Speech at the 2017 ADG Awards Dinner, 5th May 2017. I was going to start by breaking down what innovation means but I’m going to leave that to our illustrious politicians. Instead, by way of introducing the recipient of this award, I want to share other terms. The recipient of…

Occasional address given for AIT Sydney graduation ceremony — 7 April 2017 Humans. We are amazing. This is what I was thinking this earlier this week, wondering as you do, what does a director who graduated over 24 years ago really have to say to a room full of newly…

I recently had the opportunity to put the Lytro Illium light field camera through its paces thanks to the UTS Perceptual Imaging Laboratory. Light field technology sits at the forefront of digital imaging research with all kinds of exciting possibilities for mixed reality. The ability to refocus a photo after…

Diversity is a hot topic right now and where I am, in Australia, gender diversity is a national conversation. My home town Sydney is one of the world’s most multi-cultural cities but you wouldn’t guess that from our screens. When it comes to AR/VR platforms, the warning signs are already…

I’ve only just started working with room-scale VR but it’s been a long time coming. This all started for me in the 90s, mucking around with VRML on the desktop, playing Dactyl Nightmare in a games arcade (a minute’s play for my coin!), …