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The Cell & The City
What can we learn about how the human cell by studying complex urban systems, and how might we rethink the future of cities by studying…
MoreMuseum of Rilao
The Museum of Rilao is an online collection of works developed for the Rilao Project and platform to foster the design practice of world building.…
MoreWonder Buffalo
Wonder Buffalo, the third R&D film short to explore, test and prove next generation production processes and technologies under the auspices of the USC Entertainment…
MoreMapping Fiction
Aroussiak Gabrielian “A city is more than a place in space, it is a drama in time” -Patrick Geddes Conducted in tandem with the development…
MoreMapping the Narratives of Hollenbeck Park
Josh Dawson This project aims to explore the possibility of using Google Earth as a medium for storytelling. Google Earth’s 3D space is built up of…
MoreThe Lucha Reyes Marionette Theater
Brittney Collins and Madison Boutilier The Lucha Reyes Marionette Theater stop motion animation was created in conjunction with the Hopscotch opera as a culmination of…
MoreDry City: Turning Points
What if your community was so progressive that it posed a threat to the government? What if you had to choose between your love and…
MoreWbML Director Alex McDowell Featured at Future of Storytelling
In advance of his being a featured speaker at the 2016 Future of Storytelling Summit in New York City, WbML Director Alex McDowell RDI is…
MoreHay Grant Project Public Events
Public events and presentations instigated by this project…
MoreThe Leviathan Project featured at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival
The World Building Media Lab’s Leviathan Project, supported by Intel and Unity, was featured prominently in the New Frontier section of the 2016 Sundance Film…
MoreThe WbML Lab Opens
The new World Building Media Lab opened at the USC Zemeckis Center for Digital Arts on June 9th, 2014.
MoreHow the Movies of Tomorrow Will Play With Your Mind
Sergei Gepshtein dreams of a new visual vocabulary for cinema—one that relies much less on the cut, or perhaps even eliminates the cut altogether.
MoreRilao Trailer
Ira Pappa, Royal College of Art, Design Interactions
MoreHarold Hay Research Grant
In 2013, the proposal titled titled Vision Science for Dynamic Architecture by Sergei Gepshtein, Alex McDowell and Greg Lynn won the inaugural award from the…
MoreCamouflage
Behnaz Farahi, University of Southern California, Ph.D., Media Arts and Practice – School of Cinematic Arts
MoreThe Dream Catcher
Mischa Cantu, University of Southern California, MF, Production – School of Cinematic Arts
MoreThe Lao Chapters
Bryan Edelman, Ascot Smith, Eric Adrian Marshall, Chris Cain, University of Southern California, MFA, Interactive Media and Games, Production – School of Cinematic Arts
MoreTetra-Forming
Evan Pantazis, University of Southern California, MFA – School of Architecture
More2014 IxDA Future Voice Award
The World Building Media Lab is honoured to be awarded the IxDA 2014 Future Voice Award by the Interaction Design Association, selected and presented by…
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