A quarterly social gathering to discuss immersive technological innovations and their philosophical implications.
Doors Open: 6:30pm
Program Begins: 7:00pm
Followed by a garden reception with light refreshments.
Immersive Research Session No. 1 Panel Speakers
DAVID REIMAN
RICHARD LEMARCHAND
SARA VELAS
DAVID REIMAN works for the Livonian Cinema, a traveling movie theater founded in the driveway of an apartment complex scheduled for demolition in the South Robertson neighborhood of Los Angeles. The Livonian Cinema explores the immersive possibilities of the movie-going experience, trying to connect and hold onto the places it visits. www.livoniancinema.org Upcoming Event: Sci-Fi Silent Shorts with Joe Rinaudo and the Livonian Cinema at Mt. Wilson Observatory
RICHARD LEMARCHAND is a game designer, educator, writer, and consultant. He worked at Naughty Dog for eight years, where he was a lead game designer on Uncharted, an immersive action-adventure game series for the Sony PlayStation. He now teaches full-time in the USC Games program at the University of Southern California, where he has made hybrid virtual reality/themed entertainment/art installation games as part of his research in the USC Game Innovation Lab. www.richardlemarchand.com Follow Richard Lemarchand on Bluesky
SARA VELAS is an artist, curator, graphic designer, gardener and native Los Angeleno. She established the Velaslavasay Panorama in the year 2000 on Hollywood Boulevard and continues to explore tropes of cinema and visual storytelling through this institution in collaboration with a wide range of artists, designers, movie makers, cultural practitioners and more. She sits on the Heritage Committee of the International Panorama Council and, alongside Ruby Carlson, is an Editor of the Visual and Creative Essay Section of the Panoramic and Immersive Media Studies Yearbook. www.sssvelas.net Upcoming Event: Coffee Talk: Sara Velas at the EBell Theatre
