Future Cinema

Course Site for Future Cinema 1 (and sometimes Future Cinema 2: Applied Theory) at York University, Canada

Came Back Haunted

A theory-fiction about augmented reality gone rogue…

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Wed, December 6 2017 » assignments, augmented reality, emerging technologies, games, narrative, scary, student work, surveillance » No Comments

Immersense Developer Envisions Gaming Without Visuals (August 27, 2022)

Boston, MA – It was standing-room-only during ZeniMax Media’s keynote presentation at this weekend’s PAX East gaming conference at the Hynes Convention Center. After months of speculation, the Maryland media conglomerate formally announced its new VR gaming system, Immersense. The mix of excitement and apprehension amidst the crowd erupted into a chorus of awe and [...]

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Fri, September 22 2017 » emerging technologies, games, humour, interactivity, narrative, screen assignment, screen technologies, student work » No Comments

I Am a Screen

I Am a Screen
(with apologies to Christopher Isherwood and John Van Druten)
Imagine projection onto the human body. This future cinema screen would have two distinct types of audience: the subjective (viewing by the “projectee” themselves), and the objective (viewing by other people).
Viewing by the person being projected onto would seem, at first, to limit [...]

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Wed, September 23 2015 » future cinema 2015, screen technologies, student work » No Comments

April 1st class

Hi everyone
just a reminder that if you haven’t already sent me a title and your equipment needs for next class, please do so ASAP. We don’t have a lot of time to showcase everyone’s work and i’d like to make smooth transitions between projects and even write up a tentative schedule. if you [...]

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Sat, March 29 2008 » Future Cinema 2, class admin, early cinema, events, projects, student work » No Comments

Short Films Screening

My production course, Film 2040 is holding a screening in Accolade East 102 (the big movie theatre).
I made a short film that’s fully computer animated, so please come if you’re interested!
Time and Place are:
Date : Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Time : 7 pm – 10 pm
Location : Accolade East 102 @ York
Thanks,
Hiroko

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Sat, March 31 2007 » Future Cinema, animation, digital cinema, student work » No Comments

ComCult Conference This Weekend

This weekend, the Communication and Culture program at York/Ryerson is running its annual Intersections Conference. This year’s theme is “What’s Right/Right Now?”, and most of the presentations deal with the ethics of critical thought and practice in the 21st century. Friday night’s opening gala features a talk by Henri Giroux, and the conference presentations run [...]

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Thu, March 22 2007 » conferences, student work » 1 Comment

rebecca rouse’s future screen

unfortunately rebecca can’t come to class today. here is
her vision of a future screen

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Fri, January 12 2007 » Future Cinema, assignments, student work » No Comments