Daily doodle (Intermezzo)
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Earlier this year, I had the pleasure of consulting on a VR project set in China’s Mogao Caves – a UNESCO World Heritage Site of Buddhist grottoes in Dunhuang that were first dug out and decorated in the fourth century, as hubs of meditation, education and culture. The Cave, directed by Qi Zhao with art […]
Following up on my previous piece on “Hallmarks of Future Sensory Entertainment”, and in preparation for my participation in the 2017 Busan International Film Festival’s VR Forum, here are ten observations on immersive storytelling in the context of future sensory entertainment… (full post on AWN)
In addition to the time that I spend creating stories in the present, I spend a fair amount of time thinking about the nature of storytelling in the future. This past August, I had the pleasure of participating in the “Future of Storytelling” panel at the NEU Future Forum in Beijing. Though our panelists had […]
Qianlong.com has published an interview on my life & times in China, with nearly 100% accuracy. π
It’s a bad sign when you’re meeting a prospective investor in their tea house and they serve you water.
Since my June post on the Chinese primetime success of Disney / SMG’s stone lion buddy comedy, Ban Jin Ba Liang, I’ve been contacted by numerous Western parties encouraged by this precedent and hoping to similarly crack the Chinese TV co-production nut with their own projects. As a public service, I’d like to address the […]
*** SPOILER ALERT: This article contains plot information related to the book READY PLAYER ONE If you have not read the book and do not wish your experience spoiled, please return to this link when you’re ready (Player One). *** My friend Alvin Wang Graylin, China Regional President of HTC Vive, recently authored a thoughtful […]
While in Beijing taking spherical reference snapshots for an AR project with my trusty Ricoh Theta, it occurred to me that the “flatties” could serve as templates for 360-degree hutong doodles. Following are a few such sketches, with the wrapped versions available here on Facebook. (full post on AWN)
BAN JIN BA LIANG (γεζ€ε «ε ©γ), Magic Dumpling Entertainment’s animated Chinese stone lion buddy comedy and Disney’s first Chinese TV co-production, is now China Central Television’s #1 children’s program, topping the ratings on CCTV14. In reflecting upon the trials, tribulations and ultimate success of the show, I come back to three key factors: people, process and […]
BEIJING β Jaunt China, an industry leader in cinematic virtual reality, and the Beijing Film Academy, Chinaβs first and foremost film school, jointly announced the formation of the Beijing Film Academy Digital Media School’s Jaunt China Cinematic VR Lab, the first VR lab and incubator of its kind in China. As part of the academic […]
