2017
2 Nov

2017 International Festival of Virtual Reality: "Las Ranetas"

So there's certain news tidbits that I should've been rabidly noting down here lately [think: this, that, and the other], but due to deadline insanity and crazyhuge workloads, instead I've found myself in a-neglect-my-blog rut... …until now. I'm the very definition of thrilled [look it up in the dictionary: betcha there's one o' my Virtual Reality avatars sitting there looking right smug] to be showing three Virtual Reality works at this 2017 International Festival of Virtual Reality hosted by the cultural association "
2017
2 Nov

How BoJack Horseman Subverts Narrative

"...he wants life to be as simple as it is in a sitcom. He wants easy closure. He's always seeking validation and forgiveness, but unlike his sitcom where they're guaranteed, in real life he never earns them. Interestingly enough not getting this closure only exacerbates his problems, and he continues his own loops of addiction, self-destruction, and driving away his friends.
2017
22 Sep

MasterpieceVR: Lessons Learned

So lately I've been tinkering away with a fantastic new VR creation tool called MasterpieceVR, with which I've been happily experimenting my little creative heart out. Today, when videoing one of my MasterpieceVR 3D/VR models [which I had quite high hopes for], in my slightly frizzled-and-too-hyped-up-creative-state, I managed to accidentally save over it. One minute, there it was in near-finished glory [ie present in the VR space] and then, gone.
2017
17 May

UK's First Ever Popular Digital Fiction Writing Prize

Have we mentioned that two of our projects, All the Delicate Duplicates and the Beta version of Inanimate Alice: Perpetual Nomads have made the shortlist for this Prize? No? Well you better go visit here to have a look-see [and feel free to sling us - or some of the other fab entries - a vote for the People's Choice Award if you're feeling click-generous].
2017
16 May

2017 Queensland Literary Awards: Call-Out

The QUT Digital Literature Award showcases innovation and creativity in storytelling for digital media, and new directions in contemporary literary practice informed by technology. This Award is open to all original works of digital literature (e.g. fiction, non-fiction, poetry, graphic narrative) which are purpose-designed for digital consumption. Source: 2017 guidelines (Queensland Literary Awards)