#009 - Hugh Handcock - Left Hand Path - Virtuality Podcast

We invited Hugh Hancock, founder of machinima.com and the person who coined the term of the art form “Machinima”. We discuss how Machinima’s early days relate closely to the VR medium today. Hugh’s background in film feature itself in the story and presentation of Strange Companies premiere VR title “Left-Hand Path” which released on steam November 10th. It is one of few experiences featuring over 15 hours of content. We go into the game’s mechanics before wrapping up with a brief discussion of motion capture and the state of the VR market for indies. 0’00": Summary 1’00": Hello 2’00": Machinima vs Machinima.com : What's Machinima? 5'15": What did Machinima mean to film and creators when it started? 11'48": When was it apparent Machinima was a new medium for film? 14'25": Video streaming before YouTube 16'15": The Server Froze 18'25": Limits of technology in 1996 for machinima 23'00": How did manage the actors/cast? 27'45": Legal Barriers to Machinima 36'00": How long would Bloodspell take today? 37'50": VR as a new medium for film 40'00": Avatar “technically machinima”:clarifying Hugh’s definition for Machinima 43'00": VR makes it easer to produce 46'00": Left Hand Path 51'10": “This game is designed to make you feel like a scared, fragile, human” 52'40": Casting spells like you're a wizard 56'25": Husk mechanic 57'45": Latest monsters 59'45": Types of spells 61'20": Lovecraftian influence 62'20": What’s next for Left Hand Path? 63'00": What’s after Left Hand Path? 64'22": What’s the limit of tech now? 68'40": Motion Capture systems: NVN, Neuron Perception, Rokoko,Hi5 Glove 80'20": Left-Hand Path and how indie devs are more accessible than their AAA counter parts. 80'22": Flight sims and training 88'10": The indie difficulty of content discovery and marketing in VR 91'50": Will we miss the Minecraft of VR? Show notes: Left-Hand Path: http://store.steampowered.com/app/488760/LeftHand_Path/ Hugh’s company website: http://www.strangecompany.org Hugh’s twitter: http://twitter.com/hughhancock Links mentioned: BloodSpell: http://www.bloodspell.com Eschaton Nightfall: Not currently available online. Darkening Twilight: (Part1) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51OOyvJlIY4 Death Knight Love Story: http://www.deathknightlovestory.com Hardly Workin' : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jL7TJdQO-PE Male Restroom Etiquette: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzO1mCAVyMw The machinima piece Craig worked on: Operation Burning Sands Part 1: https://youtu.be/y6HceFWMgsQ BF2 Mine video mentioned by Craig: https://youtu.be/SIo3q-tcmk4 Affectiva: https://www.affectiva.com/ Virzoom: https://www.virzoom.com/ Face fx: https://www.facefx.com/ Raquette NX: http://store.steampowered.com/app/428080/Racket_Nx/ Virtuality.show BostonVR.org BostonAR.org Credits: Host: Craig Herndon http://twitter.com/craigtherndon Produced by Jason Parks http://twitter.com/jasonparksvr Music by Rachel Dziezynski Got comments on the show? Reach out to us on twitter. http://.twitter.com/virtualitycast