Storytelling in Virtual Reality

This is the year VR goes mainstream—yet the process of creating VR content is still in its infancy. This meetup brings together a diverse group of storytellers to talk about how they are producing immersive experiences in VR.

Our panel includes:

• Ben Kreimer (https://twitter.com/benkreimer) - Journalism technologist & beta fellow, BuzzFeed Open Lab (http://www.buzzfeed.com/openlab)

• Boston McConnaughey (http://bostons.work) - filmmaker, Freakin Rad (http://freakinrad.com/vrtual)

• Ceci Mourkogiannis (https://twitter.com/cecimetropolis) - Co-Founder, Metta (http://www.mettavr.com)

• Fivestar- Director/Producer, Kink.com (http://kink.com)

• Sivan Iram (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sivaniram) - General Manager, River Studios (http://river.co)

Schedule

6:00pm - Chit-chat, FOOD & drink
6:30pm - "Show & Tell" by each panelist
7:00pm - Panel discussion on VR
8:00pm - Done! Network and hangout over more drinks

Some questions we hope to discuss:

How do you tell a story using VR technology? What are some of the challenges to the medium?

How do you direct someone's attention in a 360 world?

How do you distribute VR content? How will consumers discover it? Is there anyone curating or reviewing VR movies?

What resources are available…and at what cost? How can people get started? Both as a consumer and as a producer or journalist?

Food and Drink provided by SmartNews (https://www.smartnews.com/)

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