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Biidaaban: First Light (VR)
2018~ 8 minInteractive: VR/AR/Mixed Reality
By: Lisa Jackson
Production: Jason Legge (Jam3)Dana Dansereau (National Film Board of Canada)Rob McLaughlin (National Film Board of Canada)Rob McLaughlin (National Film Board of Canada)
Toronto’s Nathan Phillips Square is flooded. Its infrastructure has merged with the local fauna; mature trees grow through cracks in the sidewalks and vines cover south-facing walls. People commute via canoe and grow vegetables on skyscraper roofs. Urban life is thriving.
Rooted in the realm of Indigenous futurism, Biidaaban: First Light is an interactive VR time-jump into a highly realistic—and radically different—Toronto of tomorrow. As users explore this altered city now reclaimed by nature, they must think about their place in history and ultimately their role in the future.
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Credits
- creator
- Lisa Jackson
- story
- Lisa Jackson
- 3D artist
- Mathew Borrett
- environment design
- Mathew Borrett
- VR designer
- Jam 3
- developer
- Jam 3
- soundscape design
- Fader Master Sound Studios
- thanksgiving address adaptation
- Jeremy Green
- thanksgiving address speaker
- Jeremy Green
- Kawennakon Bonnie Whitlow
- Tehanenhrakhas Green
- Tehahenteh
- Nayendamowin Mitigwaaking
- Margaret Ann Noodin
- speaker
- Gabe Desrosiers
- Wendat speaker
- Andrée Levesque
- Wendat translation
- Craig Kopris
- digging woman
- Jeneen Frei Njootli
- director of photography
- Vince Arvidson
- assistant camera
- Paul Dombrovskis
- digital imaging technician
- Paul Dombrovskis
- gaffer
- Scot Proudfoot
- grip
- Mike Southworth
- set designer
- Angelyne Martin
- assistant set decorator
- Matthew Campbell
- Cam Ziegler
- Brett Lennan
- makeup
- Min-Jee Mowat
- hair
- Min-Jee Mowat
- wardrobe
- Min-Jee Mowat
- colourist
- David Tomiak
- online editor
- Ryan Mance
- executive creative director
- Pablo Vio
- creative director
- Dirk Van Ginkel
- associate creative director
- Vinicius Araujo
- producer
- Jason Legge
- Dana Dansereau
- Rob McLaughlin
- technical director
- Peter Altamirano
- production coordinator
- Erin Ray
- Jasmine Pullukatt
- motion artist
- Cyrill Durigon
- John Flores
- designer
- Mike Lamont
- technical artist
- Shaun Larkin
- game developer
- Michael Phan
- Luis Guajardo Diaz
- Reuben Pereira
- animation
- Juan Manuel Codó
- executive producer
- Rob McLaughlin
- executive director
- Loc Dao
- creative technologist
- Vincent McCurley
- project manager
- Camille Fillion
- studio administrator
- Carla Jones
- director of operations and production
- Janine Steele
- marketing manager
- Tammy Peddle
Awards
- Best InteractiveimagineNative Film + Media Arts Festival
- Best Virtual Reality FilmTacoma Film Festival
- Best Immersive Experience- FictionCanadian Screen Awards
- Digital MediaYorkton Film Festival