[4eyes] FW: [MAT-announce] REMINDER [ Ross/Leonard | MAT - Seminar Series - October 30, 2017 . 1PM - Elings Hall, 1601 ]

[Matthew Turk]

A reminder of Monday’s MAT talk, which was mentioned in the lab meeting. It looks like I won’t know until then if they plan to visit the lab or not – so we *might* come by with them sometime in the afternoon.

 

                Matthew

 

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VIRTUOSITY VX (Virtual Experience): A Hybrid Approach to Delivering the Promise of Interactive Storyworlds


Scott Ross and Brett Leonard


Monday, October 30, 2017, 1PM

Elings Hall, room 1601

 

  <http://seminar.mat.ucsb.edu/images/ScottR.jpg> Scott Ross

  <http://seminar.mat.ucsb.edu/images/Brett.jpg> Brett Leonard

Scott Ross and Brett Leonard are pioneers in the entertainment industry, now partnering on a new endeavor in virtual storytelling. Their company Virtuosity has assembled the best and brightest in the fields of science, technology, psychology, medicine, storytelling, programming, coding, creativity, art direction and executive management.

 

Scott Ross Bio: Dr. Ross is one of the most notable pioneers in digital media, technology and entertainment. He founded, along with James Cameron, Digital Domain, one of the largest digital production studios in the motion picture and advertising industries. Under Ross’ direction, Digital Domain garnered multiple Academy Award nominations, receiving its first Oscar for the ground breaking visual effects in TITANIC. A second Oscar for WHAT DREAMS MAY COME and a third for THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON followed that success. Under his watch, Digital Domain also developed the compositing software, NUKE, which to this day is still the industry standard. Prior to forming Digital Domain he led George Lucas’ vast entertainment empire, running ILM, Skywalker Sound, LucasFilm Commercial Productions and DroidWorks. Ross has played a significant role in the worldwide advertising industry as well. Having started commercial production companies whilst at LucasFilm (ILM and LCP) as well as Digital Domain’s Commercials Division, he has led two of the largest VFX commercial production companies on the planet. 

Brett Leonard Bio: Brett Leonard is an award-winning Filmmaker/Futurist with over 25 years of Hollywood experience as a pioneer in both the development and use of new media technologies. He is widely recognized as a top thought- leader in Virtual Reality since introducing the concept and term to popular culture in his seminal hit film Lawnmower Man - Many pioneers and tech leaders of the emerging VR industry count Lawnmower Man as one of their key inspirations for creating the actual “reality” of this world-changing medium. Brett is a sought-after speaker for the rapidly growing VR/AR industry, giving keynotes at events around the globe as a leading expert on defining interactive storytelling, and on providing an ethical framework for these powerful new mediums. Brett’s core philosophy, born out in all of his work is: “To empower people to create and experience compelling story, character, and emotion in any new medium, no matter what the technology being used to enable it”.

 

 <https://www.virtuosityvr.com/> www.virtuosityvr.com


 

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