Panel – Immersive venues & festivals
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Anne McKinnon
Anne McKinnon is cofounder of Overview Ark, a multiplayer concert platform that allows shows happening in the real world to also take place in the metaverse, creating the first true virtual platform for artists, the music industry and physical venues. We're not here to disrupt the music industry, we're here to make virtual concerts accessible to all artists and fans.
Prior to Overview Ark, Anne reported and continues to write as a journalist on the current state of deep tech. She travels the world, seeing the most cutting-edge breakthroughs in art, technology, and media, interviewing leading executives, bootstrapped startups, artists, and engineers to build an accurate picture of the immersive technology ecosystem, and where it may end up.
Anne is also an editor and contributor to Forbes writer Charlie Fink’s book “Convergence” on 5G and AR. She has hosted global conference sessions and seminars in gaming & esports, startups, music, and tech.
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Caitlin Robinson
Caitlin Robinson is the producer behind immersive non-fiction experiences: Le Lac (Winner, Best Digital Narrative, Sheffield Doc/Fest 2019), Lagos At Large (Forbes 50 Best XR experiences of 2019) and Azibuye – The Occupation (Official Selection, Sundance New Frontier 2020). Caitlin holds an MBA from NYU Stern School of Business and a Masters in Fine Arts from Tisch School of the Arts.
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Louis Cacciuttolo
Louis Cacciuttolo is the founder of VRrOOm, an influential online media platform dedicated to VR.
In 2018, he launched the VRrOOm XR app, which hosts the XR selections of international festivals.
Louis worked as Vice-President of THX, a George Lucas company specializing in cinema technology.
He was the owner of the Théâtre du Minotaure in Béziers from 1999 to 2020. He is also a screenwriter, director, and producer of awarded films including the feature Cendre in 2014, and the animated short interactive VR film The Last Footprint in 2016. He co-produced the AR installation Digitalis, a participative work by artist Pierre Estève, adapted in augmented interactive audio with the immersive sound studio Demute, which premiered at Stereopsia Brussels in 2019.
Since March 2020, VRrOOm has launched its social XR cultural hub, dedicated to the live streaming and 6DoF broadcasting of artistic performances and live shows on VRChat, working with international artists such as Jean-Michel Jarre.
In 2018, he launched the VRrOOm XR app, which hosts the XR selections of international festivals.
Louis worked as Vice-President of THX, a George Lucas company specializing in cinema technology.
He was the owner of the Théâtre du Minotaure in Béziers from 1999 to 2020. He is also a screenwriter, director, and producer of awarded films including the feature Cendre in 2014, and the animated short interactive VR film The Last Footprint in 2016. He co-produced the AR installation Digitalis, a participative work by artist Pierre Estève, adapted in augmented interactive audio with the immersive sound studio Demute, which premiered at Stereopsia Brussels in 2019.
Since March 2020, VRrOOm has launched its social XR cultural hub, dedicated to the live streaming and 6DoF broadcasting of artistic performances and live shows on VRChat, working with international artists such as Jean-Michel Jarre.