Spring 2020 Immersive Media Challenge
- The challenge is to think like a futurist
- Propose an engaging immersive experience that you cannot easily create today but expect to be able to create in 3-5 years, and…
- Describe the innovations or developments that will make it possible
- Challenge topics are “city play”, “for good”, “for fun”, or “for health”
- The winning ideas will incorporate new and unique concepts that are difficult or impossible today, but that you anticipate will be possible within 3-5 years (we are looking for Tomorrowland, not Fantasyland).
- Part of the judging criteria will be how well you describe how we get ‘from here to there’; what technology, infrastructure, story mechanic, standard, or feature needs to be developed?
- The best ideas will have at least one element that is conceptually new and unique.
- The 5G Twist:we know 5G is coming. How will constant connection to unlimited bandwidth and near-zero latency interactions (ex. avatars who respond with the timing of real people) impact your idea?
- You will develop responses to a sequence of 6 questions, and create a 3-minute pitch video based on your answers
- The judges will be looking for ‘a great idea well-told’
- Executives at ETC@USC sponsor companieswill review all of the initial submissions and mentorthose that they find relevant to their work and their company’s interests.
- This is an opportunity for you to casually interact with and network through working professionals
- The best pitches will be presented at the next ETC@USC Board meeting.
- The Board includes senior executives from Verizon, Microsoft, the 5 major Hollywood studios, and other entertainment tech companies
- The Challenge ends at 6:00pm on Monday, March 2nd