Storytelling for virtual reality: methods and principles for crafting immersive narratives

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Contents
Acknowledgments
Foreword
1 A New Reality and How We Got Here
	Spotlight on Directing: Storytelling in VR through Cinematic Directing
	A Conversation with Jessica Brillhart, Principal Filmmaker for VR at Google
	Spotlight on Cameras: Storytelling in VR through the Lens
	A Conversation with Paul Meyhoefer, VP JK Imaging/Kodak
2 A Stone Bridge Covered in Microchips
	Spotlight on Gaming: Storytelling in VR through Video Games
	A Conversation with Brian Allgeier, VR Game Designer, Insomniac Games
3 Science and Technology behind Storytelling
	Spotlight on VR Science and Storytelling: Storytelling through Data and Neurology
	A Conversation with Dr. Carolina Cruz-Neira, Director of the Emerging Analytics Center, the University of Arkansas, Little Rock
	Spotlight on Story: Storytelling at the Oculus Story Studio
	A Conversation with Jessica Shamash, Producer, and Pete Billington, Immersive Storyteller
4 Storytelling Principles for Immersive Space
	Spotlight on Immersive Theater: Storytelling through Immersion
	A Conversation with Noah Nelson, Creator and Host of No Proscenium Podcast
5 Designing an Immersive Narrative
	Spotlight on New Frontiers: A Master Storyteller
	A Conversation with Chris Milk, Founder and CEO, Within
	Spotlight on Ethics: Considerations for VR Storytelling
	A Conversation with Steve Peters, Experience Designer, Host of StoryForward Podcast and CCO of Mo Mimes Media
	Exercises
6 Characters in VR
	Spotlight on Acting: Storytelling through Drama in Immersive Experiences
	A Conversation with Keight Leighn, Actress
	Exercises
7 Creating Narrative Structures
	Spotlight on Visualization: Cinematic Storytelling in VR
	A Conversation with Chris Edwards, Founder, Chief Production Officer, and CEO, The Third Floor
	Spotlight on Narrative: Fiction Versus Nonfiction Storytelling
	A Conversation with Steve Peters, Experience Designer, Host of StoryForward Podcast and CCO of Mo Mimes Media
	Exercises
8 Theory in Practice: Interviews and Case Studies
	The Storytellers
		Interview: Rob Bredow, Chief Technology Officer, LucasFilm
		Interview: Tye Sheridan and Nikola Todorovic, Creators of Aether Inc.
		Case Study: Baobab VR Studios
		Interview: Sarah Hill, CEO and Chief Storyteller, StoryUp
	The Technologists and Producers
		Interview: Jonathan Krusell, Google Daydream Producer
		Interview: Robyn Tong Gray and Andrew Goldstein, Founders, Otherworld Interactive
		Case Study: Light Sail VR
		Interview: Tai Crosby, Founder and CEO, SilVR Thread
		Interview: Adam Orth, Creative Director, Three One Zero
	The Artists
		Interview: Angela Haddad, VR Artist and Producer
		Interview: Annie Lesser, Immersive Theater Director
		Case Study: Jaunt Studios and the Invisible VR Series
		Interview: Mark Cordell Holmes, Art Director, Pixar
	The Visionaries
		Interview: Larry Rosenthal, VR Pioneer and Producer
		Interview: Paul Debevec, Senior Staff Engineer, Google VR
		Case Study: Lucy VR series
		Interview: Brian Rose, Google VR Team, Community and Outreach
		Interview: Ted Schilowitz, Futurist, 20th Century Fox Studios
Glossary
Index
About the Author