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The Summer 2023 schedule for MFAVN’s Storyteller Series
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10 months, 6 days ago
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by Ben
MFAVN’s Storyteller Series is an annual lecture program that will appeal to storytellers across disciplines. This year’s selection includes discussions about visual storytelling, VR, and social justice in the context […]
Carol Silverman (’20) talks about her thesis story, ‘Belongings’
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3 years, 2 months ago
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by Ben
Belongings is an immersive memory box that uses the medium of virtual reality to bring an embodied immediacy to one woman’s life story. The viewer interacts with her personal photographs, […]
DECEMBER 11th: Join us for the MFA Visual Narrative Info Session
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3 years, 4 months ago
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by Ben
Sign up here On December 11th, learn all about our low-residency visual storytelling MFA from Chair Nathan Fox, along with students, alums and guests. Get your questions ready! When words and […]
Facebook announces Oculus Link and discusses their VR/AR strategy
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4 years, 6 months ago
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by Ben
A lot of us have been wondering what Facebook is up to when it comes to virtual reality and augmented reality. Their intent has been a bit of a moving target, […]
WATCH: Sean Rodrigo: Dreaming With Your Eyes Open, Virtual Worlds in Physical Spaces
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4 years, 7 months ago
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by Ben
MFA Visual Narrative and SVA Library West present “Dreaming With Your Eyes Open, Virtual Worlds in Physical Spaces,” a talk by London-based digital artist Sean Rodrigo (a.k.a. Continuum), as part […]
2017 Thesis Presentations: Thomas Slattery’s ‘Aura’
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6 years, 5 months ago
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by Ben
What drives the human need to seek comfort from others? Can we escape the suffering that comes with love? Can technology save us from our destructive desires? Dr. Theo Aphasian […]
Why MFAVN? Eight alumni tell us in our new video, ‘What’s Your Story?’
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6 years, 5 months ago
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by Ben
Our video ‘What’s Your Story?’ explores how 8 alumni found their unique voice, professional community & advanced their skills in STORY. MFA Visual Narrative at the School of Visual Arts […]
Thomas Slattery talks about his interactive story, ‘Aura’
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6 years, 10 months ago
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by Ben
Thomas Slattery (Class of 2017) is an illustrator, cartoonist, storyboard artist and, as of his latest project, a VR game storyteller! We asked him a few questions about Aura, his […]
Thomas Slattery’s ‘Aura’ will freak you out
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7 years, 2 months ago
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by Ben
Aura is an immersive storytelling experience, told through items and sounds in the environment. Rooms will be created virtually in Unity, allowing exploration in a virtual space. 2026. In New […]
Oculus launches Quill (think ‘Paint’ for VR)
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7 years, 4 months ago
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by Ben
We had the pleasure of hosting Bernie Yee from Oculus in 2015 before the VR headset hit the market. My class saw some amazing stuff during his demo, but apparently […]
Virtual Reality animation tests ways to keep control of the scene
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8 years, 3 months ago
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by Ben
VR Cinema recently ran a virtual reality meetup where storytellers showed off their latest attempts to tell a story — even when the audience controls the perspective. As it turns […]
Storytelling Tools: The best blogs for your Virtual Reality
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8 years, 5 months ago
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by Ben
VR is getting a lot of attention from a lot of different professions. Hollywood senses an opportunity. Gaming is on top of it. Marketers are trying to get their heads […]
High Fidelity virtual reality is coming
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8 years, 7 months ago
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by 1 Trick Pony
Right now you and I are sitting in three dimensional space, moving through the fourth dimension and interacting in…what? The digital dimension? Yes, don’t worry, this is going somewhere. The […]