iXperiential Media

02/10/2023

We are only two months into the year but 2023 has been off to a fast-paced start for iXperiential Media! Between project kick offs, deliveries, international events, and moving to a new office it is nice to take some time to get together and kick back! We met up at All Seasons Brewing Company for tons of tacos, craft beer cheers, and the inaugural iXperiential Media Skee Ball Championship. Kudos to Joon who took home the top prize! It’s always fun to get together as a team and catch up with each other in person. Cheers to Going Beyond!

11/29/2022

iXperiential Media is celebrating our three year business anniversary! Thank you to all of the team members, clients, and everyone who has supported us along the way. Here's to continuing to grow, do great work, and always Go Beyond in our fourth year of business!

08/25/2022

iXperiential Media welcomes Josh Regnier to the team as our new Creative Producer! Josh is a familiar face to many at iXperiential as we have worked closely with him on dozens of projects together over the years while he was at Raytheon. Josh hails from Tucson, AZ and he brings a wealth of expertise in producing interactive content for the Aerospace and Defense industries. Outside of work you might find Josh playing video games, reading comics, camping, or practicing archery. Josh’s favorite quote is attributed to Pablo Picasso, “Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist.”

06/02/2022

Textron Systems’ Cottonmouth vehicle – VR Experience was announced as a 2022 Telly Award Winner! The Textron Systems and iXperiential Media project was recognized in the field of ‘Immersive & Mixed Reality – Use of VR’ and took home the Silver Telly Award in that category.

Textron Systems’ Cottonmouth amphibious vehicle experience is a full 360 VR movie that follows the vehicle through a series of missions. The project pushed the boundaries of the level of detail, the caliber of graphics, and how immersive a VR experience can be. The best part of the experience though may be watching from the outside: it’s that WOW moment that you can see in a person’s expression once they take off the headset and return to “the real world.”

03/25/2022

iXperiential Media supported two client exhibits at DIMDEX 2022 in Doha, Qatar this week. We even debuted an interactive hologram! It was pretty cool to have some of our work featured on the other side of the world. :-)

03/14/2022

iXperiential supported the Royal Canin Cat Care Continuum game at WVC 2022 last week in Las Vegas. Visitors to the Royal Canin booth were able to participate in an interactive presentation and answer a series of quizzes testing their knowledge about different cat care scenarios where Royal Canin products would be useful to recommend to their patients. With so many veterinarians visiting the Royal Canin booth at WVC 2022 it’s good to know that our pets’ care is in good hands!

01/21/2022

The Cat Care Continuum game made quite the splash at VMX 2022!

Visitors to the Royal Canin booth were able to play an interactive game on their mobile devices. They answered prompts and cast their votes to share their input on patient care in the Cat Care Continuum. By participating in the game, attendees learned more about the products that Royal Canin offers to help support veterinarians and their practices.

More than 1500 visitors participated in the game over the course of the show!

01/06/2022

iXperiential Media is excited to welcome Nathan Pionke to further expand our talented team into 2022!

Joining us as a Senior Creative Director, Nathan brings a wealth of experience to the position. A veteran of 16 years at Boeing, Nathan rose from an entry level designer working on proposal graphics to one of two enterprise-wide Senior Creative Directors, where he helped to create and market the unique identity for the T-7A Red Hawk (Boeing T-X), as well as working across many other key Boeing defense programs like MQ-25A, F/A-18E/F Block III, and F-15EX. Nathan lives in St. Louis, Missouri and when he is not working on iXperiential client projects you might find him playing table-top games, designing album covers for indie record labels, or even performing on tour with one of the punk bands he has played in over the years. Nathan’s favorite quote is “Art is the space on the Venn diagram where ‘absolute narcissism’ and ‘crippling self-doubt’ overlap.”

Welcome to the team Nathan – we are very excited to have you!

12/22/2021

Happy Holidays from all of us at iXperiential!

12/17/2021

Some photos from the iXperiential Media Holiday Party - fun times with the team!

11/25/2021

Happy Thanksgiving to all and happy Two Year Anniversary to iXperiential Media!

11/01/2021

iXperiential Media welcomes Jerome Boisson to the team as our Head of Research & Development!

Jerome has extensive industry experience, having worked on and delivered hundreds of projects for small and big companies alike, including Nissan, Stellantis, Macy's, L'Oreal, Disney, Sony, Google...

Before joining iXperiential, Jerome was Head of Technology of a team varying between 5 and 25 people at some times, managing multiple projects at the same time.
Jerome has a long experience in the field of new technologies, including but not limited to Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality and Mixed Reality, coupled with a strong developer and technical engineering background, and a solid sense of team management.

In real life, Jerome is the father of a 4 year old girl and lives with his wife in Torrance, California. He likes video games (cooperative games are his favorites) and good wine. He particularly enjoys gathering with friends around a good drink and tabletop games.

Jerome's favorite quote is:

"When You Do Things Right, People Won’t Be Sure You’ve Done Anything at All"

10/29/2021

What a fun way to celebrate another successful year of business for iXperiential Media by gathering for an Oktoberfest celebration. It was good to hang out with the team and enjoy a hearty meal with some giant beers. Prost!

10/19/2021

iXperiential Media was proud to support Bell and the FSMU Simulator, B360 Touchboard, and V-280 Touchboard activations at last week. After a year away it was so good to be back on the show floor and we are looking forward to next year already!

09/03/2021

Charging up for the long weekend!

07/02/2021

Summer Fun 2021 - iXperiential Get Together

07/01/2021

Royal Canin & Eukanuba teamed up with iXperiential Media to develop a Telly Award Winning virtual exhibit for Global Pet Expo 2021!

The Global Pet Expo 2021 virtual exhibit took home the Bronze Telly Award in Immersive & Mixed Reality in the category of Virtual Events and Experiences.

Remote attendees were able to explore virtual 360-degree 3D interactive environments highlighting both Royal Canin and Eukanuba’s products and services. Royal Canin representatives were available via built-in live chat throughout the event in order-to answer questions and talk with visitors in real time.

In a year where so much of business was done remotely it was important to be able to connect with customers by harnessing the power of technology in new and innovative ways. We are so thrilled to be able to continue to work with Royal Canin developing a Telly Award winning project now for the second year in a row!

05/11/2021

The team at Ixperiential Media spent so much time the last year developing innovative interactive applications that we all merged physically with the internet!

Check out our virtual 3D avatars and be sure to Like and Follow our page!

05/03/2021

iXperiential Media is excited to welcome Jennifer O’Brien to the team as our new Project Lead. Jen is from Lake Tapps, WA which is in the greater Seattle area. Regarding her past work experience Jen says, “Of all the work I have done over the years some of my favorites involve showcasing a client’s vision of the future. Taking our everyday lives and depicting what that might look like 5 or 10 years in the future is thrilling.” When she’s not busy on the production pipeline or bringing a project to its completion you might find her binging her favorite reality competition shows or showcasing her vocal ability at karaoke night singing “Son of a Preacher Man” by Dusty Springfield or “Alone” by Heart.

Jen’s favorite quote is, “We are born makers. We move what we’re learning from our heads to our hearts through our hands.” – Brené Brown. Jen we’re excited to make memorable projects and experiences with you – welcome to the team!

04/01/2021

At iXperiential Media we tend to take our work pretty seriously, (no… seriously- we do!) but we still enjoy a good joke or April Fool’s Day prank. This year we’ll spare you from trying to pull the wool over your eyes and instead we’ll throw it back to 2019 and the top 10 April Fool’s Pranks done by companies:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaiiNvlwZKw

From Google to Honda, these companies are pranking their customers on April Fools' Day. Read more: https://wapo.st/2OBfWYz. Subscribe to The Washington Post ...

03/17/2021

Sending you a virtual this St Patty's Day! Who says you can't enjoy a happy hour pint while you ?

01/28/2021

iXperiential Media is excited to add Joe Hinrichs to the core team as our Senior Interactive Developer! Joe lives in Savage, Minnesota which he assures us is, “a suburb 30 min South of Minneapolis (and not a scary place).” OK Joe - we'll take your word for it!

Joe brings over 30 years of experience in computer programming and web/software development. When Joe’s not making our experiences and interactives you might find him clanking the chains on the disc golf course, jamming on the guitar and piano, or playing computer games.

“Integrity is the seed for achievement. It is the principle that never fails.”

-Earl Nightingale (Joe’s favorite quote)

01/22/2021

Take a look under the hood at some of the new PCs used for rendering and testing @ the iXperiential office. New year -exciting new gear!

12/16/2020

Wishing you a safe and happy holiday season- from all of us at iXperiential!

12/01/2020

On November 25th iXperiential Media celebrated our first year of business! As we get closer to the end of 2020, we couldn’t be happier with how far we’ve come as a company! We are so pleased with our accomplishments in our first year: from the awesome (and award winning) projects we’ve created, to our growing team, to the relationships we have built with our clients both old and new. A big thank you to all our employees, our families, our clients, and everyone else who was willing to with us in 2020. Here’s to an even better year in 2021!

11/17/2020

Mac or PC? In 2020 the debate rages on... So let's explore what's new for Apple in 2021
https://medium.com/.media/apple-m1-what-does-it-mean-for-ixperiential-e73a8e6fc2c5

Last week Apple announced their new line-up of hardware for 2021 making the switch to their proprietary microchips to power their Mac Mini…

09/25/2020

We are proud to help Lockheed Martin visualize the future of laser technology.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLav0zMHut8&t=12s

How can combat pilots protect warfighters in the air and on the ground at the speed of light? We’re developing laser pod technology now to be ready for actio...

09/15/2020

Gone are the days when a graphics card was a thought of solely in the mind of a PC gamer obsessing over the “overclocking stats,” GPU benchmarks, and how many teraflops… More recently NVIDIA has become somewhat of a household name – boasting one of the highest performing technology stocks in the market - their GPUS are used for a range of applications including: Artificial Intelligence, 3D rendering, autonomous driving, mining cryptocurrency, and (still) powering high end PC gaming rigs.

With the release of the RTX 3000 series GPUs the performance has more than doubled that of the previous generation RTX 2000. For iXperiential this means half of our staff will be scrambling to upgrade their workstations but it also means that the clients can look forward to a higher level of performance and much richer – true to life graphics.

Take a deeper look at the technology with Ben Zysberg's article:

https://lnkd.in/ggWpWfZ

With NVIDIA’s recent release of the RTX 3000 series GPUs the performance has more than doubled that of the previous generation RTX 2000…

09/03/2020

Congratulations to the Zysberg family on the birth of their beautiful baby boy Lazarus 9/1/2020!

In his true iXperiential Media Director of Technology fashion Ben Zysberg humorously replied to the flood of congratulations e-mails coming from his team saying, “Thank you everyone! For now it's in beta. It has all the assets (fingers, toes...) but most features are pretty buggy and performances are terrible. Release Candidate is in 18 years.”

We are so happy for you and your family Ben, we just can’t help but shower you with well wishes… though from the looks of the picture it’s time to let the happy family get some rest!

08/20/2020

“The truth is out there, but so are lies.”

Are you an X-Files fan? Check out this title sequence inspired by classic moments on the show… iXperiential’s Art Director Ryan Guerra and collaborator Dennis Wei combined their talents to create something…. out of this world…

https://www.behance.net/gallery/101122093/The-X-Files-Title-Design-%28Unofficial%29

The X-Files | Title Design (Unofficial)This project began as a collaboration between two friends, Dennis Wei and Ryan Guerra, and our passion to learn, grow and create. Both being fans of title sequences and The X-Files, the goal was to pay tribute by cr…

08/18/2020

“BMW is targeting to sell cars with Level 3-enabled automation for driver assistance systems, highway driving, and parking in the upcoming years.” You might be surprised to hear that only 5% of the testing of these autonomous vehicles is done by a real car in real world locations…

What about the other 95%?

In a facility in Germany – just north of Munich – BMW conducts 95% of their testing of the AI self-driving software in virtual vehicles driven in virtual worlds. What software do they use? Unity – the same game engine iXperiential used to build your last AR project.

BMW uses Unity to “Visualize the raw data from simulations in an immediately understandable, true-to-life way, beyond graphs and charts.” Instead of numbers and figures autonomous driving researchers can watch how a simulation would play out in a more familiar way: a virtual representation of real life. Does it sound like a video game? In a way it is – but the object of the game is safety instead of entertainment.

Unity allows autonomous driving researchers the ability to “evaluate the current state of their AD functions across countless simulated scenarios.” By running simulation after simulation and fine tuning the programming of the car’s autonomous driving software BMW can quality assure the safety and functionality of their product before they make these cars available to the public to confirm how viable their equations, functions, and algorithms respond in the real world.

Before you get behind the wheel and let artificial intelligence do the driving aren’t you glad that the computer passed its driving test?

08/13/2020

The Los Angeles Times recently featured an article about a video game called “Four Months Earlier” - a beautiful glimpse into the ability of interactive storytelling to resonate an emotional response within the player.

“Video games, at their most basic, allow us to partake in activities that we often can’t experience in our real lives…. in the mobile vignette of a game 'Four Months Earlier' we can go for a relaxing hike in Griffith Park with a family member (visiting from another country), an activity that became impossible in our stay-at-home lifestyle of 2020. Bittersweet and reflective, 'Four Months Earlier' is based on a true story, and unfolds like a short diary entry, a look back at a day that may not have felt all that pivotal in the moment but is rendered unforgettable by future events.” - L.A. Times

Point and click. The characters walk and talk. Choose dialogue options. The gameplay is simple, but the story is complex and full of emotion.

Go for a walk: https://www.lindajoan.com/four-months-earlier

08/04/2020

The dreaded… or beloved? Work video conference… Cleaning or staging the area behind your desk… Making sure your hair is just right and there is nothing left over from lunch in your teeth… Testing… “Can you guys hear me OK?”

How often does your company or your team meet over video chat? If you are anything like us it is at least a couple times a week.

You might be interested to know that Microsoft recently announced new features for their Teams video conferencing software. Some of the features: In meeting chat bubbles (instead of separate chat window), the ability to send emojis and react in real time (without disrupting the meeting), the ability to separate participant from their background and automatically comp them into a shared space (virtual auditorium only for now)… will these new features help boost meeting productivity and employee satisfaction? The verdict is still out – but we are excited to give it a try!

07/24/2020

Congratulations iXperiential Technical Director Rod Lekey and his fiancé Lauren on getting this month! What a creative and memorable way to … we are so happy and excited for you both!

07/21/2020

"The walls between VFX/ pre-render/ real-time are about to get a lot thinner... At the end of the day what really matters for an agency like iXperiential is telling a good story—but it's a lot easier to do with 16 billion polygons."

iXperiential Media's Director of Technology, Ben Zysberg, takes an in depth look at the potential and possibilities on the horizon in Unreal Engine 5.

Read the Article:

https://medium.com/.media/unleashing-the-potential-of-unreal-engine-5-by-ben-zysberg-director-of-technology-at-c473addbff28

07/17/2020

It was announced earlier this month that Google acquired smart glasses maker North - the manufacturer of "Focals" glasses. Could this mean Google Glass 3.0 is on the horizon? Could it be a step forward for the successful roll out of consumer ? Many in the tech industry are still skeptical due to the disappointing adoption rate of the previous generation of glasses. With this acquisition Google invests in their ability to produce featuring a slimmer profile (housing better technology) with an eye for more stylish options. Perhaps we are a step closer to augmented reality as part of the everyday experience.

This article goes more into detail on the subject:

https://lnkd.in/en9zMnJ

07/09/2020

is right around the corner (July 20th-24th)! Is your company exhibiting this year as part of the ? Will you be attending remotely? Were your plans disrupted or even cancelled altogether?

Despite the unforeseen circumstances this year that have affected the way we travel, communicate, and do business— successful companies are finding new ways to to their customers so they can continue to meet their needs. iXperiential Media offers several products and services that can help your business stay profitable and connected in an increasingly digital marketplace.

Contact us for a demo of our Virtual Customer Engagement Center: [email protected]

https://youtu.be/v3656XaMFNE

Farnborough International Airshow. 20 - 24 July 2020 Visit: https://www.farnboroughairshow.com

07/07/2020

iXperiential Media brings decades worth of experience in the field of 3D animation. With more difficult in recent months due to logistical challenges presented by remote work and limited resources/access to traditional film environments it makes sense to go digital for your next video project.

07/02/2020

Wishing you and your family a safe and happy 4th of July celebration - from all of us here at iXperiential Media! Let's together while we this year. 🏠🎆

07/01/2020

Interesting read courtesy of Benjamin Zysberg Director of Technology iXperiential Media. UI/UX, touchscreens, careful programming and space flight control...

https://medium.com/.media/ui-ux-aboard-the-spacex-dragon-4056a86295ab

From analog control panels to modern touchscreens — digital technology and interactivity play an increasing role in space travel.