Immersive experiences are popping up all over the world as tech becomes more affordable to scale beyond personal use and enables creative artists to make innovation that can bring us into new realms or to learn in new ways never though of before.
Game as sense-pleasure
Game as obstacle course
Game as soap box
Game as make-believe
Game as social framework
Game as mindless pastime
Game as unfolding story
Game as uncharted territory
Using a combination of projectors and sensors, people are able to “paint” a surface with any design or texture, and have that surface be interactive. Whether that be interactive art, enriched learning or entertaining gaming experiences, projection mapping is allowing creators to bring more immersion to life.
One of the driving forces in immersive techs affordability is the powerful and compact Raspberry Pi. Starting at $30, these little brutes that are loved by DYI makers around the world can be utilized for managing lighting systems, powering retro gaming cabinets, or becoming the brains of a robot.
Lighting can be a great way to enhance your experience and bring you closer to the world you’re trying to build. Interactive lights have come a long way in the past 5 years to be more than things your Alexa can turn off and are more affordable and responsive than ever.
The concept of "live animation" is so new it may seem like a joke, but there have been amazing advances in the technologies to make it a reality. Disney was able to do this first with their groundbreaking "Turtle Talk with Crush" at EPCOT, but now it's achievable at scale.
Neuralis is an opportunity to grow the team of robots with a potential main character that can interact and play games with select birthday parties, on live streams, and at special events.
Using the high tech resource of "improv comedy performers”, this can be done with a remote and distributed team with off the shelf tools like Zoom. These technologies would help to bring the character to life and allow them to interact, just as if they are in the room with you.