Looking back and seeing that my last post was almost 5 years ago really helps you reflect on what has happened in five years. I'll keep it focused on Tech Art as that's the purpose of this blog :)
One of the reflections I had was to celebrate what a success Vader Immortal was as a VR series on the Oculus Rift and as a launching title for the Oculus Quest! It was a finalist for an Emmy nomination for "Outstanding Innovation in Interactive Media" in 2019. And it was awarded with the 2020 Game Developers Choice Award for Best VR/AR Game. It's amazing what was accomplished on such a young platform and I'm in awe of the talent and the team that contributed to that project.
Darth Vader was the first hero character I was assigned when I started at Lucasfilm/ILMxLab - it was quite crazy to think this was the first digital Vader contributed to the Asset Database since he's always been an actor on set. This Vader was used for several Epic presentations, some R&D projects, the VOID's Secret of the Empire experience and then finally in Vader Immortal Episodes 1-3. I remember going out and buying a Lego Vader keychain around that time to celebrate, and I look back fondly at those early days of getting assigned the task, seeing guests flip out when they see Vader in Secrets of the Empire or whenever someone realizes how tall he is when they see him in Vader Immortal.
Memory lane, sometimes its the simple things that you look back on and they make you feel like a kid again :)
Vader Immortal Ep 2 Trailer
Vader Immortal Ep 3 Trailer
