Excited to share that the Kingdom of Plants with David Attenborough 3-part VR series just won the FIVARS Award for Excellence in Sound Design. Congratulations to the incredible team at Alchemy Immersive.
Available now on Meta Quest -> https://alchemyimmersive.com/productions/kingdomofplants/
Discover the natural world in a way you’ve never seen or heard before.
Creative and technical development of immersive audio is often a function of evolving toolsets and distribution platforms, and the associated workflow is far from standardised. This paper forms the context for such audio workflow – one that draws from precursor technologies such as audio for games and virtual reality and develops this into an outline taxonomy that is representative of the state of the art, and forward facing towards the evolution of the technology.
The paper features a series of case studies based on multiple documentary series as the virtual reality and mixed reality experiences by Sir David Attenborough: Museum Alive, Micro Monsters, First Life VR, Museum Alive AR and Kingdom of Plants produced by Alchemy Immersive, Atlantic Productions and Zoo VFX – the body of works I’ve been proudly involved with as a supervising 3D Sound Designer and Mixer over the past several years as part of 1.618 DIGITAL.
We want to say a big thanks to my co-author and principal editor Professor Justin Paterson for his immense contribution to this publication. Special mention to an incredible team at Alchemy: Elliot Graves, Richard Lester, Lou Doye, Iona McEwan, Bhaumik Patel, Ceri Passmore and many more…
Audio for extended realities: A case study informed exposition -> https://shorturl.at/bovw8
All of the mentioned VR content is available to watch on Meta Quest -> https://www.meta.com/en-gb/experiences/?utm_source=lnkd.in&utm_medium=oculusredirect
Very proud to announce that David Attenborough’s First Life VR film has won the International Sound Award 2022.
International Sound Awards Yearbook 2022: https://www.international-sound-awards.com/yearbook-2022/
We are proud to announce that Kingdom of Plants with David Attenborough has been selected for Best of Venice Immersive at Venice Biennale 2022 .
Check out the wonderful, strange, and alien world on the Venice Immersive Island.
Watch now on Oculus TV: https://www.oculus.com/experiences/media/384456130044223/
Delighted to share that “First Life” just received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Interactive Media!!!
We are so excited that Kingdom of Plants will be showcased in the Official Selection at Aesthetica Short Film Festival!
York, see you in November!
Watch now on Oculus TV: https://www.oculus.com/experiences/media/384456130044223/
We’re incredibly proud to announce that Micro Monsters with David Attenborough has been nominated for two Emmy awards! With nominations for Outstanding Interactive Media and Outstanding Sound. Very grateful for this recognition at the highest level! Huge congratulations to all nominees and the entire amazing team at Alchemy Immersive, Atlantic Productions, and Oculus VR for bringing this project to life.
1.618 Digital Team
More fantastic news! One of the ‘No Man’s Land’ films we’ve worked on has been selected for Aesthetica Film Festival 2019.
If you haven’t seen the series, it’s an immersive documentary about those stuck between government & paramilitaries in the Colombian Amazon.
Official Website – https://www.asff.co.uk/
1.618 Digital Team
We are delighted to see “Rise of Animals with David Attenborough” Magic Leap experience being nominated for two awards at Raindance 2019. It was a great privilege to work on interactive & spatial sound design alongside talented creative and technical teams.
Through the power of hand interaction you’ll discover and bring to life some of the first creatures that roamed the earth – all within your own environment using Magic Leap technology. Driven by a voiceover from David Attenborough and using ultra-realistic real-time animation sequences, this powerful Mixed Reality experience on Magic Leap One is both educational and entertaining.
Raindajnce Festival – https://www.raindanceimmersive.com/#/rise-of-animals-with-david-attenborough/
1.618 Digital Team
