Sacha Wares | Emotional Engagement in Virtual and Mixed Reality | Watershed
Channel: Watershed
Date: 17/06/2022

Chaired by Mandy Rose, Professor in Documentary and Digital Cultures, UWE, this talk will be held in the building and online.

Director Sacha Wares shares some thoughts-in-progress about crafting emotional engagement in virtual and mixed reality, with reference to two recent pieces: VR drama Adult Children (Donmar/ ETT/ScanLAB/ Trial & Error) and the mixed reality exhibition Museum of Austerity (ETT/NT/Trial & Error). 

Adult Children: Staged in a virtual replica of the Donmar Warehouse, this poignant virtual reality play examines the fragility of relationships in a time of social distance. Co-created by Ella Hickson, Sacha Wares and ScanLAB Projects. Produced by Donmar Warehouse with ETT, ScanLAB Projects and Trial & Error Studio

Museum of Austerity: Winner of IDFA DocLab Immersive Non-Fiction Award 2022, Museum of Austerity is a mixed reality exhibition that preserves the memory of disabled British benefit claimants who died between 2010-2020, inviting audiences to contemplate close up what happens when state safety nets fail. 

Co-created with John Pring, editor of Disability News Service. Produced by ETT, NT, Trial & Error Studio. Partners: All Seeing Eye, Dimension Studio

Join us online on YouTube Live, or in the building on Friday 17th June 2022 at 1pm for the talk and to take part in the discussion afterwards.

The lunchtime talks are partly supported by MyWorld, a project led by the University of Bristol to support creative industries in the region.

The last talk of every month is BSL interpreted.