Elli RaynaiinVirtual Reality PopHow I Learned that I Need to Code My VR ExperiencesLast week was a pivotal moment in the evolution of Circuit Rider. I submitted the experience to the Oculus store, however, it came back to…Mar 28, 2017Mar 28, 2017
Elli RaynaiinRough Draft: Media, Creativity and SocietyThe Mistakes We Made While Making Our VR ExperienceThis is not an easy article to write because as a content creator I constantly try to focus on the positive. However, at a business skills…Mar 13, 2017Mar 13, 2017
Elli RaynaiHow I Fell In Love With Volumetric FilmmakingIn 2014 I got my first dose of virtual reality courtesy of William McMaster, a local documentary filmmaker based in Toronto. The footage he…Mar 1, 2017Mar 1, 2017
Elli RaynaiinVirtual Reality PopUsing Rapid Prototyping to Develop and Sustain My Career in VRSince April 2015 I have completed three VR project — I Am You, The Key, and Circuit Rider. Each of these experiences were major technical…Feb 21, 2017Feb 21, 2017
Elli RaynaiinVirtual Reality PopMaking a VR Prototype Means Not Being a PerfectionistI once heard this saying that finishing a project is the most important part of the creative process. When we decided to undertake the task…Feb 13, 2017Feb 13, 2017
Elli RaynaiinVirtual Reality PopHow We Cracked Our VR ExperienceThis article might feel a bit premature as we are right in the middle of crunch time for our VR project Circuit Rider and there are still a…Jan 19, 2017Jan 19, 2017
Elli RaynaiinVirtual Reality PopWhy It’s Hard for Me to be Cynical about the Future of VRFor the past couple years I’ve had the opportunity to walk people through their first VR experiences. Some of these projects were mine some…Jan 10, 2017Jan 10, 2017
Elli RaynaiinVirtual Reality PopHow I Formed a Team to Build our Next VR ExperienceWhile making my first feature film “Living with Strangers” in 2013, I struggled a lot with finding help to make the project. I remember…Jan 5, 2017Jan 5, 2017
Elli RaynaiinVirtual Reality PopVolumetric Capture Truly Feels Like the Future of VR FilmmakingLast year I discovered a company called Depthkit through a kickstarter campaign they were running for their project “Blackout”. The project…Dec 28, 20161Dec 28, 20161
Elli RaynaiinVirtual Reality PopWhat We Learned from Play Testing Our VR GameLast week we started play testing an early version of our new VR experience, Circuit Rider, and in reflecting back I think it was important…Dec 12, 2016Dec 12, 2016