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12 Aug 2023

📱 SXSW 2024 Panel Picker “State of Play of Immersive Audio: Past, Present & Future”

By 1618digital

It’s been almost six years since we started the Immersive Audio Podcast and as we are coming up to our 100th release anniversary we wanted to mark this milestone with a special edition at SXSW 2024.

With the hindsight of releasing almost 100 episodes, we’ve met a lot of companies and experts covering a broad spectrum of topics fundamental to our industry. This panel will highlight the key indicative developments that have defined the immersive audio industry for the past decade, reflect on the current trends and look forward to the future. Our four expert guests and moderators Audioscenic Limited, HOLOPLOT, 1.618 DIGITAL, Monica Bolles will cover the key sectors: large-scale immersive events, interactive live performance, spatial audio for consumer devices, virtual training for VR and immersive media production.

Industry friends and regular podcast listeners please support our idea and give us your vote!

Voting link -> https://panelpicker.sxsw.com/vote/132288

The panel will be recorded and subsequently released on our podcast channel.

30 May 2023

We’ve just published a paper on Audio for Extended Realities for the Convergence in The International Journal of Research Into New Media Technologies, SAGE Publication.

By 1618digital

Creative and technical development of immersive audio is often a function of evolving toolsets and distribution platforms, and the associated workflow is far from standardised. This paper forms the context for such audio workflow – one that draws from precursor technologies such as audio for games and virtual reality and develops this into an outline taxonomy that is representative of the state of the art, and forward facing towards the evolution of the technology.

The paper features a series of case studies based on multiple documentary series as the virtual reality and mixed reality experiences by Sir David Attenborough: Museum Alive, Micro Monsters, First Life VR, Museum Alive AR and Kingdom of Plants produced by Alchemy Immersive, Atlantic Productions and Zoo VFX – the body of works I’ve been proudly involved with as a supervising 3D Sound Designer and Mixer over the past several years as part of 1.618 DIGITAL.

We want to say a big thanks to my co-author and principal editor Professor Justin Paterson for his immense contribution to this publication. Special mention to an incredible team at Alchemy: Elliot Graves, Richard Lester, Lou Doye, Iona McEwan, Bhaumik Patel, Ceri Passmore and many more…

Audio for extended realities: A case study informed exposition -> https://shorturl.at/bovw8

All of the mentioned VR content is available to watch on Meta Quest -> https://www.meta.com/en-gb/experiences/?utm_source=lnkd.in&utm_medium=oculusredirect

02 Feb 2022

Emmy Award Nomination for Kingdom of Plants with David Attenborough

By 1618digital

We didn’t know Emmys come in pairs – but here we go! Absolutely delighted to share that “Kingdom of Plants with David Attenborough” also just received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Interactive Media!!! Big shout out to the teams at Alchemy Immersive and Atlantic Productions for pouring their soul and months of work into making this happen.

30 Aug 2021

Double Emmy Awards nomination for Micro Monsters with David Attenborough

By 1618digital

We’re incredibly proud to announce that Micro Monsters with David Attenborough has been nominated for two Emmy awards! With nominations for Outstanding Interactive Media and Outstanding Sound. Very grateful for this recognition at the highest level! Huge congratulations to all nominees and the entire amazing team at Alchemy Immersive, Atlantic Productions, and Oculus VR for bringing this project to life.

1.618 Digital Team

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