Conference
Expanding Realities
Games & Beyond
ON SITE
Meidinger-Saal presented by Unity Technologies
Thursday, May 05, 15:45
"Blockchain gaming"
Chris Ebeling is the co-founder and creative director of Virtually Human. He is an animator, digital artist, and educator with over a decade of industry experience in feature film, animation, Vfx, games, TV, and emerging technology production. Chris now lives on the forefront of web 3.0 entertainment, where his company Virtually Human is leading the way in play 2 earn gaming. In this talk Chris will break down the ideation and creation and thinking behind VHS's approach when it comes to web 3.0 entertainment. All fuelled by the power of blockchain and true digital asset ownership, via Non Fungible Tokens ( NFT's). As a passionate speaker, Chris will offer convincing views on the future of the digital space, and the abundance of opportunities that are not only available today, but in the near future.
Chris Ebeling, Co-Founder & Creative Director, Virtually Human Studio
Driven by crafting unique visual experiences for Film, TV, Games and emerging technologies, Chris Ebeling is a world-class Animator, Creative Director, Writer and Digital Artist having worked on Hollywood blockbusters such as The Lego Movie’s, The Great Gatsby, Gods of Egypt and Happy feet 2. Supplementing his extensive film and VFX background, Chris has successfully creative directed projects in the real-time space, with experience across games as well as virtual and augmented reality projects.
Chris’s experience in feature film animation joined with his leadership in education and mentoring made him an ideal candidate for this crucial role in laying the foundations and building the Animal Logic Academy at the University of Technology, Sydney.
Here Chris used his wealth of industry experience to mentor young artists and creators of the future, pushing them to co-create and innovate while testing the boundaries of current and emerging technologies through a first of its kind’ Masters of Animation and Visualization.
Chris has since moved on to co-found his own digital creative studio, Virtually Human . Here, the core is to keep people emotionally engaged through immersive digital entertainment powered by web 3.0. Exploring emerging technologies in gaming, data and mixed reality. With a strong focus to constantly innovate by bridging the gap between the real world and the virtual world, where the two become inseparable
With his extensive experience in games and CG film development coupled with his passion for future tech. Chris’s goal is to help define the visual language and capabilities of these emerging technologies, contributing to understanding and full potential of these interactive media platforms.