and it was all rendered in #Unit3d. Created with @heliosinteract pic.twitter.com/Q49yqgB8jS
— Danny Bittman (@DannyBittman) April 30, 2018
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Justin Roiland’s VR studio Squanch Games announced last year that their upcoming game Trover Saves the Universe was exclusively targeting PSVR and PS4 consoles. This week at GDC 2019 though it seems the studio has reversed that decision, as the comedy platformer is also slated to arrive on PCs via Steam and Epic Game Store. To make things even more interesting, it appears PSVR users have a firm May release date now.
Am I Seeing Double
From the design of the characters to the feel of the universe to the objectives of the missions, Trover Saves the Universe is a mind melting otherworldly adventure that carves it own genre.
play trover saves the universe on tv
— Trover Saves the Universe (@TroverGame) April 3, 2019
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play trover saves the universe in vr
there's no wrong way to play -- it's your choice!https://t.co/aJlTU6tAXj pic.twitter.com/gUoKfx3PPw
— Trover Saves the Universe (@TroverGame) March 1, 2019
When you're trying to pay attention, but it's a holiday week.#ThanksgivingBreak #thinkingaboutfood pic.twitter.com/RciL5jKHo2
— Trover Saves the Universe (@TroverGame) November 20, 2018