News from StoryFutures and StoryFutures Academy
News of our activities and regular briefings on what is important at the intersection of tech, story and education. Sign up to our monthly newsletter or simply browse the articles below.
StoryFutures Academy, July 26th 2022
VP Futures is an exciting co-production training & development programme between StoryFutures Academy (The UK’s National Centre for Immersive Storytelling) and Future Screens NI supported by Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) and Epic Games.
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StoryFutures Creative Cluster, July 26th 2022
A project to investigate the approaches to managing intellectual property rights in immersive innovation led by Dr Aislinn O’Connell from Royal Holloway University of London has published its first report.
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StoryFutures Academy, July 19th 2022
A magical augmented reality family trail at the National Gallery has been adapted into a free at-home experience for Roblox, the global online platform connecting millions of people through shared experiences.
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StoryFutures Academy, July 14th 2022
Meet our latest cohort of innovators: four creative businesses will spend 3 months developing new ideas in Virtual Production methods in collaboration with academic experts at Royal Holloway, University of London.
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StoryFutures Academy, June 30th 2022
StoryTrails, the UK’s largest immersive storytelling experience, invites residents and visitors from 15 locations around the UK to explore untold stories of their town through ground-breaking multimedia technologies.
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StoryFutures Academy, June 15th 2022
The BFI is investing £1.1 million in 15 new, bold and ambitious animation projects as it announced the recipients of the latest round of the BFI Short Form Animation Fund. For the second iteration of the Fund, the BFI partnered with StoryFutures Academy.
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StoryFutures Academy, June 8th 2022
StoryFutures Academy is delighted to announce that three projects supported by our Development Funding will be participating in the Tribeca Film Festival 2022 programme. Two of the three projects, GLIMPSE and INTRAVENE, have been nominated for awards; whilst the Wilder Films Production Fireworks will be celebrating its US premiere.
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StoryFutures Academy, May 20th 2022
Eight leading immersive companies have successfully secured a place on the groundbreaking Virtual Production partnership programme ‘VP Futures’ with StoryFutures Academy and Future Screens NI supported by Epic Games and ILM.
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StoryFutures Academy, May 17th 2022
StoryFutures research powers BBC's 'The Green Planet AR Experience' success
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StoryFutures Academy, May 11th 2022
Hyper Luminal Games and Sugar Creative awarded £35,000 to be part of Inclusive Design Accelerator programme in conjunction with InGAME and StoryFutures Academy
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