Join ArtStation VR & AR Week 2023 From April 17-21
Artwork: North Kingdom Greenhouse, Bill Magnusson, Clover Lloyd
VR & AR Week is returning to ArtStation from April 17-21! During this celebration of the talented VR, AR, and XR artists on ArtStation, we’ll be holding six live Q&A events on ArtStation Blogs with top schools and studios, showcasing the community’s incredible projects, spotlighting career opportunities for artists, and more.
To get ready for this exciting week on ArtStation, make sure to update your ArtStation VR, AR, and XR portfolio work so that it’s included in the event’s featured Virtual and Augmented Reality Channel.
FAQ
How do I upload my work to the Virtual and Augmented Reality Channel?
When uploading or editing a project from your portfolio manager, scroll down to the “Subject Matter” section of the page. Add “Virtual and Augmented Reality” to your project with the search bar. After you publish, your work will be added to the Virtual and Augmented Reality Channel.
How do I follow the Virtual and Augmented Reality Channel?
Go here and click the blue “+” in the top right corner of the “Virtual and Augmented Reality” button in the channel row to add it to your homepage.
How do I join the live Q&A events?
Our Q&As are live, text-based events hosted on ArtStation Blogs. Head to the blog posts linked below in our schedule and leave your questions for our hosts to review.
Live Q&A Schedule – Thursday April 20th
8:00 – 9:00 AM ET: New3dge Concept Art
For this Q&A, artist iris muddy will be joined by Antoine Decamps, Misa Steinmetz, Julie Martinez, Amandine Patte, and Harold Malespine to answer your questions about New3dge Concept Art. iris recently delivered a week-long introduction to VR at New3dge to help students learn how to create a base for a final image or series of images.
New3dge was founded in 2019 in order to respond to a growing need for quality training in the field of concept art. They are proud to be one of the best concept art schools in the world and continue to deliver the highest-quality creative education to their students.
9:00 – 10:00 AM ET: Better Than Life
Better Than Life is an Immersive Studio in Amsterdam focused on Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality. You may recognize them as the talent behind Kayak VR: Mirage, a jaw-dropping and exhilarating journey through beautiful locations made for virtual reality. Ask Q&A host Leon van Oord your VR career/portfolio questions and learn about this talented studio.
10:00 – 11:00 AM ET: Historic VR
Don’t miss your chance to ask Historic VR‘s Jake Nixon, Jurand Macioszczyk, Sorana-Elena Corbu, and Béla Csampai your questions live during this special Q&A. Historic VR is a VR production company focused on creating immersive, narrative-driven, real-time experiences of historical sites. Using the power of virtual reality, they recreate environments to unprecedented levels of fidelity with the feeling of “being there”. Through their meticulous historical reconstructions and interactive narratives, they open a virtual portal to the past, transporting you to remote historical periods and bringing the unique history of each site to life.
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET: Escape Studios
Philip Meredith and Kevin Nally are hosting a special Q&A with Escape Studios, one of the UK’s premier VFX, Animation and Games Art training and teaching institutions. Escape has been at the forefront of creative education since 2002, supplying the industry with studio-ready talent. Over 4,500 alumni (dubbed ‘Escapees’) started their careers at Escape, honing their skills here first and then moving on to great success within the industry.
1:00 – 2:00 PM ET: ILMxLAB
ILMxLAB is Lucasfilm’s award-winning immersive entertainment studio, pioneering a new era of interactive storytelling through virtual and mixed-reality experiences. Working with acclaimed creators and designers, they create living worlds, inviting you to step inside and become the hero of your own personal adventure. Don’t miss your chance to ask Wes Culver (Production Resource Manager) your questions live on ArtStation Blogs!
2:00 – 3:00 PM ET: Skydance Interactive
Leif Estes and Dana Klaren are our hosts for this Q&A with Skydance Interactive, a studio creating and publishing original and IP-based virtual reality and other immersive games. Their first VR game (the award-winning Archangel) launched in July 2017 to great fan acclaim. Skydance Interactive more recently partnered with Skybound Entertainment to create The Walking Dead: Saints and Sinners, which launched worldwide in January 2020 and has been nominated for awards like Best VR/AR Game by The Game Awards and PC Game of the Year by the Golden Joystick Awards.
