FITC produces events for digital creators in Toronto, Amsterdam, NYC and beyond Save 10% off any of our events with discount code 'slideshare' Check out our events at http://fitc.ca or follow us at https://twitter.com/fitc SESQUI is a touring immersive media festival celebrating 150 years of Canada. Through 360 cinema, interactive installation and Virtual Reality, SESQUI invites audiences to celebrate Canadian creativity and imagine ourselves in a new way. The project presents many novel challenges for the production team. Our presentation will outline the process of designing content that emphasizes technology that serves as an engine of human connection, rather than alienation, and allows for a “permeable frame” between different media and real and imagined spaces. These challenges will be discussed in the context of a government-supported celebration that aims to be relevant and accessible to all Canadians. Is it possible to find an analogue for Canada through immersive technology? Objective We aim to present SESQUI as a case study of how government projects present both a unique opportunity to foster innovation across industries, and the challenges of creating innovative media for an audience that ranges widely in their familiarity with new forms. Target Audience Everyone interested in creative expression, innovation and being an active participant within an immersive social sculpture contributing to a communal experience. Five Things Audience Members Will Learn Learn about how the Canadian government is harnessing immersive technology for its Sesquicentennial celebrations in 2017. Techniques and challenges related to 360 dome filmmaking and exhibition, Virtual Reality, immersive web development, data visualization and digital marketing, and the holistic connection of these elements. Conceptual thoughts and theories on heterotopias, cross-platform/holistic media and ambient intelligence. Introduction to emerging Canadian VR distribution platforms and content creators. Unique challenges of producing content for government partners, which requires balancing innovation with accessibility, approachability and social responsibility.

2. SESQUI
Immersive Media
Universal Creativity
Participatory Nation-making
∘360 Cinema
Interactivity, on-site & online
Virtual Reality

3. DREAM TOGETHER

4. DOME VILLAGE

6. SES·QUI·CEN·TEN·NI·AL
/ˌseskwisenˈtenēəl/
150 years of confederation
A Canada 150 Signature Initiative

8. GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED CULTURE
= LIMITS, PARAMATERS, RECTRICTIONS

9. GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED CANADIAN CULTURE
= AN ENGINE

11. COMPLEX FEEDBACK

12. “SUCH MANIFESTATIONS I ACCOUNT AS
REPRESENTING THE CREATIVE LEADERSHIP
OF THE NEW FORCES OF THOUGHT AND
APPRECIATION WHICH ATTEND CHANGES
IN TECHNOLOGICAL PATTERN AND
THEREFORE OF THE PATTERN OF HUMAN
RELATIONSHIPS IN SOCIETY.” – JOHN
GRIERSON

15. ENGINE ACCOMMODATES MORE
IDEAS, PERSPECTIVES AND POINTS OF VIEW
GROWS THE IDEA OF THE NATION
AS A HOME TO DIVERSITY

16. SESQUI IS...

17. 17
ORIGIN
ONLINE
INTERACTIVE

18. MERIDIAN
INTERACTIVE
VIRTUAL REALITY

19. HORIZON
360° CINEMA

21. WHAT IT IS
VS.
WHAT IT HOPES TO DO

23. PROCESS AS PRACTICE

25. A VISION TO INSPIRE CANADIANS
TO BE CO-CREATORS OF THE CANADA
WE WANT FOR THE FUTURE.

27. CREATING HUMAN CONNECTION
/A PERMEABLE FRAME BETWEEN:
• DIFFERENT MEDIA
• REAL AND IMAGINED SPACES
• POSSIBILITY AND REALIZATION
• IDEAS OF HOME

28. WHY 360/IMMERSION/THE CIRCLE IS IMPORTANT:
EXPANDS PERSPECTIVE / ESCHEWS A SINGLE POINT OF VIEW

30. SESQUI : COMING SPRING 2017
WWW.SESQUI.CA
@SESQUI2017